2005-06: Made his first three NHL appearances, posting a 2-1-0 record with a 2.59 GAA and a .904 SV%...Established new Wild records for wins by a rookie (2), SV% by a rookie (.904) and  shutouts by a rookie (1)...Made his NHL debut vs. STL (4/4) and became the first goaltender in NHL history to appear in a shootout in his debut...Stopped 22 of 26 shots and held the Blues to one shootout goal while earning his first career win...Claimed a 2-0 shutout victory in his second career appearance, stopping all 27 shots he faced vs. CHI (4/11)...Recalled from Houston (AHL) (3/8) after he recorded 27 wins in 36 games with the Aeros...Ranked tied for first in the AHL in SV% (.922), fourth in wins (29) and 13th in GAA (2.68) in his second AHL season...Owns more AHL wins (50) than any other Aeros goalie...Was 24-5-0 with a 2.57 GAA in his last 29 AHL starts...Went 3-0 during AHL shootouts including a 5-4 SO win vs. OMA (4/14) in his first game back with Houston...Stopped 40 shots for his sixth AHL shutout vs. MIL (2/25)...Named to Canadian All-Star Team for 2006 AHL All-Star Classic...Made franchise-best 56 saves, including a team record 26 in second period of 4-2 win vs. TOR (1/10)...Stopped 36 shots and picked up a career-best two assists in tying career-high with sixth straight victory in a 5-3 win vs. SA (1/5)...Missed 13 games due to a lower body injury...
2004-05: Led Houston (AHL) with 21 wins between the pipes in first professional season...Was fifth in the league in GAA and tallied four shutouts...Went 0-2 with a 4.03 GAA and .893 SV% in two games for Houston in the Calder Cup Playoffs... INTERNATIONAL: Was a member of silver medal-winning Team Canada at the 2004 World Junior Championships...Made 11 saves in 10-0 victory over Ukraine in lone appearance for Team Canada at 2004 World Junior Championships...
AMATEUR: Spent three seasons with Regina and Brandon (WHL) appearing in 154 games...Combined for a 70-62-19 record in his junior career...Split 2003-04 season between Regina and Brandon  (WHL)...Posted a 25-25-5 record, seven shutouts, a 2.42 GAA and .923 SV% in 55 games...Ranked second in shutouts and sixth in SV%...Posted an 18-24-13 record and three shutouts in 57 games with Regina (WHL) in 2002-03 in being named WHL Most Valuable Player and Goaltender of the Year...Ranked tied for second in league with a .914 SV% and eighth in the WHL with a 2.75 GAA...Named WHL Player of the Month in December and was named WHL Player of the Week twice...Recorded a 1-4 record and 2.43 GAA in five playoff contests...Appeared in 42 games with Regina (WHL) in 2001-02 and posted a 27-13-1 mark with four shutouts and a club-record 2.39 GAA...Finished tied for first in the WHL in shutouts, second in GAA and winning percentage (.670) and fourth in wins.

Personal: Harding is single and resides in Regina, Sask., during the offseason...Nickname is “Hards”...Includes golfing, watching movies and hanging out with friends in his list of hobbies...Calls his teammates his best friends in hockey...Most memorable hockey moment was his first NHL game...Started playing hockey at age four and says his father inspired his hockey career...Lists Roger Federer and Tiger Woods as the people he would most like to meet...First job was as a courtesy driver for a car dealership...Favorite NHL team as a kid was the Toronto Maple Leafs and favorite player was Felix Potvin...Favorite part of Minnesota is the hockey fans...Enjoys the music of Rascal Flatts...Favorite food is steak...Favorite television shows are “That 70's Show” and “Family Guy”...Favorite movie is “You, Me and Dupree”...Favorite actor is Vince Vaughn...Favorite road city is Vancouver and favorite road arena is Rexall Place in Edmonton...Calls football his favorite sport other than hockey...Likes to vacation at his cabin on Pasqua Lake...Favorite actresses are Jessica Simpson and Jessica Alba...Favorite website is nhl.com.

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