Seamus Kotyk became the eighth goaltender in American Hockey League history to score a goal when he found the open net during Milwaukee’s 6-1 win at the SBC Center in San Antonio on Sunday evening.
Kotyk shot the puck into the vacated Rampage net with three minutes remaining in regulation, giving the Admirals a 4-1 lead. Milwaukee would add two more insurance markers.
The last goaltender to score was Philadelphia’s Antero Niittymaki, coincidentally on the final day of the 2003-04 season.
Of the eight goaltenders in AHL history to be credited with a goal, five have done so by actually shooting the puck. The other three were the last player on their team to play the puck.
| AHL goalies scoring goals | |
|---|---|
| Darcy Wakaluk, Rochester | Dec. 5, 1987 at Utica |
| Paul Cohen, Springfield | Mar. 28, 1992 vs. Rochester |
| Robb Stauber, Rochester | Oct. 9, 1995 at P.E.I. |
| Christian Bronsard, Syracuse | Oct. 30, 1999 at Rochester |
| Jean-Francois Labbe, Hartford | Feb. 5, 2000 at Quebec |
| Chris Mason, Milwaukee | Oct. 15, 2001 at Utah |
| Antero Niittymaki, Philadelphia | Apr. 11, 2004 at Hershey |
| Seamus Kotyk, Milwaukee | Apr. 17, 2005 at San Antonio |
