Sébastien Caron

Sébastien Caron, born on June 25, 1980, is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He last played for the defunct Hamburg Freezers of the then Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career As a youth, Caron played in the 1993 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Matapédia, Quebec.

Caron was a third-round pick, 86th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1999 NHL entry draft. During the 2005-06 season, in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Caron gained national attention through his great save against Brian Savage. The puck went off the left goal post, Savage then tried to tip the puck in the goal but Caron quickly scooped the puck up with his glove almost on the goal line. However, Caron was also known for allowing a 170-foot shot by Washington Capitals defenseman Ivan Majeský. He started the season as backup to Jocelyn Thibault and ended it as back-up to Marc-André Fleury. On June 25, 2006, Caron was bought out from the remaining year of his four-year contract with the Penguins.

During the 2007 playoffs, Caron served as a spare goaltender for the Anaheim Ducks. He was not called on to dress during the playoffs. Caron was included on the Stanley Cup winning picture, and has a Stanley Cup ring; however, because he only played one regular season game, he did not qualify to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup. On April 1, 2010, Caron was signed by the Philadelphia Flyers. He was the seventh goaltender acquired by the Flyers' for the 2009–10 NHL season. Caron was never in net for Philadelphia during his short visit.

On August 23, 2010, Caron was signed by Traktor Chelyabinsk. He also played for HC Lugano of Swiss National League A, and the Iserlohn Roosters in Germany.

On March 19, 2012, he signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.

On June 15, 2012, Caron was traded along with two second-round draft picks in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft and a third-round draft pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft to the Nashville Predators for goalie Anders Lindbäck, Kyle Wilson, and a seventh-round draft pick.

He signed with the Iserlohn Roosters of the German top flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for the 2012–13 season and remained with the team until October 2013, when he transferred to fellow DEL club Hamburg Freezers. In September 2015, Caron underwent back surgery and had to sit out three months.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1997–98 TGV Pentagone QMAAA 17 — — — — 762 48 1 2.84 — — — — — — — — — 1998–99 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 30 13 10 3 — 1577 85 0 3.23 .912 2 1 0 68 0 0 0.00 1.000 1999–00 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 54 38 11 3 — 3040 179 1 3.53 .896 14 12 2 828 50 0 3.62 .900 2000–01 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 30 12 14 3 — 1746 103 4 3.54 .882 — — — — — — — — 2001–02 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 46 14 22 8 — 2671 139 1 3.12 .903 — — — — — — — — 2002–03 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 27 12 14 1 — 1561 81 1 3.11 .904 — — — — — — — — 2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 24 7 14 2 — 1408 62 2 2.64 .916 — — — — — — — — 2003–04 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 40 9 24 5 — 2213 138 1 3.74 .883 — — — — — — — — 2003–04 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 14 7 3 4 — 811 26 2 1.92 .930 7 3 4 395 23 0 3.49 .850 2004–05 Saguenay Fjord LNAH 18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004–05 Sorel–Tracy Mission LNAH 24 — — — — — — — — — 4 — — — — — 5.12 .829 2005–06 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 26 8 9 — 5 1312 87 1 3.98 .881 — — — — — — — — 2005–06 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 6 3 3 — 0 357 7 2 1.18 .954 — — — — — — — — 2006–07 Norfolk Admirals AHL 9 4 4 — 0 506 34 0 4.03 .868 — — — — — — — — 2006–07 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 1 1 0 — 0 60 1 0 1.00 .960 — — — — — — — — 2006–07 Portland Pirates AHL 17 7 6 — 4 1025 40 0 2.34 .910 — — — — — — — — 2006–07 Anaheim Ducks NHL 1 0 0 — 0 28 1 0 2.12 .833 — — — — — — — — 2007–08 HC Fribourg–Gottéron NLA 48 24 24 — 0 2851 144 5 3.03 .923 7 4 3 441 21 0 2.86 .923 2008–09 HC Fribourg–Gottéron NLA 39 21 17 — 0 2265 101 4 2.68 .912 11 7 3 668 19 2 1.71 .947 2009–10 HC Fribourg–Gottéron NLA 46 20 26 — 0 2739 142 1 3.11 .915 7 3 4 429 23 0 3.22 .911 2010–11 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 12 3 7 — 0 655 40 0 3.66 .867 — — — — — — — — 2010–11 HC Lugano NLA 14 7 7 — 0 846 36 2 2.55 .910 — — — — — — — — 2011–12 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 49 25 23 — 0 2947 126 5 2.57 .932 2 0 2 117 9 0 4.62 .889 2011–12 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 3 1 1 — 0 135 7 0 3.11 .877 — — — — — — — — 2012–13 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 47 18 28 — 0 2692 135 2 3.01 .920 — — — — — — — — 2013–14 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 4 2 2 — 0 239 14 1 3.52 .890 — — — — — — — — 2013–14 Hamburg Freezers DEL 24 17 7 — 0 1439 40 3 1.67 .944 7 3 4 416 17 1 2.45 .922 2014–15 Hamburg Freezers DEL 33 20 11 — 0 1906 79 3 2.49 .920 7 3 4 416 18 1 2.59 .900 2015–16 Hamburg Freezers DEL 12 5 7 — 0 658 41 0 3.74 .880 — — — — — — — — DEL totals 169 87 78 — 0 9881 435 14 2.64 — 16 6 10 949 44 2 2.78 — NHL totals 95 26 48 7 5 5156 296 4 3.44 .892 — — — — — — — —

Awards and honours Awards Year CHL Memorial Cup (Rimouski Océanic) 2000 Memorial Cup All-Star Team 2000 Hap Emms Memorial Trophy 2000 NHL All-Rookie Team 2003 2007 Stanley Cup Champion

Transactions June 26, 1999 – Drafted by Pittsburgh in the fourth round (86th overall) of the 1999 Entry Draft. June 25, 2006 – Caron's contract bought out by the Pittsburgh Penguins. July 27, 2006 – Caron signed with the Chicago Blackhawks. December 29, 2006 – Traded along with Matt Keith and Chris Durno to Anaheim Ducks for P. A. Parenteau and Bruno St. Jacques. April 1, 2010 – Signed by the Philadelphia Flyers. August 23, 2010 – Signed by Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL). March 19, 2012 – Signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning to a one-year, one-way contract. June 15, 2012 – Traded to the Nashville Predators, along with 3 draft picks for Kyle Wilson, Anders Lindbäck, and one draft pick.