Jean-Sébastien Aubin

Jean-Sébastien Aubin
Aubin during his time with the Toronto Marlies on October 15, 2005
Born (1977-07-19) July 19, 1977
Montreal, Quebec
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Right
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Toronto Maple Leafs
Los Angeles Kings
DEG Metro Stars
Pustertal-Val Pusteria Wolves
Ducs d'Angers
NHL draft 76th overall, 1995
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 1997–2015

Jean-Sébastien Aubin (born July 19, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played parts of 9 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Los Angeles Kings. Outside of the NHL, Aubin played for the DEG Metro Stars of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the Pustertal-Val Pusteria Wolves of Serie A, and the Ducs d'Angers of the Ligue Magnus.

Career

Before playing in the NHL, Aubin played parts of three seasons with the Sherbrooke Faucons, one season with the Moncton Wildcats, and one season with Laval Titan Collège Français of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).

He was drafted 76th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1995 NHL entry draft. After his junior career was over, Aubin played for the Dayton Bombers of the ECHL. After the season, he joined the Penguins' AHL-affiliate Syracuse Crunch. On October 7, the Penguins called him up and Aubin made his NHL debut in relief of Pēteris Skudra, stopping all 2 shots he faced in a 5–0 loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning.[1] On November 7, 1998, Aubin stopped all 18 shots he faced to earn his first career NHL shutout in a 0–0 tie with the Boston Bruins.[2] He was named the NHL Player of the Week for the week of February 21.[3] On September 24, 2000, Aubin signed a one-year contract to stay with the Penguins.[4] On July 31, 2001, Aubin signed another contract to stay with the Penguins.[5] On June 25, 2002, Aubin signed another contract to stay with the Penguins.[6]

On November 13, 2004, Aubin left the Penguins and signed a contract to join the Toronto Maple Leafs' AHL-affiliate St. John's Maple Leafs.[7] He stayed with the team when they relocated to become the Toronto Marlies. On April 12, 2006, Aubin signed a one-year, $525,000 contract to stay with Toronto.[8]

On August 28, 2007, Jean-Sébastien Aubin signed a one-year, $525.000 contract to join the Los Angeles Kings.[9] After 19 games, the Kings sent him down to play for their AHL-affiliate Manchester Monarchs.

On February 26, 2008, the Kings traded Aubin to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a 2008 seventh-round draft pick.[10] The Ducks sent him down to play for their AHL-affiliate Portland Pirates.

On September 18, 2008, Aubin signed a one-year contract to join the Philadelphia Flyers.[11] The Ducks sent him down to play for their AHL-affiliate Philadelphia Phantoms.

On July 23, 2009, he left North America after signing a contract with the DEG Metro Stars of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[12] He played three seasons with the Metro Stars.

Aubin retired from playing professional ice hockey in 2015.

References

  1. ↑ "1998-99 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Dafoe Defies Penguins In Tie". CBS News. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Aubin Named Player of the Week". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on June 5, 2000. Retrieved April 30, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "Penguins Goalie Aubin Ends Holdout". The Buffalo News. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Penguins Agree to Terms With Aubin and Morozov". Pittsburgh Penguins. Archived from the original on August 2, 2001. Retrieved April 30, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ "Penguins Sign Jean-Sebastien Aubin". Pittsburgh Penguins. Archived from the original on December 6, 2002. Retrieved April 30, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ↑ "Maple Leafs Make Roster Moves". St. John's Maple Leafs. Archived from the original on November 15, 2004. Retrieved April 30, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ "Maple Leafs Re-Sign J.S. Aubin". Toronto Maple Leafs. Archived from the original on May 6, 2006. Retrieved April 30, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ↑ "J.S. Aubin resurfaces with Kings". CBC Sports. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Ducks add experience in goal with Aubin". CBC Sports. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Ducks add experience in goal with Aubin". Philadelphia Flyers. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ↑ "Vizemeister verpflichtet Goalie Aubin". RP ONLINE (in German). Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved April 30, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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