Stephane Fiset
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Stéphane Fiset is a Canadian
former professional ice hockey
goaltender
who played in the National Hockey League
.
by the Quebec Nordiques
. He played thirty-four minutes in 6 games in his rookie season with Quebec, playing behind Ron Tugnutt
, as well as a plethora of other goalies who got time that season. Fiset would get his first NHL victory on October 29, 1991, against the Winnipeg Jets in Le Colisee de Quebec, with a score of 7–2. Over the next few years, Fiset bounced from the NHL to the Nordiques minor league affiliates, slowly gaining more and more time in net for the Nordiques. 1992 would be the last season in Quebec that he would be the backup. After the 1992–93 season, Ron Hextall
was traded to the New York Islanders
, opening the door for Fiset to be the starter. Fiset did not disappoint. Within 2 years, Quebec finished first in the Eastern Conference, during the shortened 1994–95 lockout season.
When Quebec moved to Colorado, the future looked bright for Fiset and the Avalanche. This soon changed. He split time with Jocelyn Thibault
in the beginning of the season, but became a backup after Patrick Roy
was traded to Colorado from Montreal. Fiset was a part of the 1996 Stanley Cup winning team, but was traded to the Los Angeles Kings
a few days later. He would be the Kings' first choice starter until the 1999–2000 season, where he split time with Jamie Storr
. In the 2000–01 season a knee injury, inflicted from a collision with Mighty Ducks of Anaheim's Dan Bylsma
, kept him out of twenty-five games then followed by a second knee injury that kept him out for another thirty-one games reducing Fiset to only 7 games. After the Kings acquired Félix Potvin
to cover he then effectively lost his starting position and although still hampered by his knee's was traded at the back end of the 2001–02 season to the Montreal Canadiens
, but only played 2 games. With persistent health issues over the previous two years and loss of form Fiset announced his retirement on September 9, 2002.
, the Nordiques alternate logo, on each ear of the mask. When he played for the Los Angeles Kings, he also donned a memorable mask. Fiset wore the head of King Tut as it appeared on Tut's famous tomb.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
former professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
who played in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
.
Playing career
Fiset was drafted in the 2nd round 24th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft1988 NHL Entry Draft
The 1988 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Forum in Montreal, Quebec.-Selections by round:Below are listed the selections in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft...
by the Quebec Nordiques
Quebec Nordiques
The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...
. He played thirty-four minutes in 6 games in his rookie season with Quebec, playing behind Ron Tugnutt
Ron Tugnutt
Ronald Frederick Bradley Tugnutt is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the NHL with several teams from 1987–2004 and is currently an assistant coach with the OHL's Peterborough Petes.-Early years:Tugnutt was born in Scarborough, Ontario and played three seasons...
, as well as a plethora of other goalies who got time that season. Fiset would get his first NHL victory on October 29, 1991, against the Winnipeg Jets in Le Colisee de Quebec, with a score of 7–2. Over the next few years, Fiset bounced from the NHL to the Nordiques minor league affiliates, slowly gaining more and more time in net for the Nordiques. 1992 would be the last season in Quebec that he would be the backup. After the 1992–93 season, Ron Hextall
Ron Hextall
Ronald Jeffrey Hextall is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 13 National Hockey League seasons for the Philadelphia Flyers, Quebec Nordiques, and New York Islanders...
was traded to the New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, opening the door for Fiset to be the starter. Fiset did not disappoint. Within 2 years, Quebec finished first in the Eastern Conference, during the shortened 1994–95 lockout season.
When Quebec moved to Colorado, the future looked bright for Fiset and the Avalanche. This soon changed. He split time with Jocelyn Thibault
Jocelyn Thibault
Jocelyn Thibault is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres...
in the beginning of the season, but became a backup after Patrick Roy
Patrick Roy
Patrick Edward Armand Roy is a former Canadian ice hockey goaltender. Nicknamed "Saint Patrick," Roy split his professional career between the Montreal Canadiens, whom he played with for 10 years, and the Colorado Avalanche, whom he played with for 8 years, both of the National Hockey League...
was traded to Colorado from Montreal. Fiset was a part of the 1996 Stanley Cup winning team, but was traded to the Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
a few days later. He would be the Kings' first choice starter until the 1999–2000 season, where he split time with Jamie Storr
Jamie Storr
Jamie Storr is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.-Playing career:Storr was the first goalie selected in the 1991 OHL Entry Draft and played major junior with the Owen Sound Platers and the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League . In the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, Storr was...
. In the 2000–01 season a knee injury, inflicted from a collision with Mighty Ducks of Anaheim's Dan Bylsma
Dan Bylsma
Dan Bylsma is the head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League as of February 15, 2009, replacing Michel Therrien. Prior to coaching the Penguins, he played as a forward in the NHL and coached in the American Hockey League . He was drafted in the sixth round of the 1989...
, kept him out of twenty-five games then followed by a second knee injury that kept him out for another thirty-one games reducing Fiset to only 7 games. After the Kings acquired Félix Potvin
Felix Potvin
Félix "The Cat" Potvin is a former National Hockey League goaltender.-QMJHL career:From 1988 through to 1991 Potvin played with the Chicoutimi Saguenéens, a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team...
to cover he then effectively lost his starting position and although still hampered by his knee's was traded at the back end of the 2001–02 season to the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
, but only played 2 games. With persistent health issues over the previous two years and loss of form Fiset announced his retirement on September 9, 2002.
International play
Fiset played in the 1989 Junior World Championships, as well as in 1990. In '89 Canada finished fourth, and Fiset was pulled in a 7–1 drubbing by the Soviet Union after giving up 6 goals. He followed this up in 1990 with a great showing. Team Canada had a gold medal finish and the IIHF Directorate Top Goalie Award. He played in 2 games (and won both of them) during Canada's 1994 gold medal victory.Goalie masks
Fiset wore one of the most recognizable goalie masks in the history of the NHL. The design is an ice wall that is supposed to be related to the Quebec Nordiques' igloo logo. There was also the fleur-de-lisFleur-de-lis
The fleur-de-lis or fleur-de-lys is a stylized lily or iris that is used as a decorative design or symbol. It may be "at one and the same time, political, dynastic, artistic, emblematic, and symbolic", especially in heraldry...
, the Nordiques alternate logo, on each ear of the mask. When he played for the Los Angeles Kings, he also donned a memorable mask. Fiset wore the head of King Tut as it appeared on Tut's famous tomb.
Awards
- QMJHL First All-Star Team (1989),
- Canadian Major Junior Goaltender of the Year (1989),
- WJC-A All-Star Team (1990)
- Named Best Goaltender at WJC-A (1990)
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA Goals against average Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender.... |
SV% Save percentage Save percentage is an ice hockey and lacrosse statistic that represents the percentage of shots on goal a goaltender stops... |
GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1987–88 | Victoriaville Tigres Victoriaville Tigres The Victoriaville Tigres are a junior ice hockey team that plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based out of Victoriaville, Quebec. The team plays its home games at the Colisée Desjardins.-History:... |
QMJHL | 40 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2221 | 46 | 1 | 3.94 | .875 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 163 | 10 | 0 | 3.68 | |||
| 1988–89 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 43 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 2401 | 138 | 1 | 3.45 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 711 | 33 | 0 | 2.78 | ||||
| 1989–90 1989–90 QMJHL season The 1989–90 QMJHL season was the 21st season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league inaugurates five new awards for accomplishments during the season. Shell Canada sponsored two Shell Cup "Player of the Year" awards, one each for offensive and defensive players.... |
Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1383 | 63 | 1 | 2.73 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 790 | 49 | 0 | 3.72 | ||||
| 1989–90 | Quebec Nordiques Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 342 | 34 | 0 | 5.96 | .829 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 1990–91 AHL season The 1990–91 AHL season was the 55th season of the American Hockey League. Fifteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Rochester Americans finished first overall in the regular season... |
Halifax Citadels Halifax Citadels The Halifax Citadels were a professional ice hockey team based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They played in the American Hockey League between 1988 and 1993... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
36 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 1902 | 131 | 0 | 4.13 | .874 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 186 | 12 | 0 | 3.87 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 1991–92 AHL season The 1991–92 AHL season was the 56th season of the American Hockey League. The league realigns from divisions into three divisions, creating the new Atlantic division. Fifteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Fredericton Canadiens finished first overall in the regular season... |
Halifax Citadels | AHL | 29 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 1675 | 110 | 3 | 3.94 | .888 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 23 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1133 | 71 | 1 | 3.76 | .890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 1992–93 AHL season The 1992–93 AHL season was the 57th season of the American Hockey League. Sixteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Binghamton Rangers finished first overall in the regular season with 124 points, a which holds to this day... |
Halifax Citadels | AHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 | .892 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 37 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1939 | 110 | 0 | 3.40 | .884 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2.86 | .923 | ||
| 1993–94 1993–94 AHL season The 1993–94 AHL season was the 58th season of the American Hockey League. Sixteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The St. John's Maple Leafs finished first overall in the regular season... |
Cornwall Aces Cornwall Aces The Cornwall Aces were the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Quebec Nordiques from 1993 to 1995, and the relocated Colorado Avalanche in 1995–96. They were based in the eastern Ontario city of Cornwall, and played at the Ed Lumley Arena inside the Cornwall Civic Complex... |
AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | .826 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 50 | 20 | 25 | 4 | 2798 | 158 | 2 | 3.39 | .890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 32 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1879 | 87 | 2 | 2.78 | .910 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 209 | 16 | 0 | 4.59 | .878 | ||
| 1995–96 1995-96 NHL season The 1995–96 NHL season was the 79th regular season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup winners were the Colorado Avalanche, who, in their first year as the Avalanche, swept the Florida Panthers in four games.-League business:... |
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise... |
NHL | 37 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 2107 | 103 | 1 | 2.93 | .898 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | ||
| 1996–97 1996-97 NHL season The 1996–97 NHL season was the 80th regular season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup winners were the Detroit Red Wings, who swept the Philadelphia Flyers in four games and won the Stanley Cup for the first time in 42 years. The regular season saw a decline in scoring and rise in the... |
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 44 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 2482 | 132 | 4 | 3.19 | .906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 60 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 3497 | 158 | 2 | 2.71 | .909 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 7 | 0 | 4.52 | .897 | ||
| 1998–99 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 42 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 2403 | 104 | 3 | 2.60 | .915 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 47 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 2592 | 119 | 1 | 2.75 | .901 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 200 | 10 | 0 | 3.00 | .898 | ||
| 2000–01 2000–01 AHL season The 2000–01 AHL season was the 65th season of the American Hockey League. The league realigns its divisions again. The Atlantic division is renamed the Canadian division. The Empire State division is replaced by the South division, with many teams shifting from the Mid-Atlantic division.Twenty... |
Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 190 | 9 | 0 | 2.84 | .909 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 318 | 19 | 0 | 3.58 | .853 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | ||
| 2001–02 2001–02 AHL season The 2001–02 AHL season was the 66th season of the American Hockey League. It was the season of the biggest growth in the AHL's history, as it accepted eight new teams. The demise of the International Hockey League brought six teams transferring from the defunct league, in addition to two expansion... |
Manchester Monarchs Manchester Monarchs The Manchester Monarchs are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Manchester, New Hampshire at the Verizon Wireless Arena. They have been the AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings since 2001.-History:... |
AHL | 23 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1228 | 64 | 0 | 3.13 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... |
NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 7 | 0 | 3.85 | .883 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 4.72 | .842 | ||
| NHL totals | 390 | 164 | 153 | 44 | 21785 | 1114 | 16 | 3.07 | .899 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 562 | 37 | 0 | 3.95 | .888 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 1989 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 1989 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 13th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. The Soviet Union won the gold medal, its eleventh, and ultimately final, championship... |
Canada | WJC World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The International Ice Hockey Federation World Under 20 Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-20 ice hockey teams from around the world... |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 329 | 18 | 0 | 3.28 |
| 1990 1990 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 1990 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 14th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held mainly in Helsinki, Finland... |
Canada | WJC | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 420 | 18 | 1 | 2.57 |
| 1994 1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships - Group 2 :- Quarterfinals :- Consolation Round 11-12 Place :- Semifinals :- Match for third place :- Final :-World Championship Group B :... |
Canada | WC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Junior int'l totals | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 749 | 36 | 1 | 2.88 | ||
| Senior int'l totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | ||