left the ice after the pregame skate. Shields turned in another season-saving performance as Buffalo staved off the almost inevitable sweeping elimination with a win. Again before the fifth game, Hašek declared himself unfit to play and Shields would finish the series with Buffalo losing 6–3 and being eliminated. 1999–2000 season Shields's best season was in the 1999–2000 season, when he played in 67 games for the San Jose Sharks while posting respectable goaltending numbers for the team (27 wins, 30 losses, four shutouts, a 2.56 GAA, and a .911 save percentage). San Jose made it to the second round of the playoffs that year. Goalie mask design Shields had a notable goalie mask which was designed while he was a member of the Boston Bruins during the 2002-03 season. Shields's mask was a tribute to former Bruins goalie Gerry Cheevers famed "stitch mask". He continued wearing the stitch mask after he was traded to the Florida Panthers, and being signed by the Atlanta Thrashers. Coaching career Shields served under Mel Pearson as a volunteer assistant coach at Michigan Tech for two seasons from 2011 to 2013 before joining the Florida Panthers as a goaltending consultant in the summer of 2013. On May 7, 2015, it was announced that Shields was named a volunteer assistant coach for the Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team. Career statistics Awards and honours References External links 1972 births Living people Atlanta Thrashers players Boston Bruins players Buffalo Sabres draft picks Buffalo Sabres players Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Chicago Wolves players Florida Panthers coaches Florida Panthers players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey players Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players Rochester Americans players San Jose Sharks players South Carolina Stingrays players Ice hockey people from Toronto Canadian ice hockey coaches AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans