Christian Soucy

Christian Soucy (born September 14, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He appeared in one National Hockey League game with the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1993–94 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1993 to 2003, was spent in the minor leagues.

Early life Soucy was born in Gatineau, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Gatineau.

Career Soucy joined the Blackhawks after two years playing for the University of Vermont men's hockey team, where he ranks fifth all-time in save percentage (.908) and fifth all-time in goals against average (2.99). He played less than four minutes of one National Hockey League game with the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1993–94 season, on March 31, 1994, against the Washington Capitals. Soucy did not face a shot during that brief appearance. Soucy's record was surpassed by Jorge Alves on December 31, 2016, who played 7.6 seconds in his only NHL game.

Throughout his 10-year career, Soucy played in various minor leagues, including the International Hockey League, American Hockey League, ECHL, and Central Hockey League, among others.

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% 1989–90 Pembroke Lumber Kings CJHL 47 16 24 4 2721 212 1 4.67 — — — — — — — — — 1990–91 Pembroke Lumber Kings CJHL 54 27 24 1 3109 198 2 3.82 — — — — — — — — — 1991–92 University of Vermont ECAC 30 15 11 3 1783 81 0 2.83 .910 — — — — — — — — 1992–93 University of Vermont ECAC 29 11 15 3 1708 90 1 3.16 .906 — — — — — — — — 1993–94 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — — 1993–94 Indianapolis Ice IHL 46 14 25 1 2302 159 1 4.14 .884 — — — — — — — — 1994–95 Indianapolis Ice IHL 42 15 17 5 2216 148 0 4.01 .876 — — — — — — — — 1995–96 Fort Worth Fire CHL 5 3 2 0 300 19 0 3.80 .891 — — — — — — — — 1995–96 Jacksonville Lizard Kings ECHL 3 2 1 0 179 11 0 3.68 .895 — — — — — — — — 1995–96 Indianapolis Ice IHL 22 12 9 0 1198 62 0 3.11 .914 — — — — — — — — 1996–97 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 3 0 2 0 138 11 0 4.77 .866 — — — — — — — — 1996–97 Baton Rouge Kingfish ECHL 46 18 20 3 2421 128 3 3.17 .904 — — — — — — — — 1997–98 Austin Ice Bats WPHL 11 6 5 0 658 38 0 3.46 .896 5 2 3 321 14 0 2.61 .913 1997–98 Houston Aeros IHL 5 4 1 0 288 9 0 1.87 .915 — — — — — — — — 1998–99 Baton Rouge Kingfish ECHL 25 9 9 4 1386 69 2 2.99 .914 — — — — — — — — 1998–99 Tucson Gila Monsters WCHL 16 6 7 2 903 56 0 3.72 .870 — — — — — — — — 1999–00 Arkansas GlacierCats WPHL 65 31 20 9 3652 225 1 3.70 .905 6 3 3 372 31 1 5.00 .894 2000–01 Elmira Jackals UHL 54 27 19 6 3030 186 3 3.68 .890 1 0 1 58 1 0 1.02 .967 2000–01 Louisville Panthers AHL 1 0 1 0 60 5 0 5.00 .886 — — — — — — — — 2001–02 Elmira Jackals UHL 52 29 15 5 2951 133 3 2.70 .917 14 9 5 864 31 1 2.15 .931 2002–03 Alaska Aces WCHL 45 13 26 3 2485 171 1 4.13 .882 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — —

Awards and honours Award Year All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 1991–92 All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1991–92 AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1991–92 All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1992–93