him to miss time including the start of the Bruins' playoff series with New Jersey, forcing Boston to go with Steve Shields. During the off-season, Hackett signed a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on the first day of free agency. He started his Flyers career by posting shutouts in his first two games, and accumulated a record of nine wins, two losses and six ties in his first seventeen games. However, in December, he lost six starts in a row and following a win in early January, lost his next two starts. He was diagnosed with positional vertigo and after a one-game rehab stint with the AHL's Philadelphia Phantoms on February 6, Hackett retired on February 9, 2004. Hackett finished his career after appearing in 500 NHL regular season games. Post-playing career On July 12, 2006, Hackett was hired as the goaltending coach for the Colorado Avalanche. After three seasons in that role, Hackett was fired on June 3, 2009. Hackett resides in his hometown of London, Ontario and has turned his attention to minor hockey. His nephew is former NHL goaltender Matt Hackett. Awards 1986–87 - F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy (OHL) 1986–87 - Dave Pinkney Trophy (OHL) 1989–90 - Jack A. Butterfield Trophy (AHL) Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International References External links Jeff Hackett's profile at Hockey Goalies 1968 births Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey coaches Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Colorado Avalanche coaches Ice hockey people from Ontario Living people Montreal Canadiens players New York Islanders draft picks New York Islanders players Oshawa Generals players Philadelphia Flyers players Philadelphia Phantoms players San Jose Sharks players Sportspeople from London, Ontario Springfield Indians players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States