Antoine Bibeau

Antoine Bibeau (born May 1, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for EHC Red Bull München of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Bibeau was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the sixth round, 172nd overall, of the 2013 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Junior As a youth, Bibeau played in the 2006 and 2007 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Victoriaville Tigres minor ice hockey team. Bibeau played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) from 2011 to 2014. He played with the Charlottetown Islanders until his final year of major junior hockey when he was traded to the Val-d'Or Foreurs. He went on to capture the 2014 President's Cup with the Foreurs and was recognized for his outstanding play when he was awarded the Guy Lafleur Trophy as the QMJHL Playoffs Most Valuable Player. The Foreurs then went on to play in the Memorial Cup where Bibeau was named the tournament's outstanding goaltender.

Professional Bibeau was selected in the 6th round, 172nd overall in the 2013 NHL entry draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was invited to his first training camp in 2013, but was sent back to his junior team in the first round of cuts. On July 3, 2014, the Maple Leafs signed Bibeau to an entry-level contract. He attended training camp in 2014 and had a successful rookie tournament, but was demoted to the teams' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Toronto Marlies, on September 29. Bibeau was called up on an emergency basis in February 2015 to replace a Jonathan Bernier who was out with an illness but did not play. Bibeau was recalled on December 1, 2015, when James Reimer was announced as injured. He was reassigned to the Marlies on December 10. He was recalled in December 2016 to replace the struggling Jhonas Enroth and made his NHL debut on December 11, in a match up against the Colorado Avalanche. Despite a solid performance by both Bibeau and the team, where they recorded 52 shots to Colorado's 29, the Maple Leafs would lose 3–1. He was demoted again until being recalled on December 27. Bibeau's first NHL win came in his second game, where he would make 25 saves in a 3–2 overtime win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on December 29. He was returned to the Marlies in January 2017. At the completion of his entry-level contract with the Maple Leafs, Bibeau was not tendered a qualifying offer as a restricted free agent on June 26, 2017. Bibeau finished his career with the Leafs with a 1–1–0 record and .927 save percentage. He played in 104 games with the Marlies, finishing with a 56–33–11 record and a save percentage of .906.

alt=Bibeau stands with his back to the net waiting for a face-off. Bibeau on Teddy Bear Toss night for the San Jose Barracuda of the AHL.

On July 1, 2017, Bibeau as a free agent signed a one-year, two-way contract with the San Jose Sharks. On October 2, 2018, he was assigned by the Sharks to continue with the San Jose Barracuda. He spent the 2018–19 season in the AHL, where he went 16–13–5 with a .904 save percentage and a 2.89 goals-against average.

Prior to the 2019–20 season, Bibeau was traded by the Sharks to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Nicolas Meloche on September 27, 2019. After a month of rehabilitation, Bibeau was recalled by the Avalanche due to multiple injuries in goal and made his debut with the Avalanche in replacing Adam Werner during a 6–2 defeat to the Edmonton Oilers on November 14, 2019. On November 16, 2019, he became the fourth goaltender to start a game with the Avalanche and also record a win in backstopping Colorado to a 5–4 overtime decision over the Vancouver Canucks. In returning to the AHL, during his first game back with the Eagles on November 23, Bibeau suffered a re-occurrence of his hip injury and opted to undergo season-ending hip surgery effectively ending his brief but eventful stint within the Avalanche organization.

As a free agent on October 22, 2020, Bibeau signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Carolina Hurricanes. Bibeau never featured with the Hurricanes in the shortened season, posting 5 wins through 8 games in his assignment to the Chicago Wolves of the AHL.

On August 20, 2021, Bibeau signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with expansion club, the Seattle Kraken.

At the conclusion of his contract with the Kraken, Bibeau left as a free agent and was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators on July 14, 2022. On November 26, 2022, Bibeau set a career high in saves in a single game, making 49 of them in a 4–1 win over the Laval Rocket, which also became the Belleville Senators' franchise record. Bibeau went down with a broken finger followed by another injury roughly when Ottawa was going through an injury crisis among their goaltenders too in January 2023.

As a free agent, Bibeau opted to pursue a contract in Europe for the first time in his career and later agreed to an optional two-year contract with Swedish second tier club, AIK IF of the Allsvenskan on July 23, 2023. In the 2023–24 season, Bibeau backstopped AIK to the playoffs, posting 16 wins through 29 appearances.

After AIK's elimination through the qualification playoffs, Bibeau left Sweden and AIK to sign a one-year contract with Finnish top flight club, KooKoo of the Liiga, on June 12, 2024. Bibeau enjoyed a lone season with KooKoo before extending his European career by signing a one-year deal with German outfit, EHC München of the DEL, on October 8, 2025.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2010–11 Lewiston Maineiacs QMJHL 3 2 0 0 144 5 0 2.10 .914 — — — — — — — — 2011–12 PEI Rocket QMJHL 29 7 9 1 1183 88 0 4.46 .868 — — — — — — — — 2012–13 PEI Rocket QMJHL 46 28 11 3 2521 118 5 2.81 .911 6 2 4 374 21 0 3.37 .907 2013–14 Charlottetown Islanders QMJHL 26 8 11 5 1424 78 1 3.29 .911 — — — — — — — — 2013–14 Val d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 22 13 7 1 1267 64 1 3.03 .900 24 16 8 1476 69 1 2.80 .913 2014–15 Toronto Marlies AHL 31 15 10 5 1809 81 4 2.69 .913 1 0 1 57 3 0 3.13 .929 2015–16 Toronto Marlies AHL 40 28 9 1 2354 106 3 2.70 .909 12 6 5 682 31 1 2.73 .900 2016–17 Toronto Marlies AHL 32 13 14 5 1892 97 3 3.08 .894 1 0 1 37 2 0 3.23 .882 2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2 1 1 0 121 4 0 1.98 .927 — — — — — — — — 2017–18 San Jose Barracuda AHL 43 23 14 4 2406 95 5 2.37 .919 4 1 3 212 13 0 3.68 .865 2018–19 San Jose Barracuda AHL 35 16 13 5 2055 99 1 2.89 .904 1 0 0 10 3 0 17.48 .625 2019–20 Colorado Eagles AHL 2 0 2 0 80 8 0 6.02 .765 — — — — — — — — 2019–20 Colorado Avalanche NHL 2 1 0 0 92 5 0 3.27 .881 — — — — — — — — 2020–21 Chicago Wolves AHL 8 5 2 1 483 20 0 2.49 .912 — — — — — — — — 2021–22 Charlotte Checkers AHL 10 4 1 2 484 20 0 2.48 .905 — — — — — — — — 2021–22 Allen Americans ECHL 14 7 4 2 816 38 0 2.79 .923 — — — — — — — — 2022–23 Belleville Senators AHL 23 9 10 2 1179 69 0 3.51 .894 — — — — — — — — 2023–24 AIK Allsv 29 16 11 0 1604 66 6 2.47 .921 5 2 3 337 13 0 2.31 .938 2024–25 KooKoo Liiga 35 20 13 0 2050 89 0 2.60 .905 1 0 1 58 3 0 3.10 .842 2025–26 EHC München DEL 29 23 6 0 1715 55 4 1.92 .923 9 3 6 528 27 0 3.07 .884 NHL totals 4 2 1 0 213 9 0 2.54 .907 — — — — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year QMJHL Guy Lafleur Trophy – Playoffs MVP 2013–14 Hap Emms Memorial Trophy – Memorial Cup Most Outstanding Goaltender 2014 CHL Memorial Cup All-Star Team 2014 AHL All-Star Game 2018