Joseph Leopold Louis Marie Frédéric Chabot (born February 12, 1968) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former goaltender who played parts of five seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings. He is currently the Goaltending Coach for the Minnesota Wild.
Frédéric Chabot | |||
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![]() Chabot at the 2014 Edmonton Oilers training camp | |||
Born |
(1968-02-12) February 12, 1968 (age 54) Hébertville-Station, Quebec, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Caught | Left | ||
Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Philadelphia Flyers Los Angeles Kings | ||
NHL Draft |
192nd overall, 1986 New Jersey Devils | ||
Playing career | 1989–2006 |
Chabot played for the International Hockey League's Cincinnati Cyclones. He also played for the Houston Aeros, helping them win the Turner Cup in 1999. He also played a portion of his career for the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings. He was also on the roster for the 1998–99 expansion Nashville Predators. He won the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award as the best goaltender in the American Hockey League in the 1993–94 season as a member of the Hershey Bears.
Holds the record for being the NHL player most selected as part of expansion drafts tied with Darren Puppa who was drafted twice in the same year.
On July 6, 2009, Chabot was named the Goaltending Consultant for the Edmonton Oilers.[1]
On November 24, 2014, Chabot was relieved of his duties as the Goaltender Consultant for the Edmonton Oilers after being replaced by Dustin Schwartz.[2] He was shortly thereafter hired by the Minnesota Wild as their Goaltending Development Coach.[3] On August 26, 2020, Chabot was promoted by the Wild to be their Goaltending Coach.[4]
– The Edmonton Oilers named Frederic Chabot their new goaltending consultant. The 41-year-old joins the Oilers after most recently serving as a goaltending consultant with Hockey Canada and the national junior team.
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by | Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award 1993–94 |
Succeeded by |