Frédéric Chabot

Frédéric Chabot
Chabot at the 2014 Edmonton Oilers training camp
Born (1968-02-12) February 12, 1968 (age 56)
Hébertville-Station, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Philadelphia Flyers
Los Angeles Kings
Nürnberg Ice Tigers
Vienna Capitals
Adler Mannheim
NHL draft 192nd overall, 1986
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 1989–2006

Joseph Leopold Louis Marie Frédéric Chabot (born February 12, 1968) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former goaltender who played parts of five seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings from 1991 to 1999. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1989 to 2006, was spent in the minor leagues and then in Europe. He is currently the Goaltending Coach for the Minnesota Wild.

Playing career

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Chabot played for the International Hockey League's Cincinnati Cyclones. He also played for the Houston Aeros, helping them win the Turner Cup in 1999. He also played a portion of his career for the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings. He was also on the roster for the 1998–99 expansion Nashville Predators. He won the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award as the best goaltender in the American Hockey League in the 1993–94 season as a member of the Hershey Bears.

Chabot was available in a record five NHL Expansion Drafts: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, and 2000. He was selected in three (1992, 1998, and 2000), also a record.[1]

Coaching career

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On July 6, 2009, Chabot was named the Goaltending Consultant for the Edmonton Oilers.[2]

On November 24, 2014, Chabot was relieved of his duties as the Goaltender Consultant for the Edmonton Oilers after being replaced by Dustin Schwartz.[3] He was shortly thereafter hired by the Minnesota Wild as their Goaltending Development Coach.[4] On August 26, 2020, Chabot was promoted by the Wild to be their Goaltending Coach.[5]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1985–86 Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs QMAAA 34 25 9 0 2038 139 0 3.90 7 6 1 320 30 0 4.29
1986–87 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 62 31 29 0 3508 293 1 5.01 .847 8 2 6 481 40 0 4.99 .853
1987–88 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 58 27 24 4 3276 237 1 4.34 .873 16 10 6 1019 56 1 3.30 .898
1987–88 Drummondville Voltigeurs M-Cup 3 0 3 158 18 0 6.86
1988–89 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 26 1385 114 1 4.94
1988–89 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 28 1572 88 1 3.36 4 1 1 199 16 0 4.82 .814
1989–80 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 2 1 1 0 119 8 0 4.03 .867
1989–80 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 23 6 13 3 1208 87 1 4.32
1990–91 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 0 0 1 109 6 0 3.32 .867
1990–91 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 35 9 15 5 1800 122 0 4.07 .874
1991–92 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 30 17 9 4 1761 79 2 2.69 .906 7 3 4 457 20 0 2.63 .900
1991–92 Winston-Salem Thunderbirds ECHL 24 15 7 2 1449 71 0 2.94 .902
1992–93 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1 0 0 0 40 1 0 1.50 .947
1992–93 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 45 22 17 4 2544 141 0 3.33 .901 4 1 3 261 16 0 3.68
1993–94 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1 0 1 0 60 5 0 5.00 .792
1993–94 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 3 0 1 1 143 12 0 5.03 .818
1993–94 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 2 1 1 0 110 5 0 2.72 .919
1993–94 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 4 0 1 1 71 5 0 4.26 .875
1993–94 Hershey Bears AHL 28 13 5 6 1464 63 2 2.58 .921 11 7 4 665 32 0 2.89 .898
1994–95 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 48 25 12 7 2622 128 1 2.93 .912 5 3 2 326 16 0 2.94 .918
1995–96 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 38 23 9 4 2147 88 3 2.46 .921 14 9 5 854 37 1 2.60 .916
1996–97 Houston Aeros IHL 72 39 26 7 4265 180 7 2.53 .920 13 8 5 777 34 2 2.63 .920
1997–98 Los Angeles Kings NHL 12 3 3 2 554 29 0 3.14 .891
1997–98 Houston Aeros IHL 22 12 7 2 1237 46 1 2.23 .921 4 1 3 238 11 0 2.77 .908
1998–99 Montreal Canadiens NHL 11 1 3 0 430 16 0 2.23 .915
1998–99 Houston Aeros IHL 21 16 4 1 1259 49 3 2.34 .916
1999–00 Houston Aeros IHL 62 36 19 7 3695 131 4 2.13 .920 11 6 5 658 20 3 1.82 .932
2000–01 Houston Aeros IHL 47 23 16 5 2705 119 3 2.64 .914 7 3 4 482 15 0 1.87 .933
2001–02 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 29 1697 56 4 1.98 .932 3 0 3 178 9 0 3.03
2002–03 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 25 1461 44 3 1.81 .945 5 298 17 0 3.41 .895
2003–04 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 35 1889 72 3 2.29 .914 5 290 12 0 2.48 .905
2004–05 Vienna Capitals EBEL 53 3166 142 2 2.69 .914 10 7 3 0 2.39 .934
2005–06 Adler Mannheim DEL 26 1359 61 2 2.69 .914
NHL totals 32 4 8 4 1263 62 0 2.95 .894

Awards

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  • WHL East First All-Star Team – 1989

References

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  1. ^ Barry, Sal (20 June 2017). "Expansion draft shenanigans from years past". The Hockey News. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Senators sign Kovalev, Canucks nab Raycroft". Toronto Star. July 6, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2020. – The Edmonton Oilers named Frederic Chabot their new goaltending consultant. The 41-year-old joins the Oilers after most recently serving as a goaltending consultant with Hockey Canada and the national junior team.
  3. ^ Fox, Luke (November 24, 2014). "Edmonton Oilers fire goaltending coach Chabot". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  4. ^ "Wild Names Frederic Chabot As Goaltending Development Coach". nhl.com. National Hockey League. September 3, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  5. ^ "Wild adds Frederic Chabot and Brett McLean to coaching staff". nhl.com. August 26, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award
1993–94
Succeeded by