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Wikipedia article of the day for April 4, 2019

The Wikipedia article of the day for April 4, 2019 is Roberto Luongo . Roberto Luongo (born April 4, 1979) is a professional ice hockey goaltender for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was named to the 2014 Canadian Olympic Hockey Team, where he won his second Olympic gold medal in a largely backup role to Carey Price. He employs the butterfly style of goaltending and has previously played in the NHL for the New York Islanders and the Vancouver Canucks. Luongo is a two-time NHL Second All-Star (2004 and 2007) and a winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy for backstopping his team to the lowest goals-against average in the league (2011). He has been a finalist for the Vezina Trophy as the league's best goaltender (2004, 2007 and 2011), the Lester B. Pearson Award as the top player voted by his peers (2004 and 2007) and the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's most valuable player (2007). Luongo is second-all time in games played as an NHL goaltender,