Frédéric Chabot

Joseph Leopold Louis Marie Frédéric Chabot (born February 12, 1968) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former goaltender who played parts of five seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings from 1991 to 1999. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1989 to 2006, was spent in the minor leagues and then in Europe. He is currently the Goaltending Coach for the Minnesota Wild.

Frédéric Chabot
Chabot at the 2014 Edmonton Oilers training camp
Born	(1968-02-12) February 12, 1968 (age 57) Hébertville-Station, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Montreal Canadiens Philadelphia Flyers Los Angeles Kings Nürnberg Ice Tigers Vienna Capitals Adler Mannheim
NHL draft	192nd overall, 1986 New Jersey Devils
Playing career	1989–2006

Playing career

Chabot played for the International Hockey League's Cincinnati Cyclones. He also played for the Houston Aeros, helping them win the Turner Cup in 1999. He also played a portion of his career for the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings. He was also on the roster for the 1998–99 expansion Nashville Predators. He won the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award as the best goaltender in the American Hockey League in the 1993–94 season as a member of the Hershey Bears.

Chabot was available in a record five NHL Expansion Drafts: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, and 2000. He was selected in three (1992, 1998, and 2000), also a record.^[1]

Coaching career

On July 6, 2009, Chabot was named the Goaltending Consultant for the Edmonton Oilers.^[2]

On November 24, 2014, Chabot was relieved of his duties as the Goaltender Consultant for the Edmonton Oilers after being replaced by Dustin Schwartz.^[3] He was shortly thereafter hired by the Minnesota Wild as their Goaltending Development Coach.^[4] On August 26, 2020, Chabot was promoted by the Wild to be their Goaltending Coach.^[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season										Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1985–86	Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs	QMAAA		34	25	9	0	2038	139	0	3.90	—		7	6	1	320	30	0	4.29	—
1986–87	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL		62	31	29	0	3508	293	1	5.01	.847		8	2	6	481	40	0	4.99	.853
1987–88	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL		58	27	24	4	3276	237	1	4.34	.873		16	10	6	1019	56	1	3.30	.898
1987–88	Drummondville Voltigeurs	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		3	0	3	158	18	0	6.86	—
1988–89	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		26	—	—	—	1385	114	1	4.94	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL		28	—	—	—	1572	88	1	3.36	—		4	1	1	199	16	0	4.82	.814
1989–80	Sherbrooke Canadiens	AHL		2	1	1	0	119	8	0	4.03	.867		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989–80	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		23	6	13	3	1208	87	1	4.32	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		3	0	0	1	109	6	0	3.32	.867		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL		35	9	15	5	1800	122	0	4.07	.874		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL		30	17	9	4	1761	79	2	2.69	.906		7	3	4	457	20	0	2.63	.900
1991–92	Winston-Salem Thunderbirds	ECHL		24	15	7	2	1449	71	0	2.94	.902		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		1	0	0	0	40	1	0	1.50	.947		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL		45	22	17	4	2544	141	0	3.33	.901		4	1	3	261	16	0	3.68	—
1993–94	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		1	0	1	0	60	5	0	5.00	.792		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL		3	0	1	1	143	12	0	5.03	.818		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL		2	1	1	0	110	5	0	2.72	.919		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		4	0	1	1	71	5	0	4.26	.875		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Hershey Bears	AHL		28	13	5	6	1464	63	2	2.58	.921		11	7	4	665	32	0	2.89	.898
1994–95	Cincinnati Cyclones	IHL		48	25	12	7	2622	128	1	2.93	.912		5	3	2	326	16	0	2.94	.918
1995–96	Cincinnati Cyclones	IHL		38	23	9	4	2147	88	3	2.46	.921		14	9	5	854	37	1	2.60	.916
1996–97	Houston Aeros	IHL		72	39	26	7	4265	180	7	2.53	.920		13	8	5	777	34	2	2.63	.920
1997–98	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		12	3	3	2	554	29	0	3.14	.891		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Houston Aeros	IHL		22	12	7	2	1237	46	1	2.23	.921		4	1	3	238	11	0	2.77	.908
1998–99	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		11	1	3	0	430	16	0	2.23	.915		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Houston Aeros	IHL		21	16	4	1	1259	49	3	2.34	.916		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Houston Aeros	IHL		62	36	19	7	3695	131	4	2.13	.920		11	6	5	658	20	3	1.82	.932
2000–01	Houston Aeros	IHL		47	23	16	5	2705	119	3	2.64	.914		7	3	4	482	15	0	1.87	.933
2001–02	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL		29	—	—	—	1697	56	4	1.98	.932		3	0	3	178	9	0	3.03	—
2002–03	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL		25	—	—	—	1461	44	3	1.81	.945		5	—	—	298	17	0	3.41	.895
2003–04	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL		35	—	—	—	1889	72	3	2.29	.914		5	—	—	290	12	0	2.48	.905
2004–05	Vienna Capitals	EBEL		53	—	—	—	3166	142	2	2.69	.914		10	7	3	—	—	0	2.39	.934
2005–06	Adler Mannheim	DEL		26	—	—	—	1359	61	2	2.69	.914		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				32	4	8	4	1263	62	0	2.95	.894		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards

• WHL East First All-Star Team – 1989