Pat Jablonski

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Pat Jablonski
Born (1967-06-20) June 20, 1967 (age 57)
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Right
Played for St. Louis Blues
Tampa Bay Lightning
Montreal Canadiens
Phoenix Coyotes
Carolina Hurricanes
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft 139th overall, 1985
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 19882001

Patrick David "Pat" Jablonski (born June 20, 1967) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. Between 1989 and 1998, he played for five teams in the National Hockey League: the St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Montreal Canadiens, Phoenix Coyotes, and Carolina Hurricanes.

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St. Louis Blues

Jablonski, who played junior hockey with the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League, was drafted by St. Louis 139th overall in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. After three years with the Blues' farm team, the Peoria Rivermen, Jablonski was called up to the NHL at the start of the 1989–90 season and played four games with the Blues, losing all four.

He returned to Peoria until February 1991, when he replaced an injured Curtis Joseph. Jablonski shared goaltending duties with Vincent Riendeau for the remainder of the regular season, as well as for three games in a playoff series with the Minnesota North Stars. He continued as a backup for St. Louis in the 1991–92 season.

Other teams

Jablonski was traded to the expansion Tampa Bay Lightning in June 1992, and was named the starting goaltender for their inaugural season of 1992–93. Jablonski played 42 games that season, including his only career NHL shutout; against the Ottawa Senators in November. He played 15 games for the Lightning in 1993–94 before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in February 1994.

Jablonski never played in the NHL for Toronto, spending his time in the lockout-shortened 1994–95 season between their farm team in St. John's and the Chicago Wolves and Houston Aeros of the International Hockey League. He returned to the Blues as a free agent in the summer of 1995, but only played one game for St. Louis before being traded to the Montreal Canadiens in November.

After Patrick Roy was traded to the Colorado Avalanche that December, Jablonski shared goaltending duties with Jocelyn Thibault for the remainder of 1995–96 and into the beginning of the 1996–97 season.

Later career

Jablonski was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes in January 1997. In Phoenix, he saw little playing time, only playing two games as a replacement for Nikolai Khabibulin. He signed as a free agent with Carolina in August 1997, and played five games in the 1997–98 season for the Hurricanes, with most of the rest of the season spent with the IHL's Cleveland Lumberjacks.

Jablonski never played in the NHL again. He played the 1998–99 season with the Chicago Wolves of the IHL, followed by two seasons for Västra Frölunda HC in Sweden.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1984–85 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors NAHL 2914839503.84
1985–86 Windsor Compuware Spitfires OHL 296164160011914.46.8656032632004.56
1986–87 Windsor Compuware SpitfiresOHL4122142232812833.3012847103803.21
1987–88 Windsor Compuware SpitfiresOHL1814309944822.90.8909805372803.13
1987–88 Peoria Rivermen IHL 52212851703.58
1987–88 Windsor Compuware Spitfires M-Cup 4312401604.00
1988–89 Peoria RivermenIHL3511203205116314.773021301306.00
1989–90 St. Louis Blues NHL 40302081704.89.827
1989–90 Peoria RivermenIHL3614174202316504.89.8674132231905.11
1990–91 St. Louis BluesNHL82334922503.05.89030090503.35.857
1990–91 Peoria RivermenIHL29233217388703.00.88210725322302.59
1991–92 St. Louis BluesNHL103604683804.87.853
1991–92 Peoria RivermenIHL86114932913.53.929
1992–93 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL438244226815013.97.874
1993–94 Tampa Bay LightningNHL155638345403.89.856
1993–94 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 1612319624913.05.90511656763603.19.893
1994–95 Chicago Wolves IHL40402161704.71.862
1994–95 Houston Aeros IHL3111179903.01.890
1995–96 St. Louis BluesNHL10008107.83.800
1995–96 Montreal Canadiens NHL2359612646202.94.90810049101.24.941
1996–97 Montreal CanadiensNHL174627545003.98.886
1996–97 Phoenix Coyotes NHL201059202.04.917
1997–98 Carolina Hurricanes NHL51402791403.01.878
1997–98 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL341313619509803.01.909
1997–98 Quebec Rafales IHL73303682103.42.906
1998–99 Chicago WolvesIHL362277211910613.00.9003211851103.57.869
1999–00 Västra Frölunda SWE 2716246542.40.92652981803.62.853
2000–01 Västra FrölundaSWE2213286412.89.896140304.50.833
NHL totals128286218663441313.74.879400138602.60.885

International

YearTeamEventGPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
1987 United States WJC 41202001303.90
1993 United States WC 262100.96.952
1995 United StatesWC63601502.50.923
Junior totals41202001303.90
Senior totals84221602.27

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