What is Jaroslav Halák?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Jaroslav Halák | image = Jaroslav Halak - New York Islanders.jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Halák with the [[New York Islanders]] in 2015 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|5|13}} | birth_place = [[Bratislava]], [[Czechoslovakia]] | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 182 | position = [[Goaltender]] | catches = Left | team = [[Boston Bruins]] | league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]] | former_teams = [[Montreal Canadiens]]<br>[[St. Louis Blues]]<br>[[Washington Capitals]]<br>[[New York Islanders]] | ntl_team= SVK | draft= 271st overall | draft_year= 2003 | draft_team= [[Montreal Canadiens]] | career_start = 2005 }} '''Jaroslav Halák''' (born May 13, 1985) is a [[Slovaks|Slovak]] [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]]. He currently plays for the [[Boston Bruins]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He has also played for the [[Montreal Canadiens]], [[St. Louis Blues]], [[Washington Capitals]], and [[New York Islanders]]. ==Career== Before playing in the NHL, Halák played 9 games with Bratislava in the Slovak Junior league, 12 games with [[HC Slovan Bratislava]] of the [[Slovak Extraliga]] and 47 games with the [[Lewiston Maineiacs]] of the [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]] (QMJHL). He was drafted with the 271st overall pick by the [[Montreal Canadiens]] in the [[2003 NHL Entry Draft]]. Before he played with the Canadiens, he would play for their [[American Hockey League|AHL]]-affiliate [[Hamilton Bulldogs]]. After Canadiens starting goaltender [[Cristobal Huet]] suffered an injury, Halák was called up on February 15, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=489396|accessdate=2014-09-27|title=Halak ready for the challenge|publisher=Montreal Canadiens}}</ref> During the time of his callup, Halák had recorded a 2.00 [[goals against average]] (GAA) with the Bulldogs, which was the lowest in the AHL. He played his first NHL game with the Canadiens on February 18, 2007. He stopped 31 shots and earned a 3–2 road win over the [[C