Former Viper Goaltender Hammond Posts GAA of 300.00

Former Vernon Vipers goaltender Andrew Hammond gave up three goals in twenty one seconds was pulled in a 5-3 loss to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms last week (Wednesday).  The Hockey News is questioning, is this the worst goalie game ever?

Hammond is in his second season with the American Hockey League (AHL) Binghamton Senators.

Hammond attended the Ottawa Senators development camp in July before being released from the Sens Training camp.

After four seasons with Bowling Green University Hammond signed his first pro contract with the Ottawa Senators on March 20th 2013. Hammond played last year as a rookie with the American Hockey League (AHL) Binghamton Senators. In 48 games with Binghamton Hammond went 25-19-3 with one shutout and a 2.81 GAA.

Hammond was called up to the Ottawa Senators on February 27th 2014 vs the Detroit Red Wings. Hammond was the backup for Senators starting goaltender Robin Lehner that night but made his NHL debut after Lehner was pulled late in the 2nd period giving up six goals on fifteen Detroit shots. Hammond would finish the game playing just over thirty four minutes stopping all eleven Red Wing shots in a 6-1 loss to Detroit. Hammond attended the Chicago Blackhawks 2012 development camp and attended the Ottawa Senators 2013 development camp playing in a few exhibition games with the Senators last season. (no stats)

Hammond played parts of two years in Vernon (2007-2009) after coming over in a trade with the Surrey Eagles during the 2007-08 season. In 52 regular season games with the Vipers Hammond posted a (33-15-1) record recording 6 shutouts.

Andrew Hammond's Player Profile:

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=38007

This is posted on the Hockey news website:

Andrew Hammond posts GAA of 300.00. Worst goalie game ever?

By: Matt Larkin on December 18, 2014

Sorry, Andrew Hammond. You’re a perfectly respectable goaltender. You had a solid college career at Bowling Green. You’ve been a reliable No. 1 with AHL Binghamton. You acquitted yourself well in 35 minutes of mop-up duty with Ottawa last season. We even featured your cool mask art, which includes Alfred E. Neuman dressed as the Hamburglar, in a recent issue of THN.

But, Andrew, my boy, we have to address the elephant in the room. Don’t fight it. Accept that Wednesday night against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms was epic. Own it.

Hammond played 36 seconds of hockey against the Phantoms. Three pucks flew his way. None touched him. All three found the back of the net in a 21-second span, making Lehigh Valley the fastest team to score three goals in a game. The fastest three goals by either side in a game came in 20 seconds, shared between the Worcester IceCats and Springfield Falcons in 1997.

Video-Highlight's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBbWjSG9fLM

Time for some fun with numbers. Divide three goals by 36 seconds, multiply that number by 60 (seconds), and multiply that number by 60 (minutes) to get Hammond’s GAA for the night. You get 299.999999. Probably fair to round that puppy up to an even 300.00.

The 36 seconds of glory jumped Hammond’s GAA from 3.13 to 3.31. Have a look at his night here. It’s OK if you have a short attention span. This won’t take long. Rimshot!

Enjoy it. Be proud of it.

Here’s hoping Hammond has a laugh about it and tells his grandkids someday. We raise a glass of eggnog to you, Mr. 300.

Matt Larkin is an associate editor at The Hockey News and a regular contributor to the thn.com Post-To-Post blog. For more great profiles, news and views from the world of hockey, subscribe to The Hockey News magazine. Follow Matt Larkin on Twitter at @THNMattLarkin