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Ed Belfour

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Edward John Belfour (born April 21, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played junior hockey for the Winkler Flyers before going to the University of North Dakota where he helped the school win the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship in the 1986–87 season. The following year, Belfour signed as a free agent with the Chicago Blackhawks (after not being picked in the draft) alternating time between them and the Saginaw Hawks of the International Hockey League (IHL). Many regard Belfour as an elite goaltender and one of the best of all-time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Ed Belfour is the 3,743rd most popular athlete (down from 3,326th in 2024), the 1,083rd most popular biography from Canada (down from 998th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ed Belfour ranks 3,743 out of 6,025. Before him are Simon Fairweather, Aliuska López, Laurent Porchier, Heinz Weis, Bent Ånund Ramsfjell, and Maria Magdalena Dumitrache. After him are Borislav Gidikov, Ulrike Holzner, Tim Baillie, László Fábián, Liu Xin, and Sadik Mujkič.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Ed Belfour ranks 996. Before him are German Titov, Miguel Illescas, Lucy Tyler-Sharman, Daniel Sangouma, Marcelo Ferreira, and Zhang Xin. After him are Michael Emenalo, Szczepan Sadurski, Borislav Gidikov, Shawn Christian, Ricardo Prado, and Nikolai Kovsh.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Ed Belfour ranks 1,084 out of 1,622. Before him are Bill Wennington (1963), Tajon Buchanan (1999), Jean-Luc Brassard (1972), Patrick Marleau (1979), Zack Ward (1970), and Cindy Klassen (1979). After him are Tessa Virtue (1989), Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (1987), Ty Olsson (1974), Joe Thornton (1979), Alison Sydor (1966), and Tracy Wilson (1961).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Ed Belfour ranks 82. Before him are Clara Hughes (1972), Terrence Paul (1964), Brian Price (1976), Grant Main (1960), Scott Moir (1987), and Jean-Luc Brassard (1972). After him are Tracy Wilson (1961), Theresa Luke (1967), Tara Davis-Woodhall (1999), Lisa Alexander (1968), Jarome Iginla (1977), and Guillaume LeBlanc (1962).

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