Jacques Caron
| Jacques Caron | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 21, 1940 Noranda, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Cincinnati Stingers (WHA Cleveland Crusaders (WHA) Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Playing career | 1959–1974 | ||
Jacques Joseph Caron (born April 21, 1940) is a former assistant coach for the National Hockey League's Hartford Whalers and is the outgoing goaltending coach for the National Hockey League's New Jersey Devils. He won three Stanley Cups as goaltending coach with New Jersey in 1995, 2000 and 2003. He retired during the 2012-2013 season after many years with the team. A special ceremony was held at the March 16, 2013 Devils home game. Prior to his coaching career, he was a goaltender for the Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues, and Los Angeles Kings of the NHL, and the Cincinnati Stingers and Cleveland Crusaders of the World Hockey Association (WHA), and played several years of minor hockey for the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League (AHL))
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | SO | GAA | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | SO | GAA | ||
| 1956–57 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 10 | — | — | — | 600 | 29 | 2 | 2.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 31 | — | — | — | 1840 | 113 | 1 | 3.68 | 4 | — | — | — | 240 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 | ||
| 1958–59 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 43 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 2580 | 129 | 2 | 3.00 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 780 | 35 | 2 | 2.69 | ||
| 1958–59 | Peterborough Petes | MemCup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 | ||
| 1959–60 | Washington Presidents | EHL | 55 | — | — | — | 3300 | 218 | 3 | 3.97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Rouyn-Noranda Alouettes | NOHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Rouyn-Noranda Alouettes | AlCup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 180 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 | ||
| 1961–62 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 310 | 17 | 1 | 3.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Charlotte Clippers | EHL | 5 | — | — | — | 300 | 26 | 0 | 5.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 38 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2180 | 112 | 2 | 3.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 31 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1780 | 110 | 0 | 3.71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 55 | 21 | 29 | 4 | 3321 | 195 | 2 | 3.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 33 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1832 | 80 | 2 | 2.62 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 360 | 14 | 0 | 2.33 | ||
| 1966–67 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 35 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 1866 | 136 | 1 | 4.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Springfield Kings | AHL | 42 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 2393 | 151 | 0 | 3.79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 9 | 0 | 3.86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Denver Spurs | WHL | 31 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 1764 | 122 | 2 | 4.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Denver Spurs | WHL | 31 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1548 | 120 | 0 | 4.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Denver Spurs | WHL | 30 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1668 | 109 | 2 | 3.92 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 | ||
| 1971–72 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 28 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1619 | 68 | 1 | 2.52 | 9 | 4 | 5 | — | 499 | 26 | 0 | 3.13 | ||
| 1971–72 | Denver Spurs | WHL | 20 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1160 | 45 | 0 | 2.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 30 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1562 | 92 | 1 | 3.53 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | 140 | 8 | 0 | 3.43 | ||
| 1973–74 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 465 | 38 | 0 | 4.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Syracuse Eagles | AHL | 50 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 2755 | 170 | 0 | 3.70 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | ||
| 1975–76 | Syracuse Blazers | NAHL | 32 | — | — | — | 1725 | 90 | 3 | 3.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Cleveland Crusaders | WHA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 8 | 0 | 3.69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Syracuse Blazers | NAHL | 22 | — | — | — | 1307 | 83 | 1 | 3.63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 24 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1292 | 61 | 3 | 2.83 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 12.86 | ||
| 1977–78 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 291 | 110 | 129 | 31 | 13977 | 972 | 8 | 4.20 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 420 | 22 | 0 | 3.14 | ||||
| WHA totals | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1422 | 69 | 3 | 2.91 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 12.86 | ||||
| NHL totals | 72 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 3846 | 211 | 2 | 3.29 | 12 | 4 | 7 | — | 639 | 34 | 0 | 3.19 | ||||
See also
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database