Jean-François Bérubé

Jean-François "J-F" Bérubé (born July 13, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the fourth round (95th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Jean-François Bérubé
Bérubé at the PPL Center in 2019
Born (1991-07-13) July 13, 1991
Repentigny, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 177 lb (80 kg; 12 st 9 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 New York Rangers
Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)
New York Islanders
Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Draft 95th overall, 2009
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2010–present

Playing career

Amateur

As a youth, Bérubé played in the 2004 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from the Mille-Îles area of Laval, Quebec.[1]

Prior to turning professional, Bérubé played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the Montreal Junior Hockey Club.

Professional
Jean-François Bérubé at the Los Angeles Kings prospect camp on July 10, 2013.

On May 24, 2011, the Los Angeles Kings signed Bérubé to a three-year, entry-level contract.[2] He played for the Kings' AHL affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, as their starting goaltender.[3] On October 6, 2015, he was waived by the Kings due to Jhonas Enroth being chosen as the Kings' back-up for the season.

On October 6, 2015, the New York Islanders claimed Bérubé off waivers.[4] On October 10, 2015, Bérubé made his NHL debut against the Chicago Blackhawks, stopping 30 of 34 shots as the Islanders lost 4–1.

Bérubé opened the 2016–17 season with the Islanders, behind Jaroslav Halák and Thomas Greiss; the Islanders waived Halák in December 2016, making Bérubé the Islanders full-time backup.[5] After only posting only 3 wins in 14 games, Halak was later recalled.

As an impending group VI free agent after his two-year stint with the Islanders, Bérubé was selected by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft on June 21, 2017. His selection was based upon a trade between the clubs' in which the Islanders sent a first-round pick in 2017, second-round pick in 2019, prospect Jake Bischoff and the contract of long term injured player, Mikhail Grabovski.[6]

On July 1, Bérubé signed a two-year free agent contract with the Chicago Blackhawks, worth a total of $1.5 million.[7] Bérubé started the season in the American Hockey League with the Rockford Ice Hogs, where he posted a 7–8 record with a 2.37 GAA.[8] He was recalled to Chicago on February 15, 2018, and made his debut on February 23 in a 3−1 win over the San Jose Sharks.[9] Bérubé finished the season with 3–6–1 record in 10 starts for the Blackhawks, with a 3.78 GAA and .894 save percentage.[10]

On June 27, 2018, Bérubé was traded by the Blackhawks to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Jordan Schroeder.[11]

Jean-François Bérubé with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on December 14, 2019.

On July 1, 2019, Bérubé left the Blue Jackets as a free agent to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.[12] After attending the Flyers training camp, Bérubé was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms for the 2019–20 season. He appeared in 29 games with the Phantoms, posting a 12–11–4 record, along with three shutouts. With the Flyers opting to increase the roles of their younger prospects, Bérubé was traded to the New York Rangers to join their AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, in exchange for future considerations on February 19, 2020.[13]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2008–09 Montréal Junior Hockey Club QMJHL 20 6 7 2 1,059 47 1 2.66 .907 10 0 0 20 1 0 3.00 .967
2009–10 Montréal Junior Hockey Club QMJHL 45 17 23 0 2,393 121 1 3.03 .897 7 3 4 449 18 0 2.40 .910
2009–10 Manchester Monarchs AHL 3 2 1 0 180 11 0 3.67 .855 — — — — — — — —
2010–11 Montréal Juniors QMJHL 50 32 7 8 2,935 127 3 2.60 .902 10 6 4 623 29 2 2.79 .901
2011–12 Ontario Reign ECHL 37 17 13 4 2,091 100 4 2.87 .907 4 1 2 206 11 0 3.20 .878
2012–13 Ontario Reign ECHL 24 15 6 2 1,418 53 1 2.24 .910 10 6 4 608 21 1 2.07 .914
2012–13 Manchester Monarchs AHL 2 0 2 0 97 7 0 4.32 .870 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 Manchester Monarchs AHL 48 28 17 2 2,790 110 3 2.37 .913 4 1 3 252 7 1 1.67 .936
2014–15 Manchester Monarchs AHL 52 37 9 4 3,025 110 2 2.18 .913 17 13 3 1,019 39 0 2.30 .898
2015–16 New York Islanders NHL 7 3 2 1 399 18 0 2.71 .914 1 0 0 5 0 0 0.00 1.000
2015–16 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 5 4 1 0 287 6 1 1.25 .960 — — — — — — — —
2016–17 New York Islanders NHL 14 3 2 2 532 30 0 3.42 .889 — — — — — — — —
2017–18 Rockford IceHogs AHL 15 7 8 0 834 33 2 2.37 .920 — — — — — — — —
2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 13 3 6 1 668 42 0 3.78 .894 — — — — — — — —
2018–19 Cleveland Monsters AHL 43 21 17 5 2,472 124 0 3.01 .896 — — — — — — — —
2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 29 12 11 4 1,642 70 3 2.56 .906 — — — — — — — —
2019–20 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 7 1 6 0 382 18 0 2.83 .884 — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 34 9 10 4 1,593 90 0 3.39 .898 1 0 0 5 0 0 0.00 1.000

Awards and honours
Award Year
AHL
Calder Cup 2015 [14]

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. "Kings sign Goaltender Berube to entry-level deal". Canoe.ca. May 24, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
  3. "Canada's best junior goaltenders chosen for summer camps". The Sports Network. June 5, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
  4. "Islanders claim goaltender Berube off waivers". National Hockey League. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  5. "Islanders place Halak on waivers". National Hockey League. December 2, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  6. "Islanders lose Berube, trade No.1 Pick to Vegas in expansion draft". Newsday.com. June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  7. "Blackhawks sign Berube, Oesterle and Wingels". CBS Chicago. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  8. Skrbina, Paul (February 15, 2018). "Blackhawks recall goalie Jean-Francois Berube after Jeff Glass clears waivers". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  9. Skrbina, Paul (February 23, 2018). "Jean-Francois Berube helps Blackhawks top Sharks for second straight victory". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  10. Filomeno, Joshua (April 8, 2018). "IceHogs bolster roster with six players from the Blackhawks". MyStateLine.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  11. "Columbus Blue Jackets acquire Jean-Francois Berube". Columbus Blue Jackets. June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  12. "Flyers free agency tracker". Philadelphia Flyers. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  13. "Rangers Acquire Goaltender J-F Berube". NHL.com. February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  14. "Manchester defeats Utica to win Calder Cup". National Hockey League. June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
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