Sébastien Caron

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Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
Nickname(s)	Sea Bass
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg/12 st 2 lb)
NLA Team F. teams	Fribourg-Gottéron Pittsburgh Penguins Chicago Blackhawks Anaheim Ducks
Nationality	Canada
Born	June 25, 1980 (1980-06-25) (age 27), Amqui, QC, CAN
NHL Draft	86th overall, 1999 Pittsburgh Penguins
Pro career	2000 – present

Sébastien Caron (born June 25, 1980 in Amqui, Quebec) is a professional ice hockey goaltender for Fribourg-Gottéron in Switzerland's Nationalliga A.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Transactions 3 Accolades 4 External links

[edit] Biography

Caron was a fourth-round pick in 1999 and is a butterfly goaltender most well known for his great save against the Philadelphia Flyers. This save came early in the 2005–2006 season with his former team, the Pittsburgh Penguins. He started the season as back-up to Jocelyn Thibault and ended it as back-up to Marc-Andre Fleury.

Caron has a young son, Andrew, who was born premature and almost did not survive.

[edit] Transactions

• June 26, 1999 - Drafted by Pittsburgh in the fourth round (86th overall) of the 1999 Entry Draft.
• June 25, 2006 - Caron's contract bought out by the Pittsburgh Penguins
• July 27, 2006 - Caron signed with the Chicago Blackhawks
• December 29, 2006 - Traded along with Matt Keith and Chris Durno to Anaheim Ducks for Pierre Paranteau and Bruno St. Jacques

[edit] Accolades

• Member of Memorial Cup-champion Rimouski Oceanic, 2000.
• Winner, Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Memorial Cup Outstanding Goaltender), 2000.
• Named to Memorial Cup Tournament All-Star Team, 2000.

[edit] External links

• Sébastien Caron's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette[1]
• Slam Sports![2]
• Caron's save [3]
• Caron at Hockey Goalies [4]