René Corbet

René Corbet (born June 25, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, Calgary Flames, and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Playing career As a youth, Corbet played in the 1986 and 1987 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Longueuil Chevaliers Selects minor ice hockey team.

Corbet was drafted in the second round (24th overall) of the 1991 NHL entry draft by the Quebec Nordiques. Corbet was a prolific scorer in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Drummondville Voltigeurs, winning the Jean Béliveau Trophy in his final season in 1992–93.

Corbet made his professional debut in the 1993–94 NHL season and played nine games with the Nordiques, scoring a goal and an assist. Corbet played primarily for the Nordiques' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Cornwall Aces, and won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award but played a further eight games with Quebec in its final season.

Following the franchise's relocation to Denver, Corbet won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in its inaugural season in 1995-96. Corbet established himself the following season with the Presidents' Trophy-winning Avalanche in 1996-97 posting 27 points in 76 games. During his fourth season with the Avalanche in 1998–99 Corbet was traded, along with Wade Belak and Robyn Regehr, to the Calgary Flames for Theoren Fleury and Chris Dingman on February 28, 1999. Corbet recorded a career-high 31 points to finish the season with the Flames.

Unable to replicate the scoring pace from his junior career, Corbet settled into a checking line role and after only 48 games with the Flames in the 1999–2000 season, he was again traded, along with Tyler Moss to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Brad Werenka on March 14, 2000.

Corbet re-signed a one-year deal with the Penguins for the 2000–01 season. Corbet was besieged with injuries, missing half the year but returned to help the Pittsburgh to the Conference finals before moving to Germany in 2001 to join Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Corbet played with Mannheim for the next eight years, leaving the team as the franchise leader in goals (130) and captaining the team to the German Championship in 2007 and two cups.

On October 26, 2009, he signed with Norwegian team Frisk Tigers of the GET-ligaen for the 2009–10 season. He signed a one-year extension prior to the 2010-11 season and announced his retirement at the conclusion of the year.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1988–89 Richelieu Riverains QMAAA 3 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1989–90 Richelieu Riverains QMAAA 42 53 63 116 34 4 4 3 7 4 1990–91 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 45 25 40 65 34 14 11 6 17 15 1990–91 Drummondville Voltigeurs MC — — — — — 4 1 2 3 0 1991–92 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 56 46 50 96 90 4 1 2 3 17 1992–93 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 63 79 69 148 143 10 7 13 20 16 1993–94 Cornwall Aces AHL 68 37 40 77 56 13 7 2 9 18 1993–94 Quebec Nordiques NHL 9 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 1994–95 Cornwall Aces AHL 65 33 24 57 79 12 2 8 10 27 1994–95 Quebec Nordiques NHL 8 0 3 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 1995–96 Cornwall Aces AHL 9 5 6 11 10 — — — — — 1995–96 Colorado Avalanche NHL 33 3 6 9 33 8 3 2 5 2 1996–97 Colorado Avalanche NHL 76 12 15 27 67 17 2 2 4 27 1997–98 Colorado Avalanche NHL 68 16 12 28 133 2 0 0 0 2 1998–99 Colorado Avalanche NHL 53 8 14 22 58 — — — — — 1998–99 Calgary Flames NHL 20 5 4 9 10 — — — — — 1999–00 Calgary Flames NHL 48 4 10 14 60 — — — — — 1999–00 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 4 1 0 1 0 7 1 1 2 9 2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 43 8 9 17 57 17 1 0 1 12 2001–02 Adler Mannheim DEL 32 17 9 26 32 2 0 2 2 0 2002–03 Alder Mannheim DEL 29 4 8 12 49 8 2 1 3 30 2003–04 Adler Mannheim DEL 44 22 17 39 78 6 1 2 3 24 2004–05 Adler Mannheim DEL 48 19 19 38 121 14 11 3 14 22 2005–06 Adler Mannheim DEL 21 11 10 21 48 — — — — — 2006–07 Adler Mannheim DEL 51 25 17 42 80 11 4 6 10 32 2007–08 Adler Mannheim DEL 43 15 20 35 118 5 0 1 1 10 2008–09 Adler Mannheim DEL 46 17 15 32 96 9 2 5 7 8 2009–10 Frisk Tigers GET 34 16 24 40 53 — — — — — 2010–11 Frisk Tigers GET 38 25 18 43 95 5 2 3 5 2 NHL totals 362 58 74 132 420 53 7 6 13 52 DEL totals 314 130 115 245 622 55 20 20 40 126

Awards and achievements Award Year QMJHL All-Rookie Team 1990–91 Michel Bergeron Trophy 1990–91 First All-Star Team 1992–93 Jean Béliveau Trophy 1992–93 CHL First All-Star Team 1992–93 AHL Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award 1993–94 NHL Stanley Cup (Colorado Avalanche) 1995–96 DEL All-Star Game 2004, 2007 Champion (Adler Mannheim) 2007