- Jocelyn Thibault
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
image_size = 200px
position =Goaltender
league = NHL
team =Free Agent
former_teams =Quebec Nordiques Colorado Avalanche Montreal Canadiens Chicago Blackhawks Pittsburgh Penguins
Buffalo Sabres
catches = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 170
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1975|1|12
birth_place =Montreal , QC, CAN
draft = 10th overall
draft_year = 1993
draft_team =Quebec Nordiques
career_start = 1993Jocelyn Thibault (born
January 12 ,1975 inMontreal ,Quebec ) is a Canadian professionalice hockey goaltender . He is currently an unrestricted free agent, however there is some speculation that theCalgary Flames might be interested in him to back upMiikka Kiprusoff .Playing career
He was drafted by the
Quebec Nordiques 10th overall in the1993 NHL Entry Draft . He became just the second 18-year old to play in the modern-era NHL on a regular basis. He went on to play for the Nordiques, continuing for a short time after they moved to Denver and became theColorado Avalanche . In 1995, midway through the Avalanche's first season in Denver, he was traded to theMontreal Canadiens , along withAndrei Kovalenko andMartin Rucinsky forPatrick Roy andMike Keane .After playing with the Canadiens, he was traded to the
Chicago Blackhawks forEric Weinrich ,Jeff Hackett andAlain Nasreddine . In the 2002–03 season, he made his first appearance in the2003 NHL All-Star Game .Thibault was acquired by the
Pittsburgh Penguins onAugust 10 ,2005 for a fourth round pick in the2006 NHL Entry Draft on a two-year contract worth $3m. However, ahip injury contributed to a bad beginning, with the veteran losing twelve of thirteen starts. He was replaced as the starter byMarc-Andre Fleury in late November and put onwaivers . In January 2006, he underwent surgery to repair torncartilage in his left hip.He was signed as an unrestricted free agent on
July 5 ,2007 by theBuffalo Sabres , as the backup to starting goaltender Ryan Miller.He has the distinction of being the winning goaltender of the last game at the
Montreal Forum ,Maple Leaf Gardens and theCapital Centre .Personal
Thibault and his wife Lise have three daughters, Noemie, Zoe & Annabel. They currently reside in
Clarence, New York .Career statistics
Regular season
Playoffs
References
External links
*hockeydb|5371
*nhlprofile|8459432
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