Sébastien Caron
Caron with HC Fribourg-Gottéron in 2010
Born (1980-06-25) June 25, 1980
Amqui, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Chicago Blackhawks
Anaheim Ducks
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
Traktor Chelyabinsk
HC Lugano
Iserlohn Roosters
Tampa Bay Lightning
Hamburg Freezers
NHL Draft 86th overall, 1999
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 20002016

Sébastien Caron , born on June 25, 1980, is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He last played for the defunct Hamburg Freezers of the then Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[1][2]

Playing career

As a youth, Caron played in the 1993 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Matapédia, Quebec.[3]

Caron was a fourth-round pick, 86th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. During the 2005-06 season, in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Caron gained national attention through his great save against Brian Savage. The puck went off the left goal post, Savage then tried to tip the puck in the goal but Caron quickly scooped the puck up with his glove almost on the goal line.[4] However, Caron was also known for allowing a 170-foot shot by Washington Capitals defenseman Ivan Majeský. He started the season as backup to Jocelyn Thibault and ended it as back-up to Marc-André Fleury. On June 25, 2006, Caron was bought out from the remaining year of his four-year contract with the Penguins.[5]

During the 2007 playoffs, Caron served as a spare goaltender for the Anaheim Ducks. He was not called on to dress during the playoffs. Caron was included on the Stanley Cup winning picture, and has a Stanley Cup ring; however, because he only played one regular season game, he did not qualify to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup. On April 1, 2010, Caron was signed by the Philadelphia Flyers. He was the seventh goaltender acquired by the Flyers' for the 2009–10 NHL season. Caron was never in net for Philadelphia during his short visit.

On August 23, 2010, Caron was signed by Traktor Chelyabinsk. He also played for HC Lugano of Swiss National League A, and the Iserlohn Roosters in Germany.

On March 19, 2012, he signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.

On June 15, 2012, Caron was traded along with two second-round draft picks in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft and a third-round draft pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft to the Nashville Predators for goalie Anders Lindbäck, Kyle Wilson, and a seventh-round draft pick.

He signed with the Iserlohn Roosters of the German top flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for the 2012–13 season and remained with the team until October 2013, when he transferred to fellow DEL club Hamburg Freezers.[6] In September 2015, Caron underwent back surgery and had to sit out three months.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPWLTOTLMINGASOGAASV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1997–98 TGV Pentagone QMAAA 177624812.84
1998–99 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 301310315778503.23.912 21068000.001.000
1999–00 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 5438113304017913.53.896 141228285003.62.900
2000–01 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 3012143174610343.54.882
2001–02 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 4614228267113913.12.903
2002–03 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 271214115618113.11.904
2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 24714214086222.64.916
2003–04 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 409245221313813.74.883
2003–04 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 147348112621.92.930 7343952303.49.850
2004–05 Saguenay Fjord LNAH 18
2004–05 Sorel–Tracy Mission LNAH 24 45.12.829
2005–06 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 2689513128713.98.881
2005–06 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 6330357721.18.954
2006–07 Norfolk Admirals AHL 94405063404.03.868
2006–07 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 110060101.00.960
2006–07 Portland Pirates AHL 1776410254002.34.910
2006–07 Anaheim Ducks NHL 100028102.12.833
2007–08 HC Fribourg–Gottéron NLA 4824240285114453.03.923 7434412102.86.923
2008–09 HC Fribourg–Gottéron NLA 3921170226510142.68.912 11736681921.71.947
2009–10 HC Fribourg–Gottéron NLA 4620260273914213.11.915 7344292303.22.911
2010–11 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 123706554003.66.867
2010–11 HC Lugano NLA 147708463622.55.910
2011–12 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 4925230294712652.57.932 202117904.62.889
2011–12 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 3110135703.11.877
2012–13 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 4718280269213523.01.920
2013–14 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 42202391413.52.890
2013–14 Hamburg Freezers DEL 24177014394031.67.944 7344161712.45.922
2014–15 Hamburg Freezers DEL 332011019067932.49.920 7344161812.59.900
2015–16 Hamburg Freezers DEL 125706584103.74.880
DEL totals 169877809881435142.64 166109494422.78
NHL totals 95264875515629643.44.892

Awards and honours

Awards Year
CHL
Memorial Cup (Rimouski Océanic) 2000
Memorial Cup All-Star Team 2000
Hap Emms Memorial Trophy 2000
NHL
All-Rookie Team 2003 2007 Stanley Cup Champion

Transactions

References

  1. Sébastien Caron's profile and statistics at DEL.org (in German)
  2. "2013/2014 Spieler" [Players] (in German). Hamburg Freezers. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  3. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  4. "Caron's save against the Philadelphia Flyers". YouTube. 2006-04-24. Retrieved 2006-04-24.
  5. "Penguins buyout two contracts". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2006-06-25. Retrieved 2006-06-25.
  6. marksoft. "Neuzugang im Freezers-Tor: Sébastien Caron kommt aus Iserlohn - hockeyfans.at". www.hockeyfans.at. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  7. Simon, Philipp. "Heeter macht zu viele Fehler: Torwart-Roulette schadet den Freezers | MOPO.de". MOPO.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
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