Jean-Sébastien Aubin

Jean-Sébastien Aubin
Aubin with the Toronto Marlies in 2005
Born (1977-07-19) July 19, 1977 (age 47)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Right
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Toronto Maple Leafs
Los Angeles Kings
DEG Metro Stars
Pustertal-Val Pusteria Wolves
Ducs d'Angers
NHL draft 76th overall, 1995
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 1997–2015

Jean-Sébastien Aubin (born July 19, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs and the Los Angeles Kings.

Playing career

[edit]

Aubin was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1990 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Mercier, Quebec.[1]

Aubin played his junior career in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, following in the footsteps of so many other Quebec-born goaltenders. He played for three different teams, spending the most time with the Sherbrooke Faucons. He was drafted in the third round of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, 76th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins. His professional career began in the East Coast Hockey League, but he worked his way on to the Penguins' farm team, and then into the NHL itself.[2]

In the 1998–99 season, Aubin was recalled by the Penguins and made his NHL debut in a 5-0 defeat to the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 21, 1998.[3] Two weeks later Aubin recorded his first career win on November 5, in a 4-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators.[4] In his next start Aubin continued his good form, collecting his first career shutout in a scoreless tie against the Boston Bruins on November 7, 1998.[5]

Aubin played parts of six seasons with Pittsburgh, including one as their starting goaltender, before being released by them. He then signed a two-way contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He played his first game with the Maple Leafs on March 26, 2006 versus the New Jersey Devils, making 36 saves and winning the game 4–3. He recorded a shutout in only his third game with the Maple Leafs, against the Buffalo Sabres in a 7–0 victory on home ice.[6]

After spending the majority of the 2007–08 season with the Los Angeles Kings, he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks at the 2008 trading deadline for a seventh round pick. It was the first-ever transaction involving the two geographic- and Pacific Division-rival clubs. On July 23, 2009, Aubin signed a one-year contract with European team, the DEG Metro Stars leaving the Philadelphia Phantoms.[7]

In his first season with the Metro Stars in 2009–10, Aubin recorded the best save percentage and was subsequently selected as the DEL Goalie of the Year.[8]

After three seasons with the Metro Stars, Aubin departed as a free agent but remained in Europe, signing a one-year contract with Pustertal-Val Pusteria Wolves of the Italian Serie A on June 3, 2012.[9]

Career statistics

[edit]
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1994–95 Sherbrooke Faucons QMJHL 27 13 10 1 1287 73 1 3.34 .888 3 1 2 186 11 0 3.55 .891
1995–96 Sherbrooke Faucons QMJHL 40 18 14 2 2140 127 0 3.56 .887 4 1 3 174 16 0 5.50 .850
1996–97 Sherbrooke Faucons QMJHL 4 3 1 0 249 8 0 1.93 .930
1996–97 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 23 9 13 0 1311 72 1 3.30 915
1996–97 Laval Titan Collège Français QMJHL 11 2 6 1 532 41 0 4.62 .889 2 0 2 128 10 0 4.69 .872
1997–98 Dayton Bombers ECHL 21 15 2 2 1177 59 1 3.01 .911 3 1 1 142 4 0 1.69 .932
1997–98 Syracuse Crunch AHL 8 2 4 1 380 26 0 4.11 .855
1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 17 4 3 6 756 28 2 2.22 .903
1998–99 Kansas City Blades IHL 13 5 7 1 751 41 0 3.28 .900
1999–00 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 51 23 21 3 2789 120 2 2.58 .914
1999–00 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 11 2 8 0 538 39 0 4.35 .870
2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 36 20 14 1 2050 107 0 3.13 .890 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
2001–02 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 21 3 12 1 1094 65 0 3.56 .879
2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 21 6 13 0 1132 59 1 3.13 .900
2002–03 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 16 8 6 1 919 29 3 1.89 .937 6 3 3 356 12 0 2.02 .930
2003–04 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 13 4 5 2 670 31 0 2.78 .901
2003–04 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 22 7 9 0 1067 53 1 2.98 .908
2004–05 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 23 12 9 0 1335 64 3 2.88 .921 1 0 0 47 1 0 1.28 .957
2005–06 Toronto Marlies AHL 46 19 18 2 2491 126 2 3.03 .899 5 1 4 359 17 0 2.84 .917
2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 11 9 0 2 677 25 1 2.22 .924
2006–07 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 20 3 5 2 804 46 0 3.43 .876
2007–08 Los Angeles Kings NHL 19 5 6 1 828 44 0 3.19 .886
2007–08 Manchester Monarchs AHL 1 0 0 0 9 4 0 27.69 .429
2007–08 Portland Pirates AHL 11 6 4 0 645 18 3 1.67 .938 12 9 3 757 29 0 2.30 .919
2008–09 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 23 10 10 1 1252 70 0 3.35 .896 1 0 1 58 1 0 1.03 .967
2009–10 DEG Metro Stars DEL 54 23 20 0 3179 130 2 2.45 .922 3 0 3 174 11 0 3.79 .855
2010–11 DEG Metro Stars DEL 48 29 16 0 2739 128 4 2.80 .900 9 5 4 533 25 1 2.81 .914
2011–12 DEG Metro Stars DEL 16 2 11 0 832 50 0 3.61 .880 2 0 2 129 9 0 4.19 .870
2012–13 HC Pustertal Wölfe ITL 30 23 5 1 1728 57 1 1.98 .926 10 3.01 .898
2013–14 HC Pustertal Wölfe ITL 34 20 13 0 1962 79 4 2.42 .933 16 2.09 .947
2014–15 Ducs d'Angers FRA 22 12 4 4 1291 51 2 2.37 .924 10 2.39 .918
NHL totals 218 80 83 16 11,197 547 7 2.93 .900 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00

Transactions

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  2. ^ "Jean-Sebastien Aubin Stats - Other Standard". hockeyreference.com. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  3. ^ "Tampa Bay Lighting 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 0". hockeyreference.com. 1998-10-21. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  4. ^ "Aubin gets first win". hockeyreference.com. 1998-11-05. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  5. ^ "Penguins 0, Bruins 0". hockeyreference.com. 1998-11-07. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  6. ^ "Jean-Sebastien Aubin 2005-06 Game Log". hockeyreference.com. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  7. ^ "Vizemeister verpflichtet Goalie Aubin" (in German). DEG Metro Stars. 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  8. ^ "Awards - DEL Goalie of the Year". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  9. ^ "In search of a goalie: JS Aubin for HCP" (in Italian). Pustertal-Val Pusteria Wolves. 2012-06-03. Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
[edit]