Alain Chevrier

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Alain Chevrier
Born (1961-04-23) April 23, 1961 (age 62)
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 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.

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Junior Hockey and Collegiate Career

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

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

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

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1978–79 Cornwall Royals QMJHL 7———3323706.69.810————————
1979–80 Ottawa Jr. Senators OJHL34———181811903.93—————————
1980–81 Miami University CCHA 16———7784403.39—————————
1981–82 Miami UniversityCCHA19810110537304.16—————————
1982–83 Miami UniversityCCHA33151611894125—3.96—————————
1983–84 Miami UniversityCCHA3291911509123—4.89—————————
1984–85 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 5626217321919403.62—9545562803.02—
1985–86 New Jersey Devils NHL 3711182186214303.60.850————————
1986–87 New Jersey DevilsNHL5824262315322704.32.873————————
1987–88 New Jersey DevilsNHL4518193235414813.77.868————————
1988–89 Winnipeg Jets NHL2288210927814.29.859————————
1988–89 Chicago Blackhawks NHL271311215739203.51.876169710134402.61.909
1989–90 Chicago BlackhawksNHL3916143189413204.18.853————————
1989–90 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL31201661405.06.843————————
1990–91 Detroit Red Wings NHL30201081106.11.800————————
1990–91 San Diego Gulls IHL3210161168912404.40—————————
NHL totals234911001412,20284524.16.864169710134402.61.909

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References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. 1 2 "Alain Chevrier". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Alain Chevrier (b.1961) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  4. ↑ "1992 Hall of Fame Inductees".
  5. ↑ "Miami Hockey Record Book" (PDF). Miami Red Hawks. June 9, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  6. ↑ Archives, L. A. Times (January 19, 1989). "In Brief: Jets Trade Goaltender to Chicago". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  7. ↑ Kiley, Mike (February 2, 1989). "CHEVRIER SITTING PRETTY IN CHICAGO". Washington Post . ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Blackhawks trade Chevrier to Penguins - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Alain Chevrier Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Salary, Title". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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