AS Roma have confirmed the signing of 28 year old Congolese striker Shabani Nonda. Nonda, who was set to sign a deal with Roma's rivals Juventus, failed a medical at the time and hence the signing didn't go through. This will also mean that Roma's mercurial striker Antonnio Cassano will now move to Turin and become a Juventus player. Meanwhile in Holland, PSV Eindhoven coach Guus Hiddink has given the green light to South Korean winger JS Park to negotiate with Manchester United, if the player so desires. For the past few weeks Park has been linked with United as the ENglish club has been suitably impressed with the skills he showed in PSV's runup to the semifinals of the Champions League.



ROBERTO LUONGO # 1 Goalie Height 6' 3" Weight 207 Catches Left Born Apr 4, 1979
MONTREAL, QC, CAN. Played for Val D'or in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for 3 seasons & half of his fourth season, before he was traded to Acadie-Bathurst. NY ISLANDERS's 1st-round choice (4th overall) in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. Luongo was traded to Florida from the New York Islanders along with Olli Jokinen on June 24, 2000 in exchange for Oleg Kvasha and Mark Parrish. Luongo was the New York Islanders' first choice, fourth overall, in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. At the time, he was the highest-drafted goaltender ever at that time. Luongo played three years with Val d'Or of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey Leahue, leading the team to a Memorial Cup appearance in his final junior season. On March 25, 2004, Roberto set the National Hockey League record for saves in a single regular season. His forty-two in a 3-2 loss to Carolina gave him 2,219 on the year, breaking the mark set by Felix Potvin (2,214) in 1996-97.



Honours and Awards :
2004 - Gold medal with Canada at the World Championships
2003-04 NHL - Second All-Star Team
2003-04 Played in NHL All-Star
2001-02 Played in the NHL YoungStars Game
1996-97 QMJHL - Michael Bossy Trophy (Top Draft Prospect)





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