John Chabot

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John Chabot
Born (1962-05-18) May 18, 1962 (age 61)
Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Pittsburgh Penguins
Detroit Red Wings
HC Milan
HC Devils Milano
BSC Preussen
Berlin Capitals
EV Zug
Frankfurt Lions
Eisbären Berlin
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL Draft 40th overall, 1980
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1982–2001

John David Chabot (born May 18, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1983 to 1991, and then played in Europe from 1991 until retiring in 2001. He later worked as a coach in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and spent two seasons as an assistant coach in the NHL in the 2000s.

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Playing career

As a youth, Chabot played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Gatineau. [1]

Chabot was Hull's first-round pick (first overall) in the 1979 QMJHL draft, and won the QMJHL Briere Trophy (MVP) and CCM QMJHL Player of Year in 1981–82 with Sherbrooke. He was drafted in 1980 by the Montreal Canadiens, and played 508 career National Hockey League games for the Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings. In his rookie year for the Canadiens he scored 18 goals and had a total of 43 points. [2]

Chabot signed with HC Milan in 1991 and in 1992, he took his game to Germany and would play nine years in the country's top-flight league, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. He first joined Preussen Berlin (changed name to Berlin Capitals in 1996), [3] then had a three-year stint with the Frankfurt Lions [4] and played for Eisbären Berlin in his last season as a professional athlete (2000–01). [5]

Coaching career

Chabot's junior coaching career includes the QMJHL's Hull Olympiques, Gatineau Olympiques and Acadie-Bathurst Titan. In his four years of coaching the Gatineau Olympiques he made two appearances in the Memorial Cup. [6] He also spent one year as an assistant coach for the New York Islanders of the NHL. [7]

Personal life

Chabot attended high school at D'Arcy McGee in Hull, Quebec. John Frobel was one of many childhood friends. He is Algonquin from Kitigan Zibi, and is active in visiting reserves to speak and run hockey skills camps across Canada. When he was visiting students in the Matawa Learning Center he told students that hockey kept him out of trouble as a young boy. He also stated that "It's a place to go with your friends that is healthy and it gives the opportunity to feel better about yourself and if you feel better about yourself you make better choices". [8] Chabot is also the president of Anishinabeg Communications, a company that specializes in promotional items, printing, graphic design, and brand development.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1978–79Gatineau L'IntrépideQMAAA——————————
1979–80 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 682657832841230
1980–81 Hull OlympiquesQMJHL7027628924—————
1980–81 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 1000020000
1981–82 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL62341091434019626326
1981–82 Sherbrooke Castors M-Cup —————538110
1982–83 Nova Scotia VoyageursAHL761673891971340
1983–84 Montreal Canadiens NHL 5618254313111450
1984–85 Montreal CanadiensNHL101672—————
1984–85 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL678455312—————
1985–86 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL771431456—————
1986–87 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL721422368—————
1987–88 Detroit Red Wings NHL781344571016415192
1988–89 Adirondack Red Wings AHL8312150—————
1988–89 Detroit Red WingsNHL5221012661120
1989–90 Detroit Red WingsNHL699404924—————
1990–91 Adirondack Red WingsAHL27113041420110
1990–91 Detroit Red WingsNHL2755104—————
1991–92 HC Milano ITA 18103646412313162
1991–92 HC Milano ALP 2012223412—————
1991–92 Canadian National Team Intl81340—————
1992–93 HC MilanoALP13617230—————
1992–93 BSC Preussen GER 201017271471784
1993–94 BSC PreussenGER3292938271056118
1994–95CanadaIntl31230—————
1994–95 BSC Preussen DEL 432048684812571214
1995–96 BSC PreussenDEL5016658120115141914
1996–97 Berlin CapitalsDEL451234464342130
1996–97 EV Zug NDA —————10110
1997–98 Frankfurt Lions DEL471246587270552
1998–99 Frankfurt LionsDEL49752594481452
1999–00 Frankfurt LionsDEL3810334316513410
2000–01 Eisbären Berlin DEL4711243537—————
NHL totals508842283128533620262

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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 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  2. ↑ Kelly, Brendan (February 1, 2017). "Ex-Canadien John Chabot helps First Nations teens hone hockey skills". Montreal Gazette.
  3. ↑ Herzog, Thomas. "Top-Scorer John Chabot steht wieder für die Preussen Devils auf dem Eis: Der Häuptling ist zurück". www.berliner-zeitung.de. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  4. ↑ Presse, Frankfurter Neue (2015-04-08). "Frankfurt Lions 1997/98: Rückblick: Als Bernie den Bulldozer auspackte | Frankfurter Neue Presse". www.fnp.de. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  5. ↑ "Eisbären Berlin - Eisbären verpflichten John Chabot". www.eisbaeren-app.de. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  6. ↑ NHL.com. "John Chabot New York Islanders - Assistant Coach". NHl.com.
  7. ↑ "John Chabot - Assistant Coach - New York Islanders". www.nhl.com. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  8. ↑ Fiddler, Willow (January 31, 2017). "Former NHLer John Chabot in Thunder Bay to help kids play the game". APTN National News.
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