Curtis McElhinney is a goaltender playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. McElhinney has been a backup goalie throughout his pro career, working his way up to the NHL in the Calgary Flames system. He spent two full seasons with the Flames. In the 2009-10 season, he was traded to the Ducks midway through the season. He would finish the season in Anaheim as the backup to Jonas Hiller.http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/m/mcelhcu01.html

Before going pro, McElhinney attended Colorado College and played goaltender there. In his four years there, he would compile 62 wins as well as nine shutouts. He was the starting goalie for the team for three of his four seasons.http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/m/mcelhcu01.html

McElhinney returned to the Anaheim Ducks for his first full season with the club in 2010-11. In the preseason, he played in three games, recording two losses in that span. He had a goals against average of 6.00 and a save percentage of .857.http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=64600

McElhinney got his first start and win of the 2010-11 season on October 21, 2010 as he made 40 saves against the Philadelphia Flyers. His first shutout of the season came on November 10, as he stopped all 27 shots in a win over the New York Islanders.http://ducks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8470147&season=20102011&view=gamelog

McElhinney began the 2009-10 season playing for the Calgary Flames. On the trade deadline on March 3, 2010, McElhinney was dealt to the Anaheim Flames for Vesa Toskala. He would play 20 games between the two teams, finishing the season with a record of 8-5-2. He had a goals against average of 2.99 and a save percentage of .902 on the year. Six of McElhinney's nine wins came with the Ducks, he had a record of 3-4-0 while playing for Calgary in the first half of the year.http://ducks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8470147&view=bio