Alfie Michaud

Alfred Michaud (born November 6, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. An Ojibwe, Michaud played junior seasons in the SJHL, and then began a three-year tenure with the Maine Black Bears, winning an NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship during his college career. Michaud turned professional with the Vancouver Canucks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch in 1999. He played 2 games for the Canucks in 1999. He finished his professional career playing in the top Danish ice hockey league Superisligaen. He is currently the assistant coach for his alma mater Black Bears, and runs a goalie school, Dream Catcher's Hockey.

Career Never drafted into the NHL, Michaud signed a pro contract with the Vancouver Canucks in 1999 following success at the University of Maine in which he posted a 28–6–3 record with a 2.32 GAA. He would appear in 38 games in his first professional season for the Syracuse Crunch, Vancouver's AHL affiliate, and received a two-game call-up to the Canucks during an injury crunch, making his NHL debut on October 28 against the Phoenix Coyotes. His second and last NHL game was on November 7 against the St. Louis Blues. For the next two seasons, he continued to play in minor pro but did not receive another chance at the NHL level.

Michaud was released by the Canucks in 2002, and had stints in the ECHL with the Reading Royals, Peoria Rivermen, and Utah Grizzlies. He ended his career overseas with the Fischtown Pinguins in Germany and finally with SønderjyskE in Denmark.

During the 2010–11 season in Denmark, he set a shutout record by going 360:58 without allowing a goal; the previous record in Denmark was 242 minutes.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1994–95 Lebret Eagles SJHL 32 — — — — — — 3.80 — — — — — — — — — 1995–96 Lebret Eagles SJHL 44 — — — — — — 2.85 — — — — — — — — — 1996–97 University of Maine HE 29 17 8 1 1515 78 1 3.09 .864 — — — — — — — — 1997–98 University of Maine HE 32 15 12 4 1794 94 2 3.14 .890 — — — — — — — — 1998–99 University of Maine HE 37 28 6 3 2147 83 3 2.32 .910 — — — — — — — — 1999–00 Syracuse Crunch AHL 38 10 17 5 2052 132 0 3.86 .890 — — — — — — — — 1999–00 Vancouver Canucks NHL 2 0 1 0 70 5 0 4.35 .815 — — — — — — — — 2000–01 Kansas City Blades IHL 32 14 14 2 1778 93 1 3.14 .904 — — — — — — — — 2001–02 Manitoba Moose AHL 32 16 10 1 1749 93 4 2.68 .907 7 3 4 424 19 0 2.69 .892 2001–02 Reading Royals ECHL 11 5 3 2 606 26 2 2.58 .915 — — — — — — — — 2002–03 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 30 20 4 4 1685 59 1 2.10 .927 2 0 2 141 8 0 3.40 .846 2003–04 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 20 — — — 1184 47 2 2.38 .908 3 — — — — — 0.57 .977 2004–05 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 48 27 13 5 2712 92 6 2.04 .929 — — — — — — — — 2004–05 Worcester IceCats AHL 2 2 0 0 120 3 0 1.50 .930 — — — — — — — — 2005–06 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 40 22 12 4 2248 97 4 2.59 .912 4 0 4 238 14 0 3.53 .861 2006–07 Fischtown Pinguins GER-2 49 — — — — — — 2.57 — 6 — — — — — 2.27 — 2007–08 Fischtown Pinguins GER-2 46 — — — — — — 3.19 — 7 — — — — — 2.20 — 2008–09 Fischtown Pinguins GER-2 44 — — — — — — 2.82 — 6 — — — — — 3.63 — 2009–10 SønderjyskE DEN 25 — — — — — — 1.51 .920 13 — — — — — 1.35 .947 2010–11 SønderjyskE DEN 24 — — — — — — 1.08 .953 1 — — — — — 0.00 1.000 2011–12 SønderjyskE DEN 23 — — — — — — 1.78 .924 8 — — — — — 1.59 .938 2012–13 SønderjyskE DEN 25 — — — — — — 1.94 .926 18 — — — — — 1.49 .945 2013–14 SønderjyskE DEN 32 — — — — — — 2.06 .914 16 — — — — — 1.68 .924 NHL totals 2 0 1 0 70 5 0 4.35 .815 — — — — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year Hockey East All-Tournament Team 1998 All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1999 NCAA Tournament MVP1999