Sébastien Caron

Sébastien Caron

Born	(1980-06-25) June 25, 1980 Amqui, QC, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
DEL team Former teams	Hamburg Freezers NHL Tampa Bay Lightning Pittsburgh Penguins Chicago Blackhawks Anaheim Ducks Philadelphia Flyers NLA HC Fribourg-Gottéron HC Lugano KHL Traktor Chelyabinsk DEL Iserlohn Roosters
NHL Draft	86th overall, 1999 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	2000–present

Sébastien Caron (born June 25, 1980 in Amqui, Quebec) is a professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the Hamburg Freezers in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (German Ice Hockey League).^[1]^[2] He previously played for the Iserlohn Roosters.

Biography

Caron was a fourth-round pick in 1999 and is a butterfly goaltender best known for his great save from Brian Savage against the Philadelphia Flyers. This save came early in the 2005–06 season with his former team, the Pittsburgh Penguins. The puck went off the left goal post. Savage then tried to tip the puck in the goal but Caron quickly scooped the puck up with his glove almost on the goal line. Caron was also known for allowing a 170-foot shot by Washington Capitals defenseman Ivan Majeský. He started the season as backup to Jocelyn Thibault and ended it as back-up to Marc-André Fleury.

During the 2007 playoffs, Caron served as a spare goaltender for the Anaheim Ducks. He was not called on to dress during the playoffs. Caron was included on the Stanley Cup winning picture, and has a Stanley Cup ring; however, because he only played one regular season game, he did not qualify to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup. On April 1, 2010, Caron was signed by the Philadelphia Flyers. He was the seventh goaltender acquired by the Flyers' for the 2009–10 NHL season. Caron was never in net for Philadelphia during his short visit.

On August 23, 2010, Caron was signed by Traktor Chelyabinsk. He also played for HC Lugano of Swiss National League A, and the Iserlohn Roosters in Germany.

On March 19, 2012, he signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.

On June 15, 2012, Caron was traded along with two second-round draft picks in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft and a third-round draft pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft to the Nashville Predators for goalie Anders Lindbäck, Kyle Wilson, and a seventh-round draft pick.

He signed with the Iserlohn Roosters of the German top flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for the 2012-13 season and remained with the team until October 2013, when he transferred to fellow DEL club Hamburg Freezers.^[3] In September 2015, Caron underwent back surgery and had to sit out three months.^[4]

Career statistics


Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	T	OT	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
2000–01	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0.00
2000–01	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	30	12	14	3	—	1,746	103	4	3.54
2001–02	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	46	14	22	8	—	2,671	139	1	3.12
2002–03	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	24	7	14	2	—	1,408	62	2	2.64
2002–03	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	27	12	14	1	—	1,561	81	1	3.11
2003–04	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	40	9	24	5	—	2,213	138	1	3.74
2003–04	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	14	7	3	4	—	811	26	2	1.92
2005–06	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	26	8	9	—	5	1,312	87	1	3.98
2005–06	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	6	3	3	0	—	357	7	2	1.18
2006–07	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	1	1	0	—	0	60	1	0	1.00
2006–07	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	1	0	0	—	0	28	1	0	2.14
2006–07	Norfolk Admirals	AHL	9	4	4	0	—	506	34	0	4.03
2006–07	Portland Pirates	AHL	17	7	6	4	—	1,025	40	0	2.34
2007–08	HC Fribourg-Gotteron	Swiss	48	24	24	0	—	—	144	5	3.03
2008–09	HC Fribourg-Gotteron	Swiss	39	21	17	0	—	2,265	101	4	2.68
2009–10	HC Fribourg-Gotteron	Swiss	46	20	26	0	—	2,739	142	1	3.11
2010–11	Traktor Chelyabinsk	KHL	12	—	—	—	—	655	40	0	3.66
2010–11	HC Lugano	Swiss	14	7	7	—	—	846	36	2	2.55
2011–12	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	3	1	1	—	0	135	7	0	3.11
2011–12	Iserlohn Roosters	Germany	49	25	23	0	—	2,947	126	5	2.57
NHL totals			95	26	48	7	7	5,156	296	4	3.44

Transactions

June 26, 1999 – Drafted by Pittsburgh in the fourth round (86th overall) of the 1999 Entry Draft.
June 25, 2006 – Caron's contract bought out by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
July 27, 2006 – Caron signed with the Chicago Blackhawks.
December 29, 2006 – Traded along with Matt Keith and Chris Durno to Anaheim Ducks for P. A. Parenteau and Bruno St. Jacques.
April 1, 2010 – Signed by the Philadelphia Flyers.
August 23, 2010 – Signed by Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL).
March 19, 2012 – Signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 1-year, one-way contract.
June 15, 2012 – Traded to the Nashville Predators, along with 3 draft picks for Kyle Wilson, Anders Lindbäck, and one draft pick.

Awards

Memorial Cup Champion (Rimouski Océanic), 2000.
Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Memorial Cup Outstanding Goaltender), 2000.
Memorial Cup Tournament All-Star Team, 2000.
National Hockey League All-Rookie Team, 2002–03.

References

↑ Sébastien Caron's profile and statistics at DEL.org (German)
↑ "2013/2014 Spieler" [Players] (in German). Hamburg Freezers. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
↑ marksoft. "Neuzugang im Freezers-Tor: Sébastien Caron kommt aus Iserlohn - hockeyfans.at". www.hockeyfans.at. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
↑ Simon, Philipp. "Heeter macht zu viele Fehler: Torwart-Roulette schadet den Freezers | MOPO.de". MOPO.de (in German). Retrieved 2016-02-15.

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