I Led Valerengen IF Oslo (Norway) to a league championship, recording a 1.79 GAA in 20 regular-season games and a 2.01 GAA in 11 post-season tilts… Named both the league’s top goaltender and the playoff most valuable player… Finished second in the league with a .933 save percentage… Nashville exercised the option on his contract for 2005-06 on July 28, 2005.2003-04:i Spent the entire season with Nashville, appearing in 17 games after making four NHL appearances in his first six pro seasons (1997-2003)… Posted a record of 4-2-1 in his last seven starts and went 2-0-1 in three overtime tilts… Made a career-high 38 saves in a 2-1 overtime win at Colorado on April 4… Set a franchise record by posting a shutout streak of 141:37 over four appearances from Jan. 10-25… Registered his first NHL shutout in a 0-0 tie vs. Los Angeles on Jan. 12… Became the third goalie in Nashville Predators history (behind Mike Dunham and Tomas Vokoun) to record a victory in net when he won his first NHL game on Jan. 8 vs. Colorado… Reassigned to Milwaukee (AHL) for conditioning purposes from Jan. 1-3 and recorded a 6-2 win at Cleveland… Made his first NHL start since Dec. 1, 2000 on Oct. 19… Spent training camp with Florida before being claimed by Nashville in the 2004 NHL Waiver Draft on Oct. 3.2002-03: Recalled by Florida once during the season (March 26-28) and served as a back-up on March 27 at St. Louis… Finished fourth among AHL goalies with 25 wins… Set a San Antonio franchise record for saves in a game with 55 on March 9 at Houston… Notched the first shutout in Rampage history on Nov. 24 at Rochester.2001-02: Recalled from Milwaukee (AHL) on April 8 and served as the back-up goalie for Nashville’s final three games… Finished the season with 69 career wins as an Admiral, the second-most in franchise history… Named AHL Sher-Wood Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 18-24… Credited with a goal on Oct. 17 at Utah, becoming the sixth goalie in AHL history (and the first Milwaukee Admiral goalie) to score a goal.2000-01: Opened the season with Nashville and was recalled from Milwaukee (IHL) four times… Made his first NHL start on Dec. 1 vs. Chicago… Ranked fourth in the IHL in GAA (2.35) and shutouts (5) and fifth in save percentage (.920)… Posted shutouts in four of five starts between Feb. 3-14 and set Milwaukee franchise records for single-season (5) and career (8) shutouts.1999-00: Recalled by Nashville on April 2 and served as the back-up netminder for the team’s final three games… Finished the season ranked third among IHL goaltenders in minutes played (2952) and fourth in shootout wins (7)… Started 20 straight games prior to his April 2 recall, the longest streak for a Milwaukee goaltender since 1979-80... Made an IHL playoff-record 74 saves in game two of Milwaukee’s 2000 playoff series against Cleveland, including 32 in overtime... Nominated for the IHL’s John Snider Trophy, awarded to the IHL Man of the Year (community service).1998-99: Made three appearances with Nashville while recalled from Milwaukee (IHL) from Dec. 14-Jan.19… Was also recalled from March 28-Apr. 12… Made eight saves on eight shots in his NHL debut, a relief appearance on Dec. 16, 1998 at Anaheim… Tied for ninth in the IHL with a 2.90 GAA.CAREER NOTES/AMATEUR/BACKGROUND: Began his pro career with Cincinnati (AHL) in 1997-98… Led Prince George (WHL) to the WHL Semifinals in 1997, the team’s first playoff appearance since 1989… Named to Prince George’s Mastercard All-Time team… Nickname “Maseâ€â€¦ Married during the summer of 2004 to wife, Courtney.TRANSACTIONS: Oct. 3, 2003 – Claimed by Nashville from Florida in the 2003 NHL Waiver Draft… Aug. 20, 2002 – Signed as a free agent by Florida… Oct. 5, 1998 – Acquired by Nashville with Marc Moro from Anaheim for Dominic Roussel… June 27, 1997 – Signed as a free agent by Anaheim… July 8, 1995 – New Jersey’s seventh choice, 122nd overall (fifth round), in the 1995 Entry Draft.
