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 Flag of Canada 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.

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[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.

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[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.

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