Jean-Sébastien Aubin

Jean-Sébastien Aubin
Jean-Sébastien Aubin
	Aubin with the Toronto Marlies in 2005
Born	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

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

			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	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

On July 8, 1995 the Pittsburgh Penguins selected Jean-Sébastien Aubin in the third-round (#76 overall) of the 1995 NHL draft.
On September 24, 2000 the Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed restricted free agent Jean-Sébastien Aubin.
On July 31, 2001 the Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed Jean-Sébastien Aubin.
On June 25, 2002 the Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed Jean-Sébastien Aubin.
On August 18, 2005 the Toronto Maple Leafs signed unrestricted free agent Jean-Sébastien Aubin to a 1-year contract.
On April 12, 2006 the Toronto Maple Leafs re-signed Jean-Sébastien Aubin to a 1-year contract.
On August 28, 2007 the Los Angeles Kings signed unrestricted free agent Jean-Sébastien Aubin to a 1-year contract.
On February 26, 2008 the Los Angeles Kings traded Jean-Sébastien Aubin to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a 2008 seventh-round pick (#185-Paul Karpowich).
On September 18, 2008 the Philadelphia Flyers signed unrestricted free agent Jean-Sébastien Aubin to a 1-year contract.
On July 23, 2009 the Düsseldorfer EG Metro Stars (DEL) signed Jean-Sébastien Aubin.

References

^ "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.
^ "Jean-Sebastien Aubin Stats - Other Standard". hockeyreference.com. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
^ "Tampa Bay Lighting 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 0". hockeyreference.com. 1998-10-21. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
^ "Aubin gets first win". hockeyreference.com. 1998-11-05. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
^ "Penguins 0, Bruins 0". hockeyreference.com. 1998-11-07. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
^ "Jean-Sebastien Aubin 2005-06 Game Log". hockeyreference.com. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
^ "Vizemeister verpflichtet Goalie Aubin" (in German). DEG Metro Stars. 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
^ "Awards - DEL Goalie of the Year". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
^ "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.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

[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.

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