2006-07: Appeared in 48 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), posting a record of 27-17-0, along with a 2.30 goals against average … … Established career-highs in games played (48), wins (27), minutes (2556), saves (1140), shutouts (six), goals against average (2.30) and save percentage (.914) … Finished the regular season tied for third in the AHL in shutouts (six), ranked fifth in goals against average (2.30) and tied for fifth in wins (27) … Earned First Star honors and made 20 saves in a 3-0 shutout victory on Apr. 13 vs. Bridgeport … Shut Providence out on the road with 36 saves in a 1-0 win on Mar. 25 (First Star) … Earned First-Star nod in a 3-2 shootout win vs. Lowell on Mar. 10, making 31 saves and stopping four out of five shootout attempts … Named Rbk X-Pulse/AHL Goaltender of the Month honors for the month of February, posting a 5-2 record, along with a 1.37 goals against average, a .946 save percentage and one shutout over the span … Won five consecutive decisions from Feb. 16 to Feb. 25 and also from Dec. 22 to Jan. 3 … Was named First Star for the second straight game on Jan. 3 vs. Providence, allowing only one goal on 29 shots in a 4-1 win … Named CCM/Vector AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Dec. 31, after going 3-0-0 with two shutouts and only two goals against on 70 shots … Posted his second shutout in three starts, and earned First-Star honors, in a 2-0 win at Portland on Dec. 31 (28 saves) … Registered his first shutout of season, and the third of his pro career, on Dec. 26 at Worcester, stopping 20 shots in a 2-0 victory (Second Star) … Recalled by the Rangers from Hartford on Dec. 19 and dressed as Henrik Lundqvist’s backup that night vs. NY Islanders … Registered his first win of the year and earned First-Star honors in a 2-1 win at Bridgeport on Nov. 5 (31 saves) … Skated in seven postseason games, posting a record of 3-4, along with a 3.07 goals against average … Posted his second career pro postseason shutout on Apr. 26 at Providence in Game Five of Division Semifinals, with 26 saves in 1-0 win, earning Second Star honors.
2005-06: Appeared two games with the Charlotte Checkers of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL), posting a record of 1-1-0, along with a 3.92 goals against average… Also appeared in 40 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), posting a record of 23-9-1, along with a 2.61 goals against average… Skated in five postseason games, posting a record of 2-1 and recorded a 1.87 goals against average… Injured in Game Five of Division Semifinals vs. Manchester on Apr. 25… Posted first career pro postseason shutout on Apr. 23 at Manchester in Game Four of Division Semifinals, with 30 saves in 7-0 win, earning Third Star honors… Registered first playoff victory as a pro in Game Two of Division Semifinals vs. Manchester on Apr. 19, with 33 saves in 3-2 overtime win… Made 25 saves and earned Third Star honors in first pro playoff appearance on Apr. 18, in 1-0 Game One loss vs. Manchester… Earned second straight First-Star nod at Providence on Apr. 25, with 25 saves in 3-1 win… Turned in First-Star performance on Apr. 12 at Albany, making 31 saves in 3-2 victory… Returned to Wolf Pack by NY Rangers on Apr. 10… Recalled by NY Rangers on Apr. 9 and dressed as backup that night at New Jersey… Returned to Wolf Pack by NY Rangers on Apr. 7, after dressing as Ranger backup for games on Apr. 4 vs. Philadelphia and Apr. 6 vs. NY Islanders… Recalled by NY Rangers on Apr. 4… Named game's Second Star in 3-1 win vs. Manchester on Mar. 3 (33 saves)… Returned to Wolf Pack by NY Rangers on Feb.28 after recall on Feb. 27… Injured on Feb. 11 vs. Houston and missed five games… Posted his second shutout of season on Feb. 4 at Portland, making 34 saves in 6-0 win and earning Second-Star honors… Skated for Planet USA squad in 2006 Rbk Hockey AHL All-Star Classic from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 at Winnipeg… Won five consecutive decisions from Jan. 4 to Jan. 13… Registered his first pro shutout on Jan. 13 vs. Hershey (4-0 final), making 31 saves and contributing two assists in a First Star performance…Won seven straight starts from Oct. 28 to Dec. 23… Won his first career shootout on Dec. 23 at Bridgeport (22 saves in 3-2 victory)… Named game’s Second Star on Dec. 14 vs. Manchester in first Wolf Pack start since Nov. 5, with 29 saves, including stopping a penalty shot in a 4-1 win… Reassigned by NY Rangers to Wolf Pack from Charlotte (ECHL) on Dec. 12… Had been assigned to Charlotte on Dec. 8, after missing 12 games due to injury… Injured in practice on Nov. 8… Earned First Star honors for second straight start on Nov. 4 at Albany, making 46 saves in 2-1 victory… Set Wolf Pack single-game record with 51 saves in First-Star performance on Oct. 29 vs. Bridgeport (3-2 win)… Returned to Wolf Pack by NY Rangers on Oct. 16… Dressed as backup for Rangers on Oct. 13 vs. New Jersey and on Oct. 15 vs. Atlanta… Recalled by NY Rangers on Oct. 12… Earned the win in his pro debut on Oct. 8 vs. Manchester (22 saves in 4-3 triumph).
2004-05: In 40 games, Montoya had a record of 30-7-3 and save percentage of .895…Recorded the 12th shutout of his career on Dec. 4 against Notre Dame (8-0), and now trails UM all-time shutout leader Marty Turco by three shutouts…Named 3rd star of the game on Jan. 29 in a 3-1 win over Northern Michigan…Named 3rd star on Feb. 12 in a 4-3 win over Nebraska-Omaha
2003-04: Appeared in 40 games with the University of Michigan, posting a 26-12-2 record, along with a 2.23 goals against average and .917 save percentage … Was the recipient of numerous honors following the 2003-04 season, including: 2003-04 Jofa/AHCA All-America West Second Team selection (the first University of Michigan All-American since the 2001-02 season), 2003-04 All-CCHA Second Team, a finalist for 2003-04 CCHA Goaltender of the Year and 2003-04 CCHA All-Academic honorable mention … Named HBC Financial Group/CCHA Player of the Month in January, 2004 after posting a 6-0-0 record, two shutouts, a 0.83 GAA and a .952 save percentage in six games ... Posted a career-best six shutouts to bring his Michigan total to 10 ... Needs five more shutouts to tie Marty Turco for the school record (15) ... Has posted the second-most wins in school history (56) after two seasons (Turco, 61) and the third-best winning percentage (.705) after two seasons (Turco, .785; Steve Shields, .782) ... Set career-high with 42 saves in the 2004 NCAA Northeast Regional Final against Boston College (March 28) ... Has posted a 12-2-1 overall record at Michigan making 30+ saves in a game ... Made 30+ saves in nine games in 2003-04 with a 6-2-1 record ... Notched his 50th career victory with a 35 save performance against Miami (Ohio) (Feb. 14) ... Established a career-best seven-game winning streak from January 9 to February 6 ... Was undefeated in nine games (8-0-1) from December 12 to February 6 ... Backstopped the United States to its first-ever gold medal finish at the 2004 IIHF U-20 World Junior Championship in Finland … Started all six games for Team USA, posting a 1.33 goals against average, a .944 save percentage and two shutouts … His GAA and save percentage rank second all-time among U.S. goaltenders at the U-20 WJC ... Earned Directorate Award as the top goaltender at the tournament.
BACKGROUND: Hails from Glenview, Illinois … Graduated from Ann Arbor (Michigan.) Huron High School in 2002 ... Also attended Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Illinois) and Fossil Ridge High School (Fort Worth, Texas) ... Is looking to become the first Cuban-American to play in the NHL – his mother, Irina Silva, fled Cuba with her parents when she was nine years old, settling first in Miami and then in Chicago where Montoya was born … Was 15 when he played in Fort Worth, Texas, in the North American Hockey League before joining the U.S. National Under-17 Team in Michigan in 2001-02, posting an 11-16-2 mark with a 3.23 goals against average and a .912 save percentage.
