Frédéric Chabot
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.
| Frédéric Chabot | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Chabot at the 2014 Edmonton Oilers training camp | |||
| Born |
February 12, 1968 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 | ||
Playing career
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.
Holds the record for being the NHL player most selected as part of expansion drafts tied with Darren Puppa who was drafted twice in the same year.
Coaching career
On July 6, 2009, Chabot was named the Goaltending Consultant for the Edmonton Oilers.[1]
On November 24, 2014, Chabot was relieved of his duties as the Goaltender Consultant for the Edmonton Oilers after being replaced by Dustin Schwartz.[2] He was shortly thereafter hired by the Minnesota Wild as their Goaltending Development Coach.[3] On August 26, 2020, Chabot was promoted by the Wild to be their Goaltending Coach.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 4.26 | .875 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | 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
- WHL East First All-Star Team – 1989
References
- "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.
- Fox, Luke (November 24, 2014). "Edmonton Oilers fire goaltending coach Chabot". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- "Wild Names Frederic Chabot As Goaltending Development Coach". nhl.com. National Hockey League. September 3, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- "Wild adds Frederic Chabot and Brett McLean to coaching staff". nhl.com. August 26, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database