Steve Valiquette
Stephen "Steve" Valiquette ( born August 20, 1977 in Etobicoke, Ontario ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who stands since November 2011 at the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League contract.
Career
The 1.98 m wide goalie began his professional career with the Sudbury Wolves in the Canadian Junior Football League OHL before being selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 1996 as 190th in the eighth round by the Los Angeles Kings ( drafted ) was.
After another year in the OHL, which he spent at the end with the Erie Otters, he stood again for the Lowell Lock Monsters of the American Hockey League on the ice. After working at various farm teams in leagues tiefklassigeren he graduated from in the season 1999/ 00 his first NHL inserts for the New York Islanders. At this time he was the greatest hockey goalkeeper, who had hitherto denied an NHL game. However, most of the time spent Valiquette in the American Hockey League, it did not change even after his move to the Edmonton Oilers. During the season 2003 /04, the Canadian was transferred to the New York Rangers, the first mainly in the Hartford Wolf Pack, their farm team in the AHL, put him.
The lockout in the 2004/05 season spent Valiquette the Russian first division club Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, where he was a regular between the posts. On March 3, 2007 the left catcher scored his first victory in three years to date in the top North American professional league. With the departure of the previous back-up goalie Kevin Weekes to the New Jersey Devils Stephen Valiquette was the goalkeeper of the New York Rangers. On 31 January 2008 he made against the Philadelphia Flyers their first shutout in the NHL, the second followed a few days later in the 2-0 against the same opponents.
In summer 2010, Valiquette was committed for one year from HK CSKA Moscow. After the Russians had his contract not renewed after the season 2010/ 11, the Canadian was some time without a club. In November 2011 he finally moved to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the AHL.
Awards and achievements
- 2005 Harry " Hap " Holmes Memorial Award (shared with Jason LaBarbera )
- 2008 Victoria Cup win with the New York Rangers
Career Stats
( Key to the goalkeeper stats: GP or Sp = Total Games; W or W = Wins, L = Losses, or N, T or D = Draw or shootout defeat, min = minutes; SOG or ZAT = Shots on goal, GA or GT = Goals against; SO = shutouts, GAA or GTS = Gegentorschnitt; Sv % or SVS % = quota, EN = Empty Net Goal; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )