Stephen Valiquette
 Stephen Valiquette 
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| Date of birth | 20th August 1977 |
| place of birth | Etobicoke , Ontario , Canada |
| size | 196 cm |
| Weight | 95 kg |
| position | goalkeeper |
| number | # 40 |
| Catch hand | Left |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
1996 , 8th round, 190th position Los Angeles Kings |
| Career stations | |
| 1994-1997 | Sudbury Wolves |
| 1997-1998 | Erie Otters |
| 1998-1999 | Hampton Roads Admirals |
| 1999-2000 | Lowell Lock Monsters |
| 2000-2001 | Springfield Falcons |
| 2001-2003 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers |
| 2003-2004 | Toronto Road Runners |
| 2004-2005 | Hartford Wolf Pack |
| 2005-2006 | Yaroslavl locomotive |
| 2006-2007 | Hartford Wolf Pack |
| 2007-2010 | New York Rangers |
| 2010-2011 | HK CSKA Moscow |
| 2011–2012 | HC Valpellice |
Stephen "Steve" Valiquette (born August 20, 1977 in Etobicoke , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper who was last until July 2012 with the HC Valpellice Bulldogs in Serie A under contract.
Career
The 1.98 m tall goalie began his professional career with the Sudbury Wolves in the Canadian Junior League OHL , before he was selected ( drafted ) in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft as 190th in the eighth round of the Los Angeles Kings .
After another year in the OHL, which he spent towards the end with the Erie Otters , he was once on the ice for the Lowell Lock Monsters in the American Hockey League . After serving with various farm teams in lower-class leagues, he completed his first NHL missions for the New York Islanders in the 1999/00 season . At that point, he was the greatest ice hockey goalkeeper to have played an NHL game to date. Most of the time Valiquette spent in the American Hockey League, however, this did not change after his move to the Edmonton Oilers . During the 2003/04 season , the Canadian was transferred to the New York Rangers , who initially used him mainly for the Hartford Wolf Pack , their farm team in the AHL.
The lockout in the 2004/05 season spent Valiquette at the Russian first division club Lokomotive Yaroslavl , where he was regularly between the posts. On March 3, 2007, the left catcher achieved his first victory in three years to date in the highest North American professional league. With the departure of the previous back-up goalkeeper Kevin Weekes to the New Jersey Devils , Stephen Valiquette became the substitute goalkeeper for the New York Rangers. On January 31, 2008 he managed his first shutout in the NHL against the Philadelphia Flyers , the second followed a few days later in a 2-0 against the same opponent.
In summer 2010 Valiquette was signed by HK CSKA Moscow for one year . After the Russians did not renew his contract after the 2010/11 season , the Canadian was without a club for some time. In November 2011 it was announced that he was going to become a volunteer goalkeeper coach for the university team of Quinnipiac University , but a few days later the Canadian signed a contract with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers from the American Hockey League , which was replaced at short notice due to a shortage of staff in the goalkeeping position required. Without an assignment there, he moved to Europe in December 2011, where he joined the HC Valpellice Bulldogs from the Italian Serie A and ended the 2011/12 season with a total of 15 games. In July 2012, Valiquette initially signed a contract with Djurgårdens IF , but decided a short time later to end his active career.
Achievements and Awards
- 2005 Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award (together with Jason LaBarbera )
- 2008 Victoria Cup win with the New York Rangers
Career statistics
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| season | team | league | GP | W. | L. | T | MIN | GA | SO | ATM | GP | W. | L. | T | MIN | GA | SO | ATM | ||
| 1994-95 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 6th | 0 | 2.61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1995-96 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 39 | 13 | 16 | - | 1887 | 123 | 0 | 3.91 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1996-97 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 61 | 21st | 29 | - | 3311 | 232 | 1 | 4.20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 89 | 6th | 0 | 4.04 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 118 | 5 | 0 | 2.54 | |||
| 1997-98 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 14th | 5 | 7th | - | 807 | 50 | 0 | 3.72 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Erie Otters | OHL | 28 | 16 | 7th | - | 1525 | 65 | 3 | 2.56 | 7th | 3 | 4th | - | 467 | 15th | 1 | 1.93 | |||
| 1998-99 | Hampton Roads Admirals | ECHL | 31 | 18th | 7th | - | 1713 | 84 | 1 | 2.94 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 60 | 7th | 0 | 7:00 | ||
| Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 59 | 3 | 0 | 3.05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1999-00 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 12 | 5 | 6th | - | 692 | 36 | 1 | 3.12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 14th | 8th | 5 | - | 727 | 36 | 0 | 2.97 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Providence Bruins | AHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 60 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| New York Islanders | NHL | 6th | 2 | 0 | - | 193 | 6th | 0 | 1.87 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2000-01 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 20th | 7th | 10 | - | 1066 | 54 | 0 | 3.04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001-02 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 20th | 10 | 5 | - | 1071 | 45 | 2 | 2.52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 18th | 1 | 0 | 3.33 | ||
| 2002-03 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 34 | 15th | 14th | - | 1962 | 86 | 2 | 2.63 | 4th | 3 | 1 | - | 253 | 9 | 0 | 2.13 | ||
| 2003-04 | Toronto Road Runners | AHL | 35 | 14th | 14th | - | 2064 | 89 | 2 | 2.59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 7th | 2 | 4th | - | 400 | 15th | 1 | 2.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 14th | 2 | 0 | 8.57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| New York Rangers | NHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 120 | 6th | 0 | 3.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2004-05 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 35 | 19th | 11 | - | 1900 | 56 | 7th | 1.77 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 118 | 4th | 0 | 2.03 | ||
| 2005-06 | Yaroslavl locomotive | RUS | 45 | 2734 | 89 | 4th | 1.95 | 8th | 458 | 23 | 0 | 3.01 | ||||||||
| 2006-07 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 30th | 17th | 12 | 0 | 1694 | 66 | 2 | 2.34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| New York Rangers | NHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 6th | 0 | 3.13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2007-08 | New York Rangers | NHL | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 686 | 25th | 2 | 2.19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2008-09 | New York Rangers | NHL | 15th | 5 | 5 | 2 | 823 | 39 | 1 | 2.84 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| OHL total | 146 | 57 | 59 | - | 7668 | 476 | 4th | 3.72 | 7th | 3 | 4th | - | 467 | 15th | 1 | 1.93 | ||||
| ECHL total | 46 | 24 | 13 | - | 2494 | 126 | 2 | 3.03 | 4th | 1 | 2 | - | 178 | 12 | 0 | 4.04 | ||||
| AHL total | 197 | 93 | 76 | 0 | 11003 | 453 | 16 | 2.47 | 8th | 4th | 2 | - | 400 | 14th | 0 | 2.10 | ||||
| NHL overall | 40 | 14th | 11 | 5 | 1951 | 84 | 3 | 2.58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||||
( Legend for the goalkeeper statistics: GP or Sp = total games; W or S = wins; L or N = defeats; T or U or OT = draws or overtime or shootout defeats; min. = Minutes; SOG or SaT = shots on goal; GA or GT = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; GAA or GTS = goals conceded ; Sv% or SVS% = catch quota ; EN = empty net goal ; 1 play-downs / relegation ; italics : statistics not complete)
Web links
- Stephen Valiquette at hockeydb.com (English)
- Stephen Valiquette at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Stephen Valiquette at hockeygoalies.org
- Stephen Valiquette at sonice.it
Individual evidence
- ↑ ecachockey.com Valiquette joins Bobcats Staff
- ↑ ctpost.com Sound Tigers notebook: Gallant back, Valiquette retires
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Valiquette, Stephen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Valiquette, Steve |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th August 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Etobicoke , Ontario, Canada |