# Frédéric Chabot

Joseph Leopold Louis Marie Frédéric Chabot (born February 12, 1968) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former goaltender who played parts of five seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings from 1991 to 1999. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1989 to 2006, was spent in the minor leagues and then in Europe. He is currently the Goaltending Coach for the Minnesota Wild.

## Playing career

Chabot played for the International Hockey League's Cincinnati Cyclones. He also played for the Houston Aeros, helping them win the Turner Cup in 1999. He also played a portion of his career for the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings. He was also on the roster for the 1998–99 expansion Nashville Predators. He won the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award as the best goaltender in the American Hockey League in the 1993–94 season as a member of the Hershey Bears.
Chabot was available in a record five NHL Expansion Drafts: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, and 2000. He was selected in three (1992, 1998, and 2000), also a record.

## Coaching career

On July 6, 2009, Chabot was named the Goaltending Consultant for the Edmonton Oilers.
On November 24, 2014, Chabot was relieved of his duties as the Goaltender Consultant for the Edmonton Oilers after being replaced by Dustin Schwartz. He was shortly thereafter hired by the Minnesota Wild as their Goaltending Development Coach. On August 26, 2020, Chabot was promoted by the Wild to be their Goaltending Coach.

## 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 |
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
| 1985–86 | Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs | QMAAA | 34 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 2038 | 139 | 0 | 3.90 | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 320 | 30 | 0 | 4.29 | — |
| 1986–87 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 62 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 3508 | 293 | 1 | 5.01 | .847 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 481 | 40 | 0 | 4.99 | .853 |
| 1987–88 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 58 | 27 | 24 | 4 | 3276 | 237 | 1 | 4.34 | .873 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1019 | 56 | 1 | 3.30 | .898 |
| 1987–88 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 158 | 18 | 0 | 6.86 | — |
| 1988–89 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 26 | — | — | — | 1385 | 114 | 1 | 4.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 28 | — | — | — | 1572 | 88 | 1 | 3.36 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 199 | 16 | 0 | 4.82 | .814 |
| 1989–80 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 8 | 0 | 4.03 | .867 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–80 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 23 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1208 | 87 | 1 | 4.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 6 | 0 | 3.32 | .867 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 35 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1800 | 122 | 0 | 4.07 | .874 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1761 | 79 | 2 | 2.69 | .906 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 457 | 20 | 0 | 2.63 | .900 |
| 1991–92 | Winston-Salem Thunderbirds | ECHL | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1449 | 71 | 0 | 2.94 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | .947 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 45 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 2544 | 141 | 0 | 3.33 | .901 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 261 | 16 | 0 | 3.68 | — |
| 1993–94 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | .792 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 12 | 0 | 5.03 | .818 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 5 | 0 | 2.72 | .919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 4.26 | .875 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 28 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 1464 | 63 | 2 | 2.58 | .921 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 665 | 32 | 0 | 2.89 | .898 |
| 1994–95 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 48 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2622 | 128 | 1 | 2.93 | .912 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 326 | 16 | 0 | 2.94 | .918 |
| 1995–96 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 38 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2147 | 88 | 3 | 2.46 | .921 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 854 | 37 | 1 | 2.60 | .916 |
| 1996–97 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 72 | 39 | 26 | 7 | 4265 | 180 | 7 | 2.53 | .920 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 777 | 34 | 2 | 2.63 | .920 |
| 1997–98 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 554 | 29 | 0 | 3.14 | .891 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1237 | 46 | 1 | 2.23 | .921 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 238 | 11 | 0 | 2.77 | .908 |
| 1998–99 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 430 | 16 | 0 | 2.23 | .915 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1259 | 49 | 3 | 2.34 | .916 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 62 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 3695 | 131 | 4 | 2.13 | .920 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 658 | 20 | 3 | 1.82 | .932 |
| 2000–01 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 47 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2705 | 119 | 3 | 2.64 | .914 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 482 | 15 | 0 | 1.87 | .933 |
| 2001–02 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 29 | — | — | — | 1697 | 56 | 4 | 1.98 | .932 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 9 | 0 | 3.03 | — |
| 2002–03 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 25 | — | — | — | 1461 | 44 | 3 | 1.81 | .945 | 5 | — | — | 298 | 17 | 0 | 3.41 | .895 |
| 2003–04 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 35 | — | — | — | 1889 | 72 | 3 | 2.29 | .914 | 5 | — | — | 290 | 12 | 0 | 2.48 | .905 |
| 2004–05 | Vienna Capitals | EBEL | 53 | — | — | — | 3166 | 142 | 2 | 2.69 | .914 | 10 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 2.39 | .934 |
| 2005–06 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 26 | — | — | — | 1359 | 61 | 2 | 2.69 | .914 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 32 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1263 | 62 | 0 | 2.95 | .894 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards

* WHL East First All-Star Team – 1989