Andrew Penner (born December 21, 1982) is a

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former professional ice hockey goaltender who last played for the

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of the

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Playing career

Penner started his career in 1999 with the

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of the

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. After a slow start, Penner was traded along with North Bay's 4th round choice (Mark Verstegg-Lytwyn) in 2002 OHL Priority Draft for Colt King and Jeremy Day, to the

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on November 22, 2001. As a member of the Storm, Penner assumed the role of starting goaltender and led all goaltenders with 18 wins. Penner returned to the Storm for the 2002-03 OHL season, appearing in 51 games and recording 21 wins. Penner was signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets on September 17, 2001 and was reassigned to Columbus'

affiliate in

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in 2003.WBSPenguins.com: Andrew Penner Profile Page
He led all Bombers goaltenders with 50 appearances and won 15 of the team's 26 games. He split the next two seasons between the Bombers and Columbus' AHL affiliate, the

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. Penner signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on August 18, 2006, splitting time with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and their ECHL affiliate, the Wheeling Nailers. After one season within the Penguins' organization, he was not tendered a qualifying offer and became a free agent at the conclusion of the season He then signed a one-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche, in which he was invited to training camp, but after a short stop in

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, he was eventually sent to Colorado's ECHL affiliate in Johnstown. Once reassigned Penner assumed a backup role to goaltender

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/ref> Penner became a member of the Colorado Eagles in 2008. He went 30-6-3 in his first year with the Eagles, and led the Eagles to their fourth Governor's Cup in league history, but would eventually lose the

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to the Arizona Sundogs four games to one. Penner was voted by his peers to be the CHL's Best Goaltender in the league's "Best Of The Best" poll. At the start of the 2010-11 CHL season, Penner was the franchise leader in goaltender wins (52), games played (75), and saves (2,074). He also holds the second-longest winning streak in franchise history with 11 wins, with former Eagles goaltender

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holding the record with 13 consecutive wins.

Personal

Penner has been married since the start of the 2009-10 season. Penner's younger brother Alex also played for the Colorado Eagles and had been his teammate since the start of the 2009-10 CHL season. Alex also played for the Johnstown Chiefs, but did not arrive until the 2008-09 ECHL season. Andrew was a member of the Chiefs during the 2007-08 ECHL season. Alex and Andrew are not related to former NHLer

Dustin Penner Dustin Penner (born September 28, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings and Washington Capitals. Undrafted by any NHL ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Penner, Andrew 1982 births Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Colorado Eagles players Dayton Bombers players Guelph Storm players Ice hockey people from Ontario Johnstown Chiefs players Living people Sportspeople from Norfolk County, Ontario North Bay Centennials players Springfield Falcons players Syracuse Crunch players Wheeling Nailers players Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States 21st-century Canadian sportsmen