Has a team ever had both of its goalies play half of a season?

In 1970 - 71, Gerry Cheevers of the Bruins played in 40 games and Eddie Johnston played in 38.

Also in the early 70's Eddie Giacomin and Gilles Villemure of the Rangers split pretty evenly about 42-36 a year for 3 or 4 years.

1968-69 St. Louis Blues had Glen Hall and Jacques Plante split 41-37.

Others have provided good examples that I was going to mention.

One note of interest. Almost all the teams that split duties in the regular season had a clear number one for the playoffs.

1) Boucher is a back-up and that's what he was brought here for. You discount the fact that Emery was only with the Senators for 5 years and the first two seasons he was an AHL call up. He played 31 games in his first full season behind Dominik Hasek. In his third and final season there, he suffered a pre-season wrist injury and followed that up later in the season with his off-ice problems. It's a shorter season and the caliber of hockey is not as good but he played more than half of the KHL games last season. 2) How many years has the goaltender been in the league and using the criteria you used in your first question, how many times the said goaltender start the majority of his teams games? 3) Depends on the situations and the goalies. 4) No. The Flyers issues run deeper than the amount of shorthanded goals. 5) I think letting Biron go was the right decision at this point. I reserve the right to change my opinion if Emery becomes an off-ice problem. Biron's stats are better but not by that much. Biron: GAA=2.76, Save %=.915 Emery: GAA=2.83, Save %=.901 Emery has been far more consistent than Biron ever was for the Flyers. Biron would make spectacular saves for an entire game then give up two soft goals. Emery has not been all-star quality to this point but his numbers are respectable. When Emery was healthy, I was satisfied with what he was doing.

Before 1965-66 teams were only required to dress one goaltender for a game. Most teams would only carry one goaltender and he would play all or almost all games, missing games only when ill or injured.

In 1964-65 Toronto got Terry Sawchuk from Detroit after Roger Crozier became the Red Wings regular goalie. Punch Imlach alternated Sawchuk and Johnny Bower in net that season. Bower playing 34 and Sawchuk 36.

In those days there was only one trophy for Goaltenders. The Vezina trophy was awarded to the goalie with the best goals against average for the season. This Toronto duo had a GAA of 2.47 which edged out Detroit with a combined 2.50. (the second goalie with Detroit let in 2 goals in a period and a half, depriving Roger Crozier of his only chance at the Vezina).

The Islanders during the Billy Smith and Stanley Cup years used a goalie split between Billy and Chico Resch. For all the accolades Billy got he was never a true #1 goalie and always split time. I dont know 100% that him and Resch did 50/50 splits any season (but if memory is correct I do think that one season they did rotate every other game all season....Chico was as good as Billy in the minds of the Isles coaches) but I do know Billy never had a true #1 position and never played more than 50 games in any season.

Prior to the lockout, the Minnesota Wild played both Manny Fernandez and Dwayne Roloson pretty close to evenly for a few Seasons. Back in the 1980's Oilers heyday, Fuhr and Moog split things pretty evenly as well, with only a few games difference each season.

yeah in the old ages it happened all the time. Small pads = most goalies being the same level. and there was no salary cap either so one team can afford equally good goaltenders

I'm sure it has, just this year the Bruins had Thomas start 43 and Rask start 39.

I'm sure it has, just this year the Bruins had Thomas start 43 and Rask start 39.

lots. bulin & huet did it and niemi and huet came close

I'm pretty positive that osgood and hasek have done it too