Nicholas Vachon

Nicholas "Nick" Vachon (born July 20, 1972) is a Canadian former ice hockey player.

Biography Born in Montreal, Quebec, Vachon is the son of former NHL goaltender Rogie Vachon.

As a youth, Vachon played in the 1984 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Los Angeles.

He was drafted in the 12th round, 241st overall in 1990 by the Toronto Maple Leafs. In his career, he played one National Hockey League game for the New York Islanders in 1996. He also played the title character in George Plamondon's 2003 short film Clark: The Canadian Hockey Goalie.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1990–91 Boston University NCAA 8 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 1991–92 Boston University NCAA 16 6 7 13 10 — — — — — 1991–92 Portland Winterhawks WHL 25 9 19 28 46 6 0 3 3 14 1992–93 Portland Winterhawks WHL 66 33 58 91 100 16 11 7 18 34 1993–94 Atlanta Knights IHL 3 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 1993–94 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 61 29 57 86 139 3 0 0 0 2 1994–95 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 64 13 26 39 137 9 1 2 3 24 1995–96 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 73 13 17 30 168 1 0 0 0 2 1996–97 New York Islanders NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1996–97 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 16 3 3 6 18 — — — — — 1996–97 Utah Grizzlies IHL 33 3 5 8 110 — — — — — 1996–97 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 13 1 2 3 42 18 1 2 3 43 1997–98 Springfield Falcons AHL 7 0 0 0 16 — — — — — 1997–98 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 56 3 6 9 113 — — — — — NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —