| Neil Little | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 18, 1971 Medicine Hat, AB, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Goaltender |
| Caught | Left |
| Played for | NHL Philadelphia Flyers AHL Hershey Bears Philadelphia Phantoms IHL Grand Rapids Griffins ECHL Johnstown Chiefs SM-liiga Espoo Blues |
| NHL Draft | 226th overall, 1991 Philadelphia Flyers |
| Playing career | 1994–2006 |
Neil Little (born December 18, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was a member of the Philadelphia Flyers organization nearly his entire professional career, helping backstop the Philadelphia Phantoms to two Calder Cup championships and playing in two career National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Flyers.
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Little has played for the Hershey Bears and Philadelphia Phantoms in the AHL, as well as playing two NHL games for the Philadelphia Flyers. He signed with the Espoo Blues in the Finnish SM-liiga for the 2005–06 season, playing until leaving the team because of a dispute with the Espoo coach, then finished the season in Geneva, Switzerland. He was the "flying goalie" in a brawl between the Phantoms and the Binghamton Senators as several players from the two teams were fighting next to the Senators' net, Little skated across the rink and dove into the crowd.
Despite only playing two career games with the Philadelphia Flyers, Little was named as one of the Flyers goaltenders for the 2012 NHL Winter Classic Alumni game[1]
Following his playing career, Little was named an assistant coach/goaltending development coach for the Philadelphia Phantoms as well as a global scout for the Philadelphia Flyers, concentrating his focus on goaltenders.
He is currently the assistant coach for the University of Princeton Men's hockey team for the 2010-11 season - his third year at that position.
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–91 | R.P.I. | NCAA | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1991–92 | R.P.I. | NCAA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1992–93 | R.P.I. | NCAA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1993–94 | R.P.I. | NCAA | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 1920 | 102 | 0 | 3.19 | -- |
| 1993–94 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3.23 | 88.9% |
| 1994–95 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 897 | 55 | 0 | 3.68 | 89.6% |
| 1994–95 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 19 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 919 | 60 | 0 | 3.91 | 86.8% |
| 1995–96 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 48 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 2680 | 149 | 0 | 3.34 | 89.5% |
| 1996–97 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 54 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 3007 | 145 | 0 | 2.89 | 90.9% |
| 1997–98 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 51 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 2960 | 145 | 0 | 2.94 | 90.3% |
| 1998–99 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 50 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 2740 | 144 | 3 | 3.15 | 89.4% |
| 1999–00 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 51 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 2830 | 143 | 1 | 3.03 | 90.6% |
| 2000–01 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 58 | 22 | 27 | 4 | 3117 | 148 | 2 | 2.85 | 90.9% |
| 2001–02 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 35 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2079 | 70 | 2 | 2.02 | 92.6% |
| 2001–02 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | 86.2% |
| 2002–03 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 42 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 2478 | 103 | 4 | 2.49 | 90.7% |
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 34 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1900 | 62 | 6 | 1.96 | 92.0% |
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 3.64 | 75.0% |
| 2004–05 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 26 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1382 | 54 | 3 | 2.34 | 92.1% |
| 2005–06 | Espoo Blues | SM-liiga | 37 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2100.03 | 85 | 2 | 2.43 | 91.62% |
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 6 | 0 | ||||