Alfie Michaud

Alfie Michaud
Born (1976-11-06) November 6, 1976
Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
Denmark team
Former teams		 SønderjyskE
Vancouver Canucks
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1999–present

Alfred Michaud (born November 6, 1976 in Selkirk, Manitoba) is an Ojibwe First Nations; a large Canadian and American tribe.[1][2][3] Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played briefly in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Vancouver Canucks. He then played for SønderjyskE of the Danish AL-Bank Ligaen. He is currently the goaltender coach at his alma mater, the University of Maine. As well as being a goalie coach, Michaud spends his time between coaching at Maine teaching goaltenders of First Nations descent at Dreamcatcher's Hockey goalie school, and working as a goalie instructor for "Shoot-to-Score" hockey.[4]

Career

Never drafted into the NHL, Michaud signed a pro contract with the Vancouver Canucks in 1999 following stellar junior season at the University of Maine in which he posted a 28–6–3 record with a 2.32 GAA. Although Michaud never played a full game for the Canucks, he did get the opportunity to represent himself for parts of 2 games during the 1999-2000 season.[5] He would appear in 37 games in his first professional season for the Manitoba Moose, Vancouver's AHL affiliate, and received a two-game callup to the Canucks during an injury crunch. Over the course of the next two seasons, he continued to play solidly in minor pro, but did not receive another chance at the NHL level. His Goalie coach Dominic McCarthy suggested he take his skills over seas which is what Alfie did.

Michaud was released by the Canucks in 2002, and has since had stints in the ECHL with the Peoria Rivermen and Utah Grizzlies, and in Germany with the Sinupret Ice Tigers. Michaud last plays in the German 2nd Bundesliga with Bremerhaven REV and left the club on 28 March 2009,[6] he now plays in Denmark for SønderjyskE.[7]

In 2 career NHL games, he has an 0–1 record with a 7.35 GAA.

During the 2010–11 season in Denmark he set a shutout record by going 360:58 without allowing a goal; the previous record in Denmark was 242 minutes.[8]

Awards and honors

Award Year
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 1998 [9]
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1999 [10]

References

  1. ↑ "the definition of Ojibwa". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  2. ↑ "Keeper heads to Maine after success with OCN Blizzard". windspeaker.com. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  3. ↑ "Akwesasne To Host NHL Native Alumni Game". NationTalk. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  4. ↑ "Selkirk's Alfie Michaud: Coaching Goalies". Manitoba Post. 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  5. ↑ "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Alfie Michaud". www.hhof.com. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  6. ↑ Auch Alfie Michaud verlässt die Pinguine
  7. ↑ "Auch Alfie Michaud verlässt die Pinguins". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  8. ↑ Søvsø, Michael (2010-11-05). "Michaud's magic numbers". IIHF.com. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  9. ↑ "2013–14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  10. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Marty Turco		 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
1999		 Succeeded by
Lee Goren
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