Alain Chevrier
Alain Chevrier | |||
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Born |
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada | April 23, 1961||
Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Caught | Left | ||
Played for |
New Jersey Devils Winnipeg Jets Chicago Blackhawks Pittsburgh Penguins Detroit Red Wings | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 1985–1991 |
Alain Guy Chevrier (born April 23, 1961) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender.
Junior Hockey and Collegiate Career
[edit]As a youth, Chevrier played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Cornwall, Ontario.[1] He took a first step into junior hockey in 1978-79 playing at Canada's highest tier for his hometown Cornwall Royals of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League before moving to the Ottawa Jr. Senators of the Central Junior A Hockey League the following season.[2] At the time, playing major juniors in Canada did not violate NCAA amateur eligibility, and Chevrier elected to move to US college hockey, playing for the Miami University in Oxford, Ohio beginning in 1980.[3]
Alain was a regular starter for the new Miami program, which only started NCAA Division I play in 1978, earning four letters under coach Steve Cady. Chevrier was named the team Rookie of the Year for the 1980-81 season, honored by the Blue Line Club in his senior season, and is among the all-time leaders at Miami with 2,440 saves in his 4-year collegiate career. Chevrier was the first Miami hockey player inducted into the Miami Hall of Fame in 1992.[4][5]
Professional career
[edit]Undrafted out of Miami, Chevrier signed with the Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League (IHL), earning playing time over a pool of goaltenders, playing 56 games, going 26-21-7 with 3.62 GAA. His play earned the notice of the New Jersey Devils, where he'd spend the next three NHL seasons, becoming the starter for the 1986-87 season, and splitting time in 1987-88 with Bob Sauve and Olympian Sean Burke, with Chevrier posting a solid 3.77 GAA.[3]
On March 9, 1986, Gilbert Perreault scored the 500th goal of his NHL career vs Chevrier.
Chevrier was traded in 1988 to the Winnipeg Jets along with a 7th round pick for Steve Rooney. Chevrier would be in a goalie logjam in Winnipeg, playing only 22 games, going 8-8-2, with a 4.29 GAA, before being traded in January 1989 to the Chicago Blackhawks for a fourth-round pick in the draft.[6][7] Chevrier was thrown into the starting role thanks to struggles of Darren Pang and rookie Ed Belfour, and Alain had a hot hand in 27 games going 13–11–2 with a 3.51 GAA and was the starter for the 1989 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a stellar 2.61 post-season GAA, getting the Hawks to the Campbell Conference finals before losing to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Calgary Flames.[2]
Starting the next season again with Chicago, Chevrier was traded in March 1990 to the Pittsburgh Penguins for future considerations, and he saw limited action.[8] For the 1990–91 season, Chevrier got picked up by the Detroit Red Wings as a free agent, but only saw three games of action (0–2–0) in the NHL as he would spend most of the time in the IHL with the San Diego Gulls. He retired after the season ended.[9]
Personal life
[edit]After finishing his playing career, Chevrier moved to Boca Raton, Florida, where he lives with his family and operates an insurance business.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
1978–79 | Cornwall Royals | QMJHL | 7 | — | — | — | 332 | 37 | 0 | 6.69 | .810 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Ottawa Jr. Senators | OJHL | 34 | — | — | — | 1818 | 119 | 0 | 3.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Miami University | CCHA | 16 | — | — | — | 778 | 44 | 0 | 3.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Miami University | CCHA | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1053 | 73 | 0 | 4.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Miami University | CCHA | 33 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 1894 | 125 | — | 3.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Miami University | CCHA | 32 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 1509 | 123 | — | 4.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 56 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 3219 | 194 | 0 | 3.62 | — | 9 | 5 | 4 | 556 | 28 | 0 | 3.02 | — | ||
1985–86 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 37 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 1862 | 143 | 0 | 3.60 | .850 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 58 | 24 | 26 | 2 | 3153 | 227 | 0 | 4.32 | .873 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 45 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 2354 | 148 | 1 | 3.77 | .868 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 22 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1092 | 78 | 1 | 4.29 | .859 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 27 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1573 | 92 | 0 | 3.51 | .876 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1013 | 44 | 0 | 2.61 | .909 | ||
1989–90 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 39 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 1894 | 132 | 0 | 4.18 | .853 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 14 | 0 | 5.06 | .843 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 108 | 11 | 0 | 6.11 | .800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 32 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 1689 | 124 | 0 | 4.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 234 | 91 | 100 | 14 | 12,202 | 845 | 2 | 4.16 | .864 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1013 | 44 | 0 | 2.61 | .909 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ a b "Alain Chevrier". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ a b "Alain Chevrier (b.1961) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "1992 Hall of Fame Inductees".
- ^ "Miami Hockey Record Book" (PDF). Miami Red Hawks. June 9, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ Archives, L. A. Times (January 19, 1989). "In Brief: Jets Trade Goaltender to Chicago". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ Kiley, Mike (February 2, 1989). "CHEVRIER SITTING PRETTY IN CHICAGO". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ "Blackhawks trade Chevrier to Penguins - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ "Alain Chevrier Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Salary, Title". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "Alain Chevrier". LinkedIn.
- Miami Hockey 2005-06 Media Guide (see pg. 96)
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Alain Chevrier @ hockeygoalies.org
- 1961 births
- Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) players
- Detroit Red Wings players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Florida Panthers announcers
- Fort Wayne Komets players
- Living people
- Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey players
- New Jersey Devils players
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- San Diego Gulls (IHL) players
- Ice hockey people from Cornwall, Ontario
- Sportspeople from Wheaton, Illinois
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players