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PLAYER PROFILE
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| Position: |
Goaltender |
| Jersey No.: |
29 | | Height: |
6' 2 /1.87 m | | Weight: |
180 lbs /81 kg |
| Catches: |
Left |
| MHA: |
AHM Sorel | | Hometown: | Sorel, Que., CAN |
| Born: |
November 28, 1984 |
| NHL Draft: |
PIT '03 (1, 1) |
| Team: |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
| League: |
NHL |
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Preliminary round action at the 2008 World Jr. A Challenge |
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# |
Season |
Event |
Team |
GP |
Mins |
GA |
SO |
Avg |
Wins |
Losses |
Ties |
SVS% |
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2001-04 |
INTL TOTAL |
CAN |
11 |
625 |
19 |
2 |
1.82 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0.916 | |
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2008-09: Helped Pittsburgh win Stanley Cup … Ranks second in franchise history, with 111 career regular
season wins, trailing only Tom Barrasso (226) … Registered four shutouts, giving him 15 career shutouts,
which ranks second all-time with Pittsburgh, behind only Tom Barrasso, who had 22 … Registered his 100th NHL
win on March 1 vs. Dallas … 2007-08: Finished third in the NHL with 40 wins … Played his 100th NHL game on
December 19 vs. St. Louis … Set an NHL record for most saves (38) in an opening-game shutout, a 3-0 win over
Philadelphia … 2006-07: Set a team record for most games played by a goaltender in one season, with 67 …
2005-06: … Registered 13 of Pittsburgh’s 22 wins … Started the season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) …
2004-05: Played with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, posting a record of 26-19-4 and a 2.52 goals against average with
five shutouts in 54 games … Set new team records for wins, shutouts, minutes played and games played by a
goaltender … Became the first goaltender in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton history to record 20 wins in a season …
2003-04: Made his NHL debut in dramatic fashion stopping 46 of 48 shots, including a penalty shot, in a 3-0
loss on October 10 vs. Los Angeles … Recorded his first NHL win in his third start on October 18 vs. Detroit,
making 31 saves in a 4-3 win … Played in 17 games with the Penguins before being loaned to Canada’s entry at
the 2003 IIHF World Junior Championship … Amateur: Played with the QMJHL’s Cape Breton Screaming Eagles for
three full seasons (2000-03) and part of the 2003-04 season … Played in the 2003 CHL Top Prospects Game,
where he was named player of the game for his team … Minor hockey: Played with the Collège Charles-Lemoyne
Riverains in Midget in 1999-2000, where he was named the team’s most valuable player … Lists Michel Voyer as
his favourite minor hockey coach |
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Won silver medals with Canada’s National Junior Team at the 2004 and 2003 IIHF World Junior Championships
… Was named the tournament’s top goaltender in 2003 … Became the first Canadian goaltender to be credited
with an assist at the 2003 World Juniors … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team
at the 2001 Six Nations Cup in the Czech Republic … Played with Team Quebec at the 2001 World Under-17 Hockey
Challenge in New Glasgow, N.S., finishing ninth |
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Nickname: Flower … Lists Martin Brodeur and Patrick Roy as hockey idols … Favorites include French
pancakes and poutine (foods), Nickelback (band), Jim Carrey (actor) and MTV’s Pimp My Ride (TV show) … Lists
football as his favorite sport other than hockey … Son of André and France … Has one sister, Marylène |
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For more information:
Brad Pascall Vice-President, Hockey Operations
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