Marc-Andre Fleury was born November 28, 1984 in Sorel, Quebec. The first round, first overall selection of the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Fleury is a graduate of the QMJHLs Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. Only the second goalie to drafted first overall, the other being Rick DiPietro of the New York Islanders in 2000, Fleury was workhorse with Cape Breton in his three seasons with the team (2000-2003) and was stellar in goal for Canada at the 2003 World Junior Championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Even though, Canada came up short in the Gold Medal game against Russia, Fleury was named the tournaments Top Goaltender.



After a strong training camp, the Penguins opted to keep their first round pick as part of their opening night roster. Fleury went on to play 22 games with the Penguins during the 2003-04 season before the team opted to return him to his junior team in the second half of the season. While with the Pens, Fleury compiled a 4-14-2 record with a 3.64 goals against average on a young and rebuilding club and saw limited action with the teams AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Prior to rejoining his junior club, Fleury was lent to Canadas World Junior team for the 2004 World Junior Championships. For a second consecutive year, Fleury backstopped Canada to the Gold Medal game, only to come up short once again, falling to the favoured US team. In 2005-06 he was the main goalie for the Penguins as they suffered another bad year but Fleury has shown that in time he will be a force to reckon with.