Giguere (pronounced [za sebastje]; born May 16, 1977) is a former professional ice hockey goalkeeper from Canada. In the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, he played for the Verdun College Francais and the Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL),...
He was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1st round (18th overall)
Giguere played two seasons with the University of Denver Pioneers before turning pro. He has since become one of the best backup goaltenders in the NHL, playing on three Stanley Cup-winning teams with the Avalanche.
During his career, Giguere has won two Olympic gold medals with Canada's national team, one World Championship, and four Vanier Cups as the most outstanding player in Canadian university hockey.
After playing eight years in the NHL, Giguère returned to France, where he currently serves as an assistant coach with the Montreal Canadiens' American Hockey League affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs.
Giguere is married to French actress Marie-Sophie Mielle and they have one son together.
They both appeared in the 2005 film Les Boys, which follows the lives of young hockey players in Montreal during the early 1990s.
Giguere's brother Sylvain also played ice hockey.
In 31 games with Saint John in his professional debut season, he had a 2.46 goals against average (GAA) and a.926 save %. Giguere played four seasons in the Flames organization, appearing in 15 and seven games with Calgary in 1998-99 and 1999-2000, respectively, while spending the most of his time in the AHL.
Giguere (pronounced [za sebastje]; born May 16, 1977) is a former professional ice hockey goalkeeper from Canada. He played for the Verdun College Francais and the Halifax Mooseheads in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).
Giguere's first winning season in the NHL helped the Mighty Ducks qualify for the Western Conference playoffs as the seventh seed. From there, Giguere performed one of the greatest playoff performances in NHL history, helping lead the franchise to their first Stanley Cup Finals.
Giguere led the seventh-seeded Mighty Ducks to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2003, when he became the fifth and most recent player in NHL history to earn the Conn Smythe Trophy while not also winning the Stanley Cup. Giguere won the Stanley Cup in 2007 with the newly renamed Anaheim Ducks.
Leblanc was born in Kirkland, Quebec, on the West Island, where he began skating at the age of three and started organized hockey two years later. He represented the Lakeshore Minor Hockey Association at the 2004 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. Leblanc played for a youth team that included future NHL players Jean Béliveau, Patrick Kane, and Jonathan Drouin.
When Leblanc was 11 years old, he moved with his family to Montreal, where he continued to play hockey. At the age of 14, he joined the St. Michael's College School hockey team. That same year, he also made his amateur debut with the St. Michel de Grosbons School club in the Ligue de Hockey du Québec (LHQ).
Leblanc played four seasons with the St. Michael's College School team, scoring 70 points in 44 games. In 2009-10, he participated in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) scouting camp before returning to school.
In 2011, Leblanc played one game with the St. Michael's College School team before turning professional. That same year, he joined the Cape Breton Eagles of the Atlantic Division of the Maritime Provinces Hockey League (MPHL). He played 22 games for the Eagles, scoring 12 goals and adding 10 assists.
Jean Ratelle is 80 years old. He was an NHL Hall of Fame center who was often underappreciated for his ability despite being one of the finest players of his era. The hockey player, who is 80 years old, was born in Canada. His first few years in the NHL were difficult, and he considered leaving to play professional baseball. However, at the age of 25, Ratelle found a new motivation in competing against younger players and began to succeed on the ice.
He is now one of the best-known figures in hockey history, and is a key part of the game's identity. Today, the sport is widely popular in Canada and throughout the world, and many institutions are named after him.
Besides being one of the most effective offensive players in NHL history, Jean Ratelle was also a good defensive player who won several awards. He never scored more than 52 goals in a single season but still managed to win the Lady Byng Trophy three times.
During his career, Ratelle played for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, and New York Rangers. He died in 2016 at the age of 81.
Mario Lemieux (born October 5, 1965 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is widely regarded as one of the sport's all-time greats. As a youngster, Lemieux shone in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, establishing a league record with 282 points in 70 games during the 1983-84 season. He then went on to play four seasons for the University of Denver Pioneers, where he was awarded All-American honors after leading the nation with 126 points in 35 games.
When he was 18 years old, the Pittsburgh Penguins selected Lemieux first overall in the 1984 NHL Draft. He became only the second teenager after Bobby Orr to be drafted number one by a National Hockey League team. Lemieux turned down opportunities to play in the United States National Hockey League (USHL) and Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) to remain in school full time so he could continue to improve his game under coach Tony Granato. Lemieux helped lead the DU Pioneers to two NCAA Championships during his time there.
Lemieux made his NHL debut at the age of 19 and immediately became one of the best players in the league. In his first season, he was nominated for the Calder Trophy as the top rookie scorer, but lost out to Mike Bossy of the New York Islanders. Lemieux would go on to win the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Award as the league's most valuable player before turning 20 years old.
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