Editing Roberto Luongo (section)

===Junior career (1995–1999)===
The [[Val-d'Or Foreurs]] made Luongo the highest-drafted goaltender in [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]] (QMJHL) history, at second overall, in 1995.<ref name=sportsill/> He began his [[junior ice hockey|junior]] career in the [[1995–96 QMJHL season|1995–96 season]] with Val-d'Or and posted six wins in 23 games played. As the team's starting goaltender the following season in [[1996–97 QMJHL season|1996–97]], he improved to a team-record 32 wins,<ref name=32wins>{{vcite news |title=Pickard proud of New Brunswick roots |url=http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/sports/article/528643 |access-date=February 5, 2010 |date=January 3, 2009 |work=[[Telegraph-Journal]] |accessdate=February 6, 2010 |archive-date=March 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327111952/http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/sports/article/528643 }}</ref> and was awarded the [[Mike Bossy Trophy]] as the league's best professional prospect.<ref name=bossy>{{vcite web |title=Les honneurs individuels / Individual Awards |url=http://www.lhjmq.qc.ca/navcache/getcontents.php?currentpath=/root/Honneurs/GUIDE_SECT4_HonneursIND_de1969a2007.pdf |access-date=August 24, 2008 |publisher=[[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031111511/http://www.lhjmq.qc.ca/navcache/getcontents.php?currentpath=%2Froot%2FHonneurs%2FGUIDE_SECT4_HonneursIND_de1969a2007.pdf |archive-date=October 31, 2008}}</ref> After his performance at the 1997 [[CHL Top Prospects Game]], opposing coach [[Don Cherry]] likened Luongo to [[Montreal Canadiens]]' [[Hockey Hall of Fame]]r [[Ken Dryden]], while [[NHL Central Scouting Bureau]] director Frank Bonello heralded him as a "franchise goaltender".<ref name=sportsill/>

At the [[1997 NHL Entry Draft]], Luongo was selected in the first round, fourth overall, by the [[New York Islanders]]. The pick originally belonged to the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] but was traded to the Islanders in exchange for [[Wendel Clark]], [[Mathieu Schneider]] and [[D. J. Smith (ice hockey)|D. J. Smith]].<ref name="Ross">{{vcite news |title=Isles create trade deficit |work=[[New York Daily News]] |date=January 14, 1999 |author=Sherry Ross }}</ref><ref>{{vcite news |title=Oilers' recent success adds more intrigue to Draftgate |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=cox_damien&id=3302375 |author=Damien Cox |work=[[ESPN]] |date=March 20, 2008 |access-date=August 23, 2008 |archive-date=September 22, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922185810/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=cox_damien&id=3302375 }}</ref> At the time of the draft, Luongo was the highest-picked goaltender in NHL history,<ref>{{vcite news|title=The First to Go Fourth|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1997/06/30/228923/the-first-to-go-fourth-roberto-luongo-was-drafted-earlier-than-any-other-netminder-in-nhl-history-does-that-mean-the-league-is-finally-changing-the-way-it-sizes-up-goalies|access-date=December 17, 2019|date=June 30, 1997|work=[[Sports Illustrated]]|author=David Fleming|accessdate=December 18, 2019|archive-date=August 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811172932/http://www.si.com/vault/1997/06/30/228923/the-first-to-go-fourth-roberto-luongo-was-drafted-earlier-than-any-other-netminder-in-nhl-history-does-that-mean-the-league-is-finally-changing-the-way-it-sizes-up-goalies}}</ref> surpassing [[Tom Barrasso]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ray Martynuik]]'s fifth overall selections in [[1983 NHL Entry Draft|1983]], [[1973 NHL Amateur Draft|1973]], and [[1970 NHL Amateur Draft|1970]] (Luongo's selection was later surpassed by [[Rick DiPietro]]'s first overall selection by the Islanders in [[2000 NHL Entry Draft|2000]]).<ref>{{vcite news|title=Lining Up For a Shot at Luongo|url=http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1997-06-20-9706200392-story.html|access-date=December 17, 2019|date=June 20, 1997|work=[[Hartford Courant]]|author=Mark Pukalo|accessdate=December 18, 2019|archive-date=December 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218031949/https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1997-06-20-9706200392-story.html}}</ref><ref>{{vcite news|title=DiPietro first goalie to go first overall|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/draft00/s/2000/0624/601853.html|access-date=December 17, 2019|date=June 24, 2000|work=[[ESPN]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|accessdate=December 18, 2019|archive-date=April 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403174639/http://www.espn.com/nhl/draft00/s/2000/0624/601853.html}}</ref><ref name="sportsillustrated.cnn.com">{{vcite news|title=Net results: Goalies a rare breed in first round of NHL Draft|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/statitudes/facethefacts/news/1999/06/25/goalies_nhldraft/index.html|access-date=December 17, 2019|date=June 28, 1999|work=[[Sports Illustrated]]|author=Ryan Hunt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040617203310/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/statitudes/facethefacts/news/1999/06/25/goalies_nhldraft/index.html|archive-date=June 17, 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|This acknowledgement excludes the NHL Amateur Drafts from 1963 to 1969. [[Michel Plasse]] was selected first overall in the [[1968 NHL Amateur Draft]] at a time when teams obtained prospects through sponsoring them at a young age, rather than the draft process.|group=note}}

Upon his draft, Luongo continued to play junior with the Foreurs in [[1997–98 QMJHL season|1997–98]]. He recorded 27 wins and a 3.09 [[goals against average]] (GAA). His seven [[shutout]]s tied [[Nick Sanza]]'s QMJHL record, set in [[1974–75 QMJHL season|1974–75]] ([[Adam Russo]] later tied it as well in [[2002–03 QMJHL season|2002–03]]).<ref name=qmjhlrecords>{{vcite web |title=Goaltender records |url=http://www.lhjmq.qc.ca/navcache/getcontents.php?currentpath=/root/Stats_records/GUIDE_SECT5_GB_Gd200809.pdf |access-date=February 5, 2010 |publisher=[[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]] |format=PDF }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Although the Islanders planned to have Luongo play in the NHL for the [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99 season]], an inconsistent performance at training camp led to Luongo's return to the QMJHL that season.<ref name=NYTimes>{{vcite news|title=Hockey; A Goalie Is in the Islanders' Future |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B04E3DD1631F933A25752C0A96F958260 |date=January 10, 1999 |access-date=August 24, 2008 |work=[[New York Times]] |author=Tarik El-Bashir |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104064210/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B04E3DD1631F933A25752C0A96F958260 |archive-date=January 4, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Owing to having failed to come to terms on a contract before October 1, 1998, Luongo was not allowed to be called up to the Islanders from junior over the course of the subsequent season.<ref name=NYTimes/> He started the season with Val-d'Or but was traded to the [[Acadie-Bathurst Titan]] during the [[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1999 World Junior Championships]] for the remainder of the [[1998–99 QMJHL season|1998–99 season]]. He went on to lead the Titan to his second consecutive President's Cup championship with a 2.74 GAA in 23 games. He finished his QMJHL playoff career with the all-time league record in games played (56), minutes played (3,264:22), wins (38) and shots faced (1,808).<ref name=qmjhlalltime>{{vcite web|home=Welcome on the official QMJHL web site|title=QMJHL's all-time records|url=http://38.108.70.85/xsl/records/book/index2.php?lang=en#a1|access-date=March 27, 2010|author=[[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425152701/http://38.108.70.85/xsl/records/book/index2.php?lang=en#a1|archive-date=April 25, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>