Jean-François Bérubé

Jean-François "J-F" Bérubé (born July 13, 1991) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the fourth round (95th pick overall) of the 2009 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Amateur As a youth, Bérubé played in the 2004 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from the Mille-Îles area of Laval, Quebec.

Prior to turning professional, Bérubé played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the Montreal Junior Hockey Club.

Professional Jean-François Bérubé at the Los Angeles Kings prospect camp on July 10, 2013. On May 24, 2011, the Los Angeles Kings signed Bérubé to a three-year, entry-level contract. He played for the Kings' AHL affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, as their starting goaltender. On October 6, 2015, he was waived by the Kings due to Jhonas Enroth being chosen as the Kings' back-up for the season.

On October 6, 2015, the New York Islanders claimed Bérubé off waivers. On October 10, 2015, Bérubé made his NHL debut against the Chicago Blackhawks, stopping 30 of 34 shots as the Islanders lost 4–1.

Bérubé opened the 2016–17 season with the Islanders, behind Jaroslav Halák and Thomas Greiss; the Islanders waived Halák in December 2016, making Bérubé the Islanders full-time backup. After only posting only 3 wins in 14 games, Halak was later recalled.

As an impending group VI free agent after his two-year stint with the Islanders, Bérubé was selected by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft on June 21, 2017. His selection was based upon a trade between the clubs' in which the Islanders sent a first-round pick in 2017, second-round pick in 2019, prospect Jake Bischoff and the contract of long term injured player, Mikhail Grabovski.

On July 1, Bérubé signed a two-year free agent contract with the Chicago Blackhawks, worth a total of $1.5 million. Bérubé started the season in the American Hockey League with the Rockford Ice Hogs, where he posted a 7–8 record with a 2.37 GAA. He was recalled to Chicago on February 15, 2018, and made his debut on February 23 in a 3−1 win over the San Jose Sharks. Bérubé finished the season with 3–6–1 record in 10 starts for the Blackhawks, with a 3.78 GAA and .894 save percentage.

On June 27, 2018, Bérubé was traded by the Blackhawks to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Jordan Schroeder.

Jean-François Bérubé with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on December 14, 2019. On July 1, 2019, Bérubé left the Blue Jackets as a free agent to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. After attending the Flyers training camp, Bérubé was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms for the 2019–20 season. He appeared in 29 games with the Phantoms, posting a 12–11–4 record, along with three shutouts. With the Flyers opting to increase the roles of their younger prospects, Bérubé was traded to the New York Rangers to join their AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, in exchange for future considerations on February 19, 2020.

On December 31, 2020, Bérubé signed a one-year contract with the Ontario Reign of the AHL.

As a free agent over the following summer, Bérubé was invited to attend the Columbus Blue Jackets training camp in preparation for the season. On October 1, 2021, after making an impression through camp, Bérubé was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Blue Jackets. With the Blue Jackets hampered by injuries to their goaltenders, Bérubé added to his NHL experience in appearing in 6 games and collecting 3 wins.

Leaving the Blue Jacket at the conclusion of his contract, Bérubé was familiarly invited on a professional tryout contract to attend the Florida Panthers 2022 training camp. He was later assigned and signed a PTO with AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, to begin the 2022–23 season. At the NHL trade deadline, Bérubé in order to add depth insurance was signed by the Panthers for the remainder of the season on a one-year, two-way contract on March 3, 2023.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2008–09 Montréal Junior Hockey Club QMJHL 20 6 7 2 1,059 47 1 2.66 .907 1 0 0 20 1 0 3.00 .967 2009–10 Montréal Junior Hockey Club QMJHL 45 17 23 0 2,393 121 1 3.03 .897 7 3 4 449 18 0 2.40 .910 2009–10 Manchester Monarchs AHL 3 2 1 0 180 11 0 3.67 .855 — — — — — — — — 2010–11 Montréal Juniors QMJHL 50 32 7 8 2,935 127 3 2.60 .902 10 6 4 623 29 2 2.79 .901 2011–12 Ontario Reign ECHL 37 17 13 4 2,091 100 4 2.87 .907 4 1 2 206 11 0 3.20 .878 2012–13 Ontario Reign ECHL 24 15 6 2 1,418 53 1 2.24 .910 10 6 4 608 21 1 2.07 .914 2012–13 Manchester Monarchs AHL 2 0 2 0 97 7 0 4.32 .870 — — — — — — — — 2013–14 Manchester Monarchs AHL 48 28 17 2 2,790 110 3 2.37 .913 4 1 3 252 7 1 1.67 .936 2014–15 Manchester Monarchs AHL 52 37 9 4 3,025 110 2 2.18 .913 17 13 3 1,019 39 0 2.30 .898 2015–16 New York Islanders NHL 7 3 2 1 399 18 0 2.71 .914 1 0 0 5 0 0 0.00 1.000 2015–16 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 5 4 1 0 287 6 1 1.25 .960 — — — — — — — — 2016–17 New York Islanders NHL 14 3 2 2 532 30 0 3.42 .889 — — — — — — — — 2017–18 Rockford IceHogs AHL 15 7 8 0 834 33 2 2.37 .920 — — — — — — — — 2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 13 3 6 1 668 42 0 3.78 .894 — — — — — — — — 2018–19 Cleveland Monsters AHL 43 21 17 5 2,472 124 0 3.01 .896 — — — — — — — — 2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 29 12 11 4 1,642 70 3 2.56 .906 — — — — — — — — 2019–20 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 7 1 6 0 382 18 0 2.83 .884 — — — — — — — — 2020–21 Ontario Reign AHL 19 7 9 2 1,080 61 0 3.39 .885 — — — — — — — — 2021–22 Cleveland Monsters AHL 19 4 10 5 1,069 65 1 3.65 .879 — — — — — — — — 2021–22 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 6 3 2 0 306 21 0 4.12 .900 — — — — — — — — 2022–23 Charlotte Checkers AHL 19 8 6 3 1,082 58 1 3.22 .885 5 1 1 195 5 1 1.54 .938NHL totals 40 12 12 4 1,899 111 0 3.51 .898 1 0 0 5 0 0 0.00 1.000

Awards and honours Award YearAHL Calder Cup 2015