# Jacques Caron

Jacques Joseph Caron (born April 21, 1940) is a Canadian former ice hockey player and coach. He played 72 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and Vancouver Canucks between 1967 and 1974, and 26 games in the World Hockey Association with the Cleveland Crusaders and Cincinnati Stingers between 1975 and 1977. After his playing career, he worked as an assistant coach with the Hartford Whalers, and then as the goaltending coach and special assignment coach with the New Jersey Devils from 1993 to 2017. With New Jersey, he won the Stanley Cup three times.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
| 1956–57 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 10 | — | — | — | 600 | 29 | 2 | 2.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1957–58 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 31 | — | — | — | 1840 | 113 | 1 | 3.68 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 240 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 | — |
| 1958–59 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 43 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 2580 | 129 | 2 | 3.00 | — | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 780 | 35 | 2 | 2.69 | — |
| 1958–59 | Peterborough Petes | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 | — |
| 1959–60 | Washington Presidents | EHL | 55 | — | — | — | 3300 | 218 | 3 | 3.97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1960–61 | Rouyn-Noranda Alouettes | NOHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1960–61 | Rouyn-Noranda Alouettes | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 180 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 | — |
| 1961–62 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 310 | 17 | 1 | 3.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1961–62 | Charlotte Clippers | EHL | 5 | — | — | — | 300 | 26 | 0 | 5.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962–63 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 38 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2180 | 112 | 2 | 3.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963–64 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 31 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1780 | 110 | 0 | 3.71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964–65 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 55 | 21 | 29 | 4 | 3321 | 195 | 2 | 3.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965–66 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 33 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1832 | 80 | 2 | 2.62 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 360 | 14 | 0 | 2.33 | — |
| 1966–67 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 35 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 1866 | 136 | 1 | 4.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967–68 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | .892 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967–68 | Springfield Kings | AHL | 42 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 2393 | 151 | 0 | 3.79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968–69 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 9 | 0 | 3.86 | .868 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968–69 | Denver Spurs | WHL | 31 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 1764 | 122 | 2 | 4.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969–70 | Denver Spurs | WHL | 31 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1548 | 120 | 0 | 4.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970–71 | Denver Spurs | WHL | 30 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1668 | 109 | 2 | 3.92 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 | — |
| 1971–72 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 28 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1619 | 68 | 1 | 2.52 | .912 | 9 | 4 | 5 | — | 499 | 26 | 0 | 3.13 | .898 |
| 1971–72 | Denver Spurs | WHL | 20 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1160 | 45 | 0 | 2.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972–73 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 30 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1562 | 92 | 1 | 3.53 | .886 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | 140 | 8 | 0 | 3.43 | .896 |
| 1973–74 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 465 | 38 | 0 | 4.90 | .832 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974–75 | Syracuse Eagles | AHL | 50 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 2755 | 170 | 0 | 3.70 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | — |
| 1975–76 | Syracuse Blazers | NAHL | 32 | — | — | — | 1725 | 90 | 3 | 3.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975–76 | Cleveland Crusaders | WHA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 8 | 0 | 3.69 | .896 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976–77 | Syracuse Blazers | NAHL | 22 | — | — | — | 1307 | 83 | 1 | 3.63 | .876 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976–77 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 24 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1292 | 61 | 3 | 2.83 | .892 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 12.86 | — |
| 1977–78 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WHA totals | WHA totals | WHA totals | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1422 | 69 | 3 | 2.91 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 12.86 | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 72 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 3846 | 211 | 2 | 3.29 | .890 | 12 | 4 | 7 | — | 639 | 34 | 0 | 3.19 | .898 |