Yves Sarault

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Yves Sarault
Born (1972-12-23) December 23, 1972 (age 51)
Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Calgary Flames
Colorado Avalanche
Ottawa Senators
Atlanta Thrashers
Nashville Predators
SC Bern
Genève-Servette HC
HC Davos
EHC Basel
ERC Ingolstadt
Vienna Capitals
NHL draft 61st overall, 1991
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1992–2014

Yves Victor Sarault (born December 23, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He played 106 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Ottawa Senators, Atlanta Thrashers and the Nashville Predators between 1995 and 2001. He is currently serving as an assistant coach of HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the National League (NL).

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Playing career

As a youth, Sarault played in the 1985 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. [1]

Sarault was drafted 61st overall by the Canadiens in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. From July 18, 2008, he played for German team ERC Ingolstadt in DEL after previous spells with EHC Basel, SC Bern, Genève-Servette HC and HC Davos in the Swiss NLA league from 2002 to 2008. [2] Sarault has also participated for Team Canada in the Spengler Cup.[ citation needed ]

After initially starting the 2009–10 season with lower professional league team Rivière-du-Loup CIMT in the LNAH, Sarault left for Europe on December 16, 2009, signing for the remainder of the season with Vienna Capitals of the Austrian Erste Bank Hockey League. [3] After returning to Rivière-du-Loup for a further two seasons, Sarault was traded at the draft to fellow club the Cornwall River Kings for the 2012–13 season on June 17, 2012. [4]

In the off-season Sarault lives in Moncton, New Brunswick and plays occasionally with the Moncton Puck Wackers hockey club in the city's summer men's league, with his son Chris.[ citation needed ]

Coaching career

He joined the staff of Swiss club Lausanne HC as an assistant in 2014 and was promoted to the head coaching position during the 2017-18 season after the sacking of Dan Ratushny. [5] On February 8, 2018, Sarault was relieved of his duties after five straight losses. [6]

On January 22, 2021, Sarault was named head coach of EHC Visp in the Swiss League (SL). [7] He led the team to the playoffs but were swept in the quarterfinals by future SL champion, HC Ajoie. Sarault was not renewed as head coach following the 2020–21 season.

Sarault working as a hockey analyst for the National League's official broadcaster, MySports, before returning to the coaching ranks in accepting the head coaching role with SCL Tigers of the NL on January 16, 2022.

Personal life

His daughter Courtney Sarault is a short track speed skater and has represented Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1987–88Lac St-Louis LionsQMAAA40004—————
1988–89Lac St-Louis LionsQMAAA422330536432354
1989–90 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 701228401401603326
1990–91 St-Jean Lynx QMJHL56222446113—————
1991–92 St-Jean LynxQMJHL5028386696—————
1991–92 Trois-Rivières Draveurs QMJHL18151429121510102018
1992–93 Wheeling Thunderbirds ECHL 21340—————
1992–93 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 591417314130112
1993–94 Fredericton CanadiensAHL6013142772—————
1994–95 Fredericton CanadiensAHL69242145961321333
1994–95 Montreal Canadiens NHL 80110—————
1995–96 Montreal CanadiensNHL140004—————
1995–96 Calgary Flames NHL112134—————
1995–96 Saint John Flames AHL26101222341662833
1996–97 Hershey Bears AHL62358—————
1996–97 Colorado Avalanche NHL28213650002
1997–98 Hershey BearsAHL6323365943712314
1997–98 Colorado AvalancheNHL21010—————
1998–99 Ottawa Senators NHL110114—————
1998–99 Detroit Vipers IHL 36111223521172940
1999–00 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL621726437717741132
1999–00 Ottawa SenatorsNHL110227—————
2000–01 Orlando Solar Bears IHL3517173442—————
2000–01 Atlanta Thrashers NHL2054926—————
2001–02 Nashville Predators NHL10000—————
2001–02 Milwaukee Admirals AHL27551024—————
2001–02 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL7022950006
2002–03 Springfield Falcons AHL411210—————
2002–03 Thetford Mines Prolab QSPHL 749136—————
2002–03 SC Bern NLA 14410145913461026
2003–04 SC BernNLA4015304511515671336
2004–05 SC BernNLA4111213211820004
2005–06 Genève-Servette HC NLA3881624127—————
2006–07 HC Davos NLA156410201022422
2006–07 SC Langenthal NLB 555104—————
2007–08 EHC Basel NLA3871623127—————
2007–08 EHC Olten NLB31234—————
2008–09 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 408917108—————
2009–10 Rivière-du-Loup CIMT LNAH 21230—————
2009–10 Vienna Capitals EBEL 17369381112312
2010–11 Rivière-du-Loup 3LLNAH167121914—————
2011–12 Rivière-du-Loup 3LLNAH208132126—————
2012–13 Cornwall River Kings LNAH224151932—————
2013–14 Cornwall River KingsLNAH73364—————
AHL totals3219211120333744961588
NHL totals1061010205150002

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References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  2. ↑ "New striker for the Panthers- EHC gets Yves Sarault" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
  3. ↑ "Yves Sarault commits to Vieena Capitals" (in German). Vienna Capitals. 2009-12-22. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
  4. ↑ "A lot of movement at the 2012 draft" (in French). LNAH. 2012-06-17. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  5. ↑ Club, Lausanne Hockey. "Yves Sarault confirmé comme entraîneur principal jusqu'à la fin de la saison - Lausanne Hockey Club". www.lausannehc.ch (in French). Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  6. ↑ Luzern, Luzerner Zeitung AG 6006. "John Fust übernimmt Traineramt in Lausanne" (in German). Retrieved 2018-02-09.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "Yves Sarault is the new head coach of EHC Visp". swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  8. ↑ "Courtney Sarault". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
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