Olivier Michaud

Olivier Léo Patrick Alexandre Michaud (born September 14, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played one game in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens during the 2001–02 season

Biography Michaud was born in Beloeil, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1997 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Richelieu Laser minor ice hockey team.

Michaud played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens during the 2001–02 season. His appearance, which came on October 30, 2001, was due to the loss of Jose Theodore and backup Jeff Hackett to injury, and Michaud became an emergency call-up from his junior team to backup third-string Mathieu Garon. Michaud relieved Garon for one period, making 14 saves in 18 minutes of action while not giving up a goal. This appearance made him the youngest player to ever tend goal for the Canadiens and the second-youngest goaltender to play in the NHL. He resides in Montreal, where he operates a goaltending school, Ecole de Gardiens de But Olivier Michaud.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP W L T OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1998–99 Eclaireur Bantams QAHA 23 14 4 5 — 1380 58 — 2.50 — — — — — — — — — 1999–00 Collège Antoine-Girouard Gaulois QMAAA 7 6 1 0 — 420 15 1 2.14 — — — — — — — — — 1999–00 Collège Charles-Lemoyne Riverains QMAAA 16 8 4 2 — 886 57 0 3.86 .873 16 8 8 1015 29 2 1.71 — 1999–00 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 1 0 1 0 — 49 2 0 2.44 .920 — — — — — — — — 2000–01 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 21 12 4 4 — 1096 54 1 2.96 .882 3 1 2 150 6 0 2.41 .912 2001–02 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1 0 0 0 — 19 0 0 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — — 2001–02 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 46 29 11 3 — 2650 108 3 2.45 .887 12 7 5 744 36 0 2.91 .905 2002–03 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 27 8 13 3 — 1497 82 1 3.29 .889 — — — — — — — — 2002–03 Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL 31 23 5 2 — 1775 90 3 3.04 .899 12 7 5 748 38 0 3.05 .905 2003–04 Columbus Cottonmouths ECHL 22 8 10 2 — 1234 62 1 3.01 .896 — — — — — — — — 2003–04 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 16 4 7 3 — 900 38 2 2.53 .905 — — — — — — — — 2004–05 Long Beach Ice Dogs ECHL 41 18 14 6 — 2315 98 1 2.54 .918 1 0 1 59 4 0 4.10 .840 2005–06 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 14 6 5 — 1 748 41 0 3.29 .893 — — — — — — — — 2005–06 Long Beach Ice Dogs ECHL 16 6 7 — 1 811 46 0 3.40 .888 2 1 1 84 9 0 6.39 .820 2006–07 Summum-Chiefs de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu LNAH 34 — — — — — — — 3.27 .905 — — — — — — — — 2007–08 Summum-Chiefs de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu LNAH 39 — — — — — — — 4.35 .883 — — — — — — — — 2008–09 Chiefs de Saint-Hyacinthe LNAH 28 — — — — — — — 3.83 .890 — — — — — — — — 2009–10 Isothermic de Thetford Mines LNAH 29 — — — — — — — 4.31 .877 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 1 0 0 0 — 19 0 0 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2002 Canada WJC 2 — — — 120 5 0 2.50 .924 Junior totals 2 — — — 120 5 0 2.50 .924