Roberto Luongo (born April 4, 1979) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender and team captain for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the first NHL goaltender to serve as captain since Bill Durnan in the 1947–48 season.Luongo previously played for the New York Islanders and the Florida Panthers. He plays in the butterfly style of goaltending. Playing major junior in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for the Val-d'Or Foreurs and the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, Luongo was drafted fourth overall by the Islanders in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. He was, at the time, the highest drafted goalie in NHL history.He is a two-time Vezina Trophy and Lester B. Pearson Award nominee – both with Florida in 2004 and with Vancouver in 2007.He was also nominated for the Hart Memorial Trophy in 2007. Internationally, Luongo has competed for Team Canada in numerous tournaments. As a junior, he won a silver medal at the 1999 World Junior Championships, while being named Best Goaltender in his second tournament appearance. Luongo has won two gold medals at the 2003 and 2004 World Championships and a silver in the 2005 World Championships. He also won the 2004 World Cup championship and appeared in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin as a backup to Martin Brodeur in both instances. He succeeded Brodeur as Canada's starting goaltender during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, winning a gold medal.  

Roberto Luongo (born April 4, 1979) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender and team captain for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the first NHL goaltender to serve as captain since Bill Durnan in the 1947–48 season.Luongo previously played for the New York Islanders and the Florida Panthers. He plays in the butterfly style of goaltending. Playing major junior in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for the Val-d'Or Foreurs and the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, Luongo was drafted fourth overall by the Islanders in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. He was, at the time, the highest drafted goalie in NHL history.He is a two-time Vezina Trophy and Lester B. Pearson Award nominee – both with Florida in 2004 and with Vancouver in 2007.He was also nominated for the Hart Memorial Trophy in 2007. Internationally, Luongo has competed for Team Canada in numerous tournaments. As a junior, he won a silver medal at the 1999 World Junior Championships, while being named Best Goaltender in his second tournament appearance. Luongo has won two gold medals at the 2003 and 2004 World Championships and a silver in the 2005 World Championships. He also won the 2004 World Cup championship and appeared in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin as a backup to Martin Brodeur in both instances. He succeeded Brodeur as Canada's starting goaltender during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, winning a gold medal.