Grant Scott Fuhr (born September 28, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 seasons as a goaltender in the National Hockey League (NHL), 10 of them for the Edmonton Oilers, with whom he won five Stanley Cup championships in 14 postseason campaigns. He also won the Canada Cup two times with Canada, his first as the backup goaltender for the team in 1984, and his second as the starting goaltender in 1987 as well as finishing second in the World Championships in 1989. Fuhr is widely regarded as one of the best goaltenders of his era. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003. In 2017, he was named by the league as one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players".
Fuhr holds select NHL and franchise records among goaltenders; he ranks as the leader in most games played by a goaltender in a single season (79) and most assists and points by a goaltender in regular season and playoffs combined (61). His rookie season saw go on an undefeated streak of 23 straight games without a loss. In his first eight seasons as a goaltender, Fuhr won 211 games as the starting goaltender for four Stanley Cup championships while winning the Vezina Trophy in the season (which saw him play a then-record 75 games) and being selected to the NHL All-Star Game six times. Injuries limited Fuhr in the season to where he missed the entire playoff run that saw the Oilers win the Cup for the fifth time. Amidst personal issues, Fuhr was traded in 1991 to the Toronto Maple Leafs, where he spent the following two seasons before being traded to the Buffalo Sabres midway through the season. He shared the William M. Jennings Trophy for allowing the least amount of goals in the season. He spent the following six seasons with three further teams, most notably with the St. Louis Blues, where he played a record 79 games as goaltender in the season. He concluded his career in the season with the Calgary Flames, where he became the sixth goaltender to win 400 games. Fuhr had only three seasons where he posted more losses than wins.
A trailblazing player for his generation with fearless athleticism, Fuhr was the first Black ice hockey player to win the Stanley Cup and the first inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. After retiring, Fuhr served as a goaltending coach for the Calgary Flames from 2000 to 2002 and Arizona Coyotes from 2004 to 2010.
Early life
Fuhr was born on September 28, 1962 in Spruce Grove, Alberta, west of Edmonton to a Black Canadian and a First Nation-Canadian from the Enoch Cree Nation; he never knew his birth parents. Less than three weeks after he was born, he was adopted by Betty Wheeler and Robert Fuhr and he grew up in Spruce Grove.
In the mid-1970s, Fuhr played for the Enoch Tomahawks hockey team. Fuhr's mother came from Enoch Cree Nation.
In 1979, at the age of 16, Fuhr joined the Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League (WHL). After two outstanding seasons in Victoria, which included the league championship and a trip to the Memorial Cup in 1981, Fuhr was drafted eighth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1981 NHL entry draft, on June 10, 1981.
Playing career
Edmonton Oilers (1981–1991)
thumb|Fuhr with the [[Edmonton Oilers ]]
Fuhr was selected as the eighth overall pick of the 1981 NHL entry draft by the Edmonton Oilers. It was noted years later that although the Oilers had drafted Andy Moog at goaltender, the Oilers were attracted by Fuhr's .907 save percentage for the Victoria Cougars in a high-scoring era. Reportedly, the Oilers briefly considered drafting James Patrick, who was still on the board at #8 but went with Fuhr. In his first season with the Oilers, Fuhr lost his debut game on October 14 against the Winnipeg Jets before going on an unprecedented run that saw him win or tie in his next 23 games, which became a new record for a rookie goaltender. In 48 games (with one appearance in relief), Fuhr went 28–5–14. He was tabbed to start the first round of the 1982 Stanley Cup playoffs, which saw the Oilers upset by the Los Angeles Kings where he gave up 26 goals in five games (six coming in the "Miracle on Manchester" game where the Oilers gave up six unanswered goals).
Fuhr played ten seasons for the Oilers, where he teamed up first with Andy Moog from 1981 through 1987, then Bill Ranford from 1988 through 1991 to form one of the most formidable goaltending tandems in history, winning the Stanley Cup four times in five seasons (1983–84 through 1987–88); Fuhr was quoted in an interview as being appreciative of having Moog and Ranford as partners because it made him play better.
Moog was given the starting job in the 1983 Stanley Cup playoffs and helped lead the Oilers to their first Stanley Cup Final, though they were swept by the New York Islanders, who captured their fourth straight Stanley Cup. The next year general manager and head coach Glen Sather chose to go with Fuhr in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Oilers advanced all the way to the Stanley Cup Final to set up a rematch with the Islanders. In Game 3, Fuhr suffered an injury when he collided with Pat LaFontaine. Moog stepped in and played the next two games that the Oilers won to win the Final; Fuhr became the first Black player to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup. After that, Fuhr remained the number one goaltender.
In the 1986 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Oilers were engaged in a tight battle with the Calgary Flames in the second round. In Game 7, late in the third period, teammate Steve Smith accidentally sent a pass that bounced off Fuhr's skate for an own goal that gave Calgary the lead that they would not relinquish as the Flames eliminated the Oilers to de-throne them as defending champions.
In February of 1987, Fuhr played in goal for the NHL All-Stars in both games of the Rendez-Vous '87 series against the Soviet National Team. In August of 1987, Fuhr backstopped Canada at the Canada Cup, which saw him play all nine games for the victorious squad. Fuhr became part of history with the season, as he played in 75 games and went 40–24–9 with a GAA of 3.43 to set a new record for most games played a goaltender in one season. He won his only Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goaltender and finished second in voting for the Hart Memorial Trophy as league MVP, behind Mario Lemieux and ahead of teammate Wayne Gretzky. In the playoffs, he went 16–2 as the Oilers won the Stanley Cup once again. As an Oiler he had played in six All-Star games, by playing in the National Hockey League All-Star Game in 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, and 1989.
From February 14 to March 25, 1986, Fuhr won ten straight games for the Oilers to set a new franchise record that would not be eclipsed until 2024. He also played for the NHL All-Star team in the two-game series against the Soviet Union national ice hockey team in Rendez-vous '87 as the starting goaltender. Fuhr's playoff success fed into his reputation as the supreme clutch goaltender of his era, and there was a period from 1987 through at least 1989 where Fuhr was often called "the best goaltender in the world". On January 28, 1989, Fuhr attained his 200th career win with a 7–6 road win over the Los Angeles Kings at the Great Western Forum. In the 1989 offseason, Fuhr had reached an endorsement deal with Pepsi to wear the logo on his pads. The NHL soon enacted a new policy that would require all manufacturers to pay the league a select fee before any identifiable logos could be worn by players. Fuhr briefly retired from the Oilers on June 8, 1989, citing only that he had felt a "lack of respect" from teammates. Fuhr's agent Rich Winter stated that another factor was the refusal of the Oilers to sign papers allowing to continue his endorsement obligations. Two months later, on August 24, 1989, the two sides made up and Fuhr returned to the team.
In the season, Fuhr played in just 21 games due to various injuries, which started in September 1989 when he felt pain in his abdomen that led to him having to undergo emergency appendectomy surgery that led to speculation he might be sidelined for two months. While Bill Ranford served as goaltender for the Oilers to start the season, Fuhr did return to action after over a month, which saw him play two games with the AHL Cape Breton Oilers team before returning to play for Edmonton on October 29, where he took the loss against Montreal after giving up five goals. He played most of the games in November before suffering an injury in the December 16 game against the St. Louis Blues that saw his left shoulder require reconstructive surgery that knocked him out until March. He played in four games in March but re-injured his shoulder. While Fuhr was healthy enough to play by May, but the Oilers, as goaltended by Ranford, won the Stanley Cup once again.
In the 1990 offseason, Fuhr's problem with substance abuse came to the forefront of the team and soon the media. Sather confronted Fuhr several times about any potential problems but Fuhr had denied having a problem and had tested negative for cocaine three times. In the summer, he was treated for cocaine abuse at a counseling centre in St. Petersburg, Florida for two weeks. On September 1, the Edmonton Journal reported that Fuhr admitted to lying to Sather, who confirmed Fuhr's treatment for cocaine abuse. Fuhr stated that he had abused a "substance" since 1983 on a period of every few weeks. Details of Fuhr's drug use were supplied by his ex-wife, Corrine, who told the press in Edmonton that she often found cocaine hidden in his clothing and that she fielded numerous threatening telephone calls from drug dealers who had not been paid. That same day saw the announcement by the NHL that they began an investigation on Fuhr after receiving the information and set a hearing for September 26.
On September 27, 1990, Fuhr was suspended by NHL President John Ziegler for one year, calling Fuhr's conduct “dishonorable and against the welfare of the league.” He provided grounds for reinstatement as early as February 1991 provided that Fuhr met certain conduct requirements. The suspension was later reduced to the first 59 games of the 1990–91 season. After missing 59 games and entering a two-week rehab program, the suspension was lifted by the league on February 18, 1991.
In the second game Fuhr played in the American Hockey League prior to returning to the NHL, he heard chants from the New Haven Nighthawks crowd taunting with such phrases as “Grant does it up the nose, doo dah, doo dah" while one fan held up a plastic bag with white powder behind him when he was on the bench. Returning to the Oilers in February, he recorded a shutout against the New Jersey Devils; he ultimately went 6–4–3 with one shutout. Prior to Game 1 of the 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs, Fuhr was tabbed by Oilers head coach John Muckler to start against the Calgary Flames over Ranford and allowed just one goal in the 3–1 win; Fuhr ultimately started 16 of the 18 postseason games as the Oilers lost to the Minnesota North Stars in the Conference Finals.
Post-Oilers career (1991–2000)
On September 19, 1991, Fuhr was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in a seven-player deal. The season saw him set a career and league high for losses with 33 in a 25–33–5 campaign that saw him leed the league in goals allowed with 230. After a season and a half in Toronto, with the emergence of Felix Potvin, Grant was traded again, this time to the Buffalo Sabres, on February 2, 1993.
In Buffalo, he played a role in the Sabres' dramatic first-round playoff victory over the Boston Bruins, helped instill a winning attitude in the organization, and mentored a still relatively inexperienced Dominik Hašek. Focusing on conditioning, Fuhr then had a successful 1993–94 season with the Sabres, initially sharing goaltending duties with Hašek. Fuhr and Hašek were awarded the William M. Jennings Trophy for the fewest goals allowed that year. Hasek was tabbed to start the Stanley Cup playoffs by head coach John Muckler, a move that did not please Fuhr, who later stated during the 1994–95 NHL lockout that he wanted out of Buffalo. Hašek became the Sabres' full-time starting goaltender after Fuhr suffered multiple injuries.
In May 1993, while a member of the Sabres, Fuhr was denied membership in the neighbouring Transit Valley Country Club. At the time, rumours floated that the denial was based on race, as several of Fuhr's white teammates had been granted membership. Club officials denied they rejected Fuhr based on his race; rather, his application contained "incorrect and incomplete" information. Various acts of vandalism at the club occurred after news of Fuhr's rejection surfaced, including an incident where vandals burned a swastika onto one of the greens. In light of the negative publicity, the club reversed its position and offered Fuhr not only membership but an apology as well. Fuhr rejected the membership and joined the nearby Lancaster Country Club. The club also temporarily suspended its membership committee and had an anti-bias policy written into its by-laws.
Fuhr played in just 17 games of the season. With Hašek now ensconced in the Sabres net, Fuhr was dealt to the Los Angeles Kings on February 14, 1995, reuniting him with Gretzky. His time in Los Angeles proved dismal, as he went 1–7–3 in his starts.
During the summer Grant signed as an unrestricted free agent with the St. Louis Blues on July 14, 1995, just a few months before the 1995–96 season. Although he began the season out of shape and was considered to be past his prime, his career saw a resurgence as he played 79 games that season, including 76 consecutively, both NHL records. On November 30, 1995, Fuhr earned his 300th career win versus the Winnipeg Jets with a 4–1 road win at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg; he became the 11th goaltender to achieve the mark, doing so in his 581st game as a starter. Fuhr and Gretzky became teammates for the third time when the Blues acquired Gretzky in a trade with the Kings on February 27, 1996. The 1996 playoff run for Fuhr ended prematurely in Game 2 of the first round as the result an injury that occurred when a cross-check of Maple Leafs forward Nick Kypreos by Chris Pronger saw Fuhr's leg twisted in the resulting collision that saw Fuhr tear his right ACL. While the Blues (as goaltended by Jon Casey) won the first round matchup, they were eliminated by Detroit in the next round. Amidst fears that the injury would end his career, Fuhr returned to play 73 games in the season, going 33–27–11 with a 2.72 GAA. In February 1999, Fuhr had his second operation on his right knee in the span of a year to repair cartilage damage. He returned in March and started all but one of the subsquent playoff run that saw the Blues lose in the second round. After the Blues made a deal to acquire Roman Turek as their new number-one goaltender on June 19, 1999, Fuhr was traded to the Calgary Flames on September 5, 1999. His 108 wins as a Blues goaltender were third most in team history (behind only Mike Liut and Curtis Joseph) at the time of the trade.
He spent one season there being a mentor for Calgary's young goaltenders, including Fred Brathwaite, and on October 22, 1999, he earned his 400th career win against the Florida Panthers with a 3–2 road win in overtime, becoming the sixth goaltender to achieve the mark (doing so on his 799th start). Ailing knees led to him missing 25 games. On April 5, 2000, following a 6–5 loss to St. Louis, which statistically eliminated the Flames from playoff contention that postseason, Fuhr announced that he would retire after the 1999–2000 season. He signed a deal for $200,000 in the offseason in a move meant to protect one of the team's goalies in the expansion draft. Fuhr attempted to make a comeback plan in August, but his plans proved to be short-lived. Fuhr would officially retire as a player from the National Hockey League on September 6, 2000, and he subsequently became an assistant coach with the Flames.
International play
Fuhr was named to the 1984 Canada Cup team but saw limited action during the tournament due to an injury. Fuhr was again selected to represent Canada in the 1987 Canada Cup. It was here that he cemented his reputation as one of the best goaltenders in the game. Playing against a tough Soviet Union squad, Fuhr turned away shot after shot during the three-game final. After the Edmonton Oilers were eliminated by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1st round of the 1989 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Grant also played for Team Canada at the 1989 World Championships where he won a silver medal.
Post-playing career
thumb|upright=0.75|Grant Fuhr during the Farewell of Rexall Place (2016)
Fuhr was hired to be the Phoenix Coyotes goaltending coach on July 22, 2004. Fuhr held the position until the end of the 2008–09 season when he was replaced by Sean Burke. He held a similar post with the Calgary Flames in the 2000–2001 and 2001–2002 seasons.
In 2015, Fuhr collaborated on his biography with Bruce Dowbiggin, Grant Fuhr: The Story of a Hockey Legend.
In 2022, Fuhr began doing radio and television broadcasting for the Coachella Valley Firebirds, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Seattle Kraken, and joined the 3ICE 3-on-3 professional ice hockey summer league as a coach.
Personal life
Fuhr married Lisa Cavanaugh in the Cayman Islands on September 14, 2014. He has four children from previous marriages and a step-daughter.
Fuhr was a regular competitor at the American Century Championship, an annual competition to determine the best golfers among American sports and entertainment celebrities. The tournament is played at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course along the edge of Lake Tahoe.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Regular season
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Playoffs
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season
! Team
! League
! GP
! W
! L
! T
! MIN
! GA
! SO
! GAA
! SV%
! GP
! W
! L
! MIN
! GA
! SO
! GAA
! SV%
|-
| 1979–80
| Victoria Cougars
| WHL
| 43
| 30
| 12
| 0
| 2488
| 130
| 3
| 3.14
| .911
| 8
| 5
| 3
| 465
| 22
| 0
| 2.84
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1980–81
| Victoria Cougars
| WHL
| 59
| 48
| 9
| 1
| 3448
| 160
| 4
| 2.78
| .908
| 15
| 12
| 3
| 899
| 45
| 1
| 3.00
| —
|-
| 1980–81
| Victoria Cougars
| M-Cup
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 239
| 18
| 0
| 4.52
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1981–82
| Edmonton Oilers
| NHL
| 48
| 28
| 5
| 14
| 2847
| 157
| 0
| 3.31
| .899
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 309
| 26
| 0
| 5.05
| .852
|-
| 1982–83
| Edmonton Oilers
| NHL
| 32
| 13
| 12
| 5
| 1803
| 129
| 0
| 4.29
| .868
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0.00
| 1.000
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1982–83
| Moncton Alpines
| AHL
| 10
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 604
| 40
| 0
| 3.97
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1983–84
| Edmonton Oilers
| NHL
| 45
| 30
| 10
| 4
| 2625
| 171
| 1
| 3.91
| .883
| 16
| 11
| 4
| 882
| 44
| 1
| 3.00
| .910
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1984–85
| Edmonton Oilers
| NHL
| 46
| 26
| 8
| 7
| 2559
| 165
| 1
| 3.87
| .884
| 18
| 15
| 3
| 1057
| 55
| 0
| 3.12
| .895
|-
| 1985–86
| Edmonton Oilers
| NHL
| 40
| 29
| 8
| 0
| 2184
| 143
| 0
| 3.93
| .890
| 9
| 5
| 4
| 540
| 28
| 0
| 3.12
| .897
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1986–87
| Edmonton Oilers
| NHL
| 44
| 22
| 13
| 3
| 2388
| 137
| 0
| 3.44
| .881
| 19
| 14
| 5
| 1143
| 47
| 0
| 2.47
| .908
|-
| 1987–88
| Edmonton Oilers
| NHL
| 75
| 40
| 24
| 9
| 4304
| 246
| 4
| 3.43
| .881
| 19
| 16
| 2
| 1136
| 55
| 0
| 2.91
| .883
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1988–89
| Edmonton Oilers
| NHL
| 59
| 23
| 26
| 6
| 3341
| 213
| 1
| 3.83
| .875
| 7
| 3
| 4
| 417
| 24
| 1
| 3.45
| .894
|-
| 1989–90
| Edmonton Oilers
| NHL
| 21
| 9
| 7
| 3
| 1081
| 70
| 1
| 3.89
| .868
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1989–90
| Cape Breton Oilers
| AHL
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 120
| 6
| 0
| 3.00
| .919
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1990–91
| Edmonton Oilers
| NHL
| 13
| 6
| 4
| 3
| 778
| 39
| 1
| 3.01
| .897
| 18
| 8
| 7
| 1019
| 51
| 0
| 3.00
| .895
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1990–91
| Cape Breton Oilers
| AHL
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 240
| 17
| 0
| 4.25
| .870
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1991–92
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| NHL
| 66
| 25
| 33
| 5
| 3774
| 230
| 2
| 3.66
| .881
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1992–93
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| NHL
| 29
| 13
| 9
| 4
| 1665
| 87
| 1
| 3.14
| .895
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1992–93
| Buffalo Sabres
| NHL
| 29
| 11
| 15
| 2
| 1694
| 98
| 0
| 3.47
| .891
| 8
| 3
| 4
| 474
| 27
| 1
| 3.42
| .875
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1993–94
| Buffalo Sabres
| NHL
| 32
| 13
| 12
| 3
| 1726
| 106
| 2
| 3.68
| .883
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1993–94
| Rochester Americans
| AHL
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 310
| 10
| 0
| 1.94
| .935
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1994–95
| Buffalo Sabres
| NHL
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 180
| 12
| 0
| 4.00
| .859
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1994–95
| Los Angeles Kings
| NHL
| 14
| 1
| 7
| 3
| 698
| 47
| 0
| 4.04
| .876
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1995–96
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 79
| 30
| 28
| 16
| 4365
| 209
| 3
| 2.87
| .903
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 69
| 1
| 0
| 0.87
| .978
|-
| 1996–97
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 73
| 33
| 27
| 11
| 4261
| 193
| 3
| 2.72
| .901
| 6
| 2
| 4
| 357
| 13
| 2
| 2.18
| .929
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1997–98
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 58
| 29
| 21
| 6
| 3274
| 138
| 3
| 2.53
| .883
| 10
| 6
| 4
| 615
| 28
| 0
| 2.73
| .906
|-
| 1998–99
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 39
| 16
| 11
| 8
| 2193
| 89
| 2
| 2.44
| .892
| 13
| 6
| 6
| 780
| 31
| 1
| 2.35
| .898
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1999–2000
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 23
| 5
| 13
| 2
| 1205
| 77
| 0
| 3.83
| .856
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1999–2000
| Saint John Flames
| AHL
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 99
| 10
| 0
| 6.05
| .839
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 868
! 403
! 295
! 114
! 48,945
! 2,756
! 25
! 3.38
! .887
! 150
! 92
! 50
! 8,808
! 430
! 6
! 2.93
! .898
|}
International
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|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! GP
! W
! L
! T
! MIN
! GA
! SO
! GAA
|-
| 1984
| Canada
| CC
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 120
| 6
| 0
| 3.00
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1987
| Canada
| CC
| 9
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 575
| 32
| 0
| 3.34
|-
| 1989
| Canada
| WC
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 298
| 18
| 1
| 3.62
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | Senior totals
! 16
! 8
! 4
! 4
! 993
! 56
! 1
! 3.38
|}
Awards and honours
- President's Cup champion (1981)
- WHL First All-Star Team (1980, 1981)
- NHL All-Star Game selection (1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989)
- Canada Cup All-Star Team (1987)
- First All-Star Team (1988)
- Vezina Trophy (1988)
- Second All-Star Team (1982)
- Stanley Cup champion (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990)
- William M. Jennings Trophy <small>(Shared with Dominik Hašek)</small> (1994)
- In 1998, he was ranked number 70 on The Hockey News list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.</blockquote>
Fuhr was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 2, 2003.
In 2022, The Athletic named Fuhr as the 71st best player of modern NHL history.