Frédéric Chabot

Joseph Leopold Louis Marie Frédéric Chabot (born February 12, 1968) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former goaltender who played parts of five seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings from 1991 to 1999. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1989 to 2006, was spent in the minor leagues and then in Europe. He is currently the Goaltending Coach for the Minnesota Wild.

Playing career Chabot played for the International Hockey League's Cincinnati Cyclones. He also played for the Houston Aeros, helping them win the Turner Cup in 1999. He also played a portion of his career for the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings. He was also on the roster for the 1998–99 expansion Nashville Predators. He won the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award as the best goaltender in the American Hockey League in the 1993–94 season as a member of the Hershey Bears.

Chabot was available in a record five NHL Expansion Drafts: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, and 2000. He was selected in three (1992, 1998, and 2000), also a record.

Coaching career On July 6, 2009, Chabot was named the Goaltending Consultant for the Edmonton Oilers.

On November 24, 2014, Chabot was relieved of his duties as the Goaltender Consultant for the Edmonton Oilers after being replaced by Dustin Schwartz. He was shortly thereafter hired by the Minnesota Wild as their Goaltending Development Coach. On August 26, 2020, Chabot was promoted by the Wild to be their Goaltending Coach.

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% 1985–86 Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs QMAAA 34 25 9 0 2038 139 0 3.90 — 7 6 1 320 30 0 4.29 — 1986–87 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 62 31 29 0 3508 293 1 5.01 .847 8 2 6 481 40 0 4.99 .853 1987–88 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 58 27 24 4 3276 237 1 4.34 .873 16 10 6 1019 56 1 3.30 .898 1987–88 Drummondville Voltigeurs M-Cup — — — — — — — — — 3 0 3 158 18 0 6.86 — 1988–89 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 26 — — — 1385 114 1 4.94 — — — — — — — — — 1988–89 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 28 — — — 1572 88 1 3.36 — 4 1 1 199 16 0 4.82 .814 1989–80 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 2 1 1 0 119 8 0 4.03 .867 — — — — — — — — 1989–80 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 23 6 13 3 1208 87 1 4.32 — — — — — — — — — 1990–91 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 0 0 1 109 6 0 3.32 .867 — — — — — — — — 1990–91 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 35 9 15 5 1800 122 0 4.07 .874 — — — — — — — — 1991–92 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 30 17 9 4 1761 79 2 2.69 .906 7 3 4 457 20 0 2.63 .900 1991–92 Winston-Salem Thunderbirds ECHL 24 15 7 2 1449 71 0 2.94 .902 — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1 0 0 0 40 1 0 1.50 .947 — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 45 22 17 4 2544 141 0 3.33 .901 4 1 3 261 16 0 3.68 — 1993–94 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1 0 1 0 60 5 0 5.00 .792 — — — — — — — — 1993–94 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 3 0 1 1 143 12 0 5.03 .818 — — — — — — — — 1993–94 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 2 1 1 0 110 5 0 2.72 .919 — — — — — — — — 1993–94 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 4 0 1 1 71 5 0 4.26 .875 — — — — — — — — 1993–94 Hershey Bears AHL 28 13 5 6 1464 63 2 2.58 .921 11 7 4 665 32 0 2.89 .898 1994–95 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 48 25 12 7 2622 128 1 2.93 .912 5 3 2 326 16 0 2.94 .918 1995–96 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 38 23 9 4 2147 88 3 2.46 .921 14 9 5 854 37 1 2.60 .916 1996–97 Houston Aeros IHL 72 39 26 7 4265 180 7 2.53 .920 13 8 5 777 34 2 2.63 .920 1997–98 Los Angeles Kings NHL 12 3 3 2 554 29 0 3.14 .891 — — — — — — — — 1997–98 Houston Aeros IHL 22 12 7 2 1237 46 1 2.23 .921 4 1 3 238 11 0 2.77 .908 1998–99 Montreal Canadiens NHL 11 1 3 0 430 16 0 2.23 .915 — — — — — — — — 1998–99 Houston Aeros IHL 21 16 4 1 1259 49 3 2.34 .916 — — — — — — — — 1999–00 Houston Aeros IHL 62 36 19 7 3695 131 4 2.13 .920 11 6 5 658 20 3 1.82 .932 2000–01 Houston Aeros IHL 47 23 16 5 2705 119 3 2.64 .914 7 3 4 482 15 0 1.87 .933 2001–02 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 29 — — — 1697 56 4 1.98 .932 3 0 3 178 9 0 3.03 — 2002–03 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 25 — — — 1461 44 3 1.81 .945 5 — — 298 17 0 3.41 .895 2003–04 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 35 — — — 1889 72 3 2.29 .914 5 — — 290 12 0 2.48 .905 2004–05 Vienna Capitals EBEL 53 — — — 3166 142 2 2.69 .914 10 7 3 — — 0 2.39 .934 2005–06 Adler Mannheim DEL 26 — — — 1359 61 2 2.69 .914 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 32 4 8 4 1263 62 0 2.95 .894 — — — — — — — —

Awards WHL East First All-Star Team – 1989