Adam Munro

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1982)

Ice hockey player

Adam Munro

Born|  (1982-11-12) November 12, 1982 (age 42)
St. George, Ontario, Canada
Height|  6 ft 1.5 in (187 cm)
Weight|  210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position|  Goaltender
Caught|  Left
Played for|  Chicago Blackhawks
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
HC Sibir Novosibirsk
Toronto Marlies
Syracuse Crunch
HC TWK Innsbruck
Norfolk Admirals (AHL)
Erie Otters
Soo Greyhounds
NHL draft|  29th overall, 2001
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career|  2003-2020
Munro goaltending for HC Fribourg-Gottéron

Adam Munro (born November 12, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 17 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2003–04 and 2005–06 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2003 to 2015, was spent in the minor leagues and then in Europe.

## Playing career

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Munro was drafted in the 3rd round, 58th overall by the Erie Otters in the 1998 Ontario Hockey League Draft after winning the Championship in the Alliance Hockey league with Brantford.

During the 2000-01 OHL season, Munro went on a 22 game unbeaten streak (17-0-5) and finished with a 26-6-6 record and set 2 Erie Otters franchise records with a 2.31 GAA and .920 SV%. He participated in the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Calgary, Alberta playing for Team Orr, beating Team Cherry.

Munro was drafted in the 1st round, 29th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He split his time between Chicago and Norfolk Admirals (AHL) during the 03-04 and 05-06 season. He spent the majority of the 2004-05 NHL lockout in the AHL.

Munro signed as free agent with HC Fribourg-Gottéron on July 7, 2006.

He spent the 2007–08 season with the Columbus Blue Jackets' AHL affiliate, The Syracuse Crunch.

During the 2008–09 AHL season he played for the Toronto Marlies, the farm team for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

On October 15, 2009, Munro was re-signed by the Marlies under a professional try-out contract. He left the Marlies to sign a contract with HC Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League on January 15, 2010.

In the 2013–14 season, with HC TWK Innsbruck, Munro was credited with a goal December 30, 2013, against the EHC Black Wings Linz.[1]

On April 26, 2017, Munro was listed as the #2 goalie in Erie Otters' History by The Hockey Writers.[2]

On October 30, 2019, the Hamilton Steelhawks, of the Allan Cup Hockey league, announced that they had signed Munro for the 2019-2020 season.[3]

## Career statistics

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### Regular season and playoffs

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Season | Team  | League  | GP | W | L | T | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV%
1997–98  | Ohsweken Golden Eagles | MWJHL | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | 660 | 20 | 4 | 1.36 | —  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
1998–99  | Brant County Golden Eagles | MWJHL  | 10 | — | — | — | — | 348 | 30 | 0 | 5.17 | —  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
1998–99 | Bowmanville Eagles | OPJHL | 14 | — | — | — | — | 816 | 50 | 0 | 3.68 | —  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
1998–99 | Erie Otters | OHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
1999–00 | Bowmanville Eaglers  | OPJHL  | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 125 | 5 | 0 | 2.40 | —  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
1999–00 | Erie Otters  | OHL  | 22 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | 948 | 48 | 1 | 3.04 | .902  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12.00 | .857
2000–01 | Erie Otters  | OHL  | 41 | 26 | 6 | 6 | — | 2283 | 88 | 4 | 2.31 | .926  | 10 | 6 | 2 | 509 | 27 | 1 | 3.18 | .894
2001–02 | Erie Otters  | OHL  | 43 | 24 | 13 | 1 | — | 2277 | 128 | 3 | 3.37 | .893  | 6 | 4 | 2 | 361 | 17 | 0 | 2.83 | .918
2002–03 | Erie Otters  | OHL  | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 426 | 24 | 1 | 3.38 | .887  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
2002–03  | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL  | 42 | 20 | 20 | 2 | — | 2494 | 160 | 1 | 3.85 | .894  | 4 | 0 | 4 | 240 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 | .929
2003–04 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 426 | 26 | 0 | 3.66 | .880  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
2003–04 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 695 | 26 | 0 | 2.24 | .902  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
2003–04 | Gwinnett Gladiators | ECHL | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 370 | 17 | 0 | 2.76 | .894  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 2.01 | .943
2004–05 | Norfolk Admirals  | AHL  | 30 | 14 | 10 | 2 | — | 1595 | 66 | 4 | 2.48 | .905  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
2004–05 | Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies | ECHL  | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 272 | 9 | 0 | 1.99 | .937  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
2005–06 | Chicago Blackhawks  | NHL  | 10 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 501 | 25 | 1 | 3.00 | .893  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
2005–06 | Norfolk Admirals  | AHL  | 28 | 17 | 8 | — | 1 | 1612 | 73 | 1 | 2.72 | .909  | 4 | 0 | 4 | 239 | 15 | 0 | 3.77 | .879
2006–07 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NLA | 41 | 12 | 28 | — | 0 | 2488 | 149 | 0 | 3.59 | —  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
2007–08 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL  | 25 | 13 | 9 | — | 1 | 1414 | 57 | 2 | 2.42 | .913  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 12.04 | .778
2008–09 | Toronto Marlies | AHL  | 26 | 12 | 11 | — | 2 | 1511 | 61 | 2 | 2.42 | .910  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 4.11 | .879
2009–10 | Toronto Marlies  | AHL  | 14 | 3 | 8 | — | 1 | 727 | 38 | 0 | 3.14 | .905  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
2009–10 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | .883  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
2010–11 | SG Cortina | ITA | 31 | 12 | 19 | — | 0 | 1830 | 101 | 0 | 3.31 | .911  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
2011–12 | Alba Volán Székesfehérvár | EBEL | 38 | 22 | 15 | — | 0 | 2241 | 105 | 0 | 2.81 | .919  | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 2.83 | .911
2012–13 | Alba Volán Székesfehérvár  | EBEL  | 37 | 15 | 21 | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2.95 | .917  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
2013–14 | HC TWK Innsbruck | EBEL  | 39 | 9 | 29 | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | 3.48 | .910  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
2014–15 | HC TWK Innsbruck  | EBEL  | 48 | 17 | 30 | — | 0 | — | — | 3 | 2.91 | .913  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
2019–20  | Hamilton Steelers | ACH | 14 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2.62 | .933  | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 3.62 | .910
NHL totals  | 17 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 927 | 51 | 1 | 3.30 | .887  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —

## References

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1. ^ "Innsbruck control game over Linz". Austrian Hockey League. 2013-12-30. Archived from the original on 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
2. ^ "Top 3 Goalies in Erie Otters' History". The Hockey Writers. 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
3. ^ "Welcome Adam Munro!". Hamilton Steelhawks. 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2019-11-01.

## External links

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* Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements

Preceded by

Tuomo Ruutu

|  Chicago Blackhawks first round draft pick
2001 | Succeeded by

Anton Babchuk