Cédrick Desjardins

Cédrick Desjardins ( born September 30, 1985 in Edmundston, New Brunswick ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who stands in February 2013 in the Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League under contract on their farm team, the Syracuse Crunch in the American Hockey League plays.

Career

Cédrick Desjardins began his career as a hockey player in the Canadian Junior Football League Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, where he was active for L' Océanic de Rimouski from 2002 to 2005. With the team he won the Coupe du Président, the QMJHL championship in the 2004/05 season. Subsequently, the goalkeeper moved within the QMJHL Remparts de Québec to that in the final documents at the Coupe du Président the Moncton Wildcats in 2006. However, since they simultaneously hosted the Memorial Cup, the Endturniers for the championship of the Canadian Hockey League, were, were the Remparts de Québec move up as Coupe du Président - finalist and finally Cup final for the previous defeat was in the Memorial at the Moncton Wildcats return the favor. The Canadians themselves had a major role in this success and was appointed to the All-Star Team of the tournament. In addition, he was awarded the Hap Emms Memorial Trophy as the best goalkeeper of the tournament.

In the summer of 2006, Desjardins received a contract with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League, but came mainly in the first two years for their farm team of the ECHL, the Cincinnati Cyclones, used. With the Cyclones, he won in the 2007/ 08 season the Kelly Cup and showed especially in its 16 operations in the playoffs good performance, for which he was awarded the Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player. In the following period, the goalie from New Brunswick was able to prevail in the Hamilton Bulldogs in the AHL, where he played exclusively in the AHL 2008-2010. In the 2009/10 season he put together with Curtis Sanford is the most successful goalkeeper duo for which they were rewarded with the Harry " Hap " Holmes Memorial Award. Desjardins himself wore a Gegentorschnitt of only 2.00 in the 47 games of the regular season in which he ran aground on Hamilton, contributed to this award.

In August 2010, Desjardins was given to the Canadiens de Montréal, who owned the rights to the players, to the Tampa Bay Lightning. After he first went aground for their AHL farm team Norfolk Admirals, he gave 30 December 2010 in the victory against Montreal his debut for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League.

July 8th, 2011 Desjardins signed a contract for one year with the Colorado Avalanche. He completed 36 games for the farm team of the avalanche, the Lake Erie Monsters in the AHL. In July 2012, he returned to his old team to Hamilton, as he signed a Zweiwegvertrag over a year with the Canadiens de Montréal. Mid- February 2013, Desjardins was transferred in exchange for Dustin Tokarski to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Awards and achievements

  • 2005 Coupe du Président - profit with L' Océanic de Rimouski
  • 2006 Memorial Cup win with the Quebec Remparts
  • 2006 Memorial Cup All- Star team
  • 2006 Hap Emms Memorial Trophy
  • 2007 ECHL All-Star Game
  • 2007 ECHL All- Rookie Team
  • 2008 Kelly Cup win with the Cincinnati Cyclones
  • 2008 Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player
  • 2010 AHL All- Star Classic
  • 2010 Harry " Hap " Holmes Memorial Award (shared with Curtis Sanford )
  • 2010 AHL Second All-Star Team
  • 2012 AHL All- Star Classic
Farmteam 2007–08 ECHL season 2009–10 AHL season
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