# Sébastien Charpentier (ice hockey)

Sébastien Charpentier (born April 18, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 26 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals from 2002 to 2004. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1997 to 2013, was mainly spent in the minor leagues.

## Early life

Charpentier was born in Drummondville, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1991 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Drummondville. In junior ice hockey, he was named to Quebec Major Junior Hockey League all-rookie team in the 1994–95 QMJHL season.

## Career

Charpentier was drafted 93rd overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He spent most of his professional career with their American Hockey League affiliate, the Portland Pirates. He played a total of 24 NHL games for the Capitals. He was named the ECHL playoff most valuable player in the 1997–98 ECHL season.
He later played with the Graz 99ers of the Austrian Erste Bank Hockey League until he retired in 2013. As of 2018, he is the goalie coach for the Victoriaville Tigres of the QMJHL.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | 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 | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
| 1991–92 | Drummondville | QAHA | 14 | — | — | — | — | 840 | 34 | 2 | 2.42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Drummondville | QAHA | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1215 | 37 | 7 | 1.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Magog Cantonniers | QAHA | 24 | 14 | 5 | 1 | — | 1443 | 75 | 1 | 3.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Laval Titan Collège Français | QMJHL | 41 | 25 | 12 | 1 | — | 2152 | 99 | 2 | 2 | .909 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 886 | 45 | 0 | 3.05 | .889 |
| 1995–96 | Laval Titan Collège Français | QMJHL | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | — | 938 | 97 | 0 | 6.20 | .836 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 33 | 21 | 9 | 1 | — | 1906 | 87 | 1 | 2.74 | .910 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 740 | 45 | 0 | 3.64 | .893 |
| 1996–97 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 62 | 37 | 17 | 4 | — | 3480 | 177 | 1 | 3.05 | .899 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 196 | 13 | 0 | 3.98 | .863 |
| 1997–98 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 229 | 10 | 0 | 2.61 | .926 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Hampton Roads Admirals | ECHL | 43 | 20 | 16 | 6 | — | 2388 | 114 | 0 | 2.86 | .899 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1183 | 38 | 1 | 1.93 | .941 |
| 1998–99 | Quad City Mallards | UHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 180 | 10 | 0 | 3.34 | .891 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | — | 1041 | 48 | 0 | 2.77 | .914 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 183 | 9 | 0 | 2.96 | .911 |
| 2000–01 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 34 | 16 | 16 | 1 | — | 1978 | 113 | 1 | 3.43 | .895 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 3 | 0 | 1.76 | .956 |
| 2001–02 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 122 | 5 | 0 | 2.46 | .936 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 49 | 20 | 18 | 10 | — | 2941 | 131 | 3 | 2.67 | .923 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 17 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2.79 | .906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 727 | 28 | 2 | 2.31 | .925 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 369 | 21 | 0 | 3.41 | .875 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Cousin de Saint-Hyacinthe | LNAH | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.79 | .892 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.33 | .896 |
| 2005–06 | HC MVD | RSL | 38 | 10 | 16 | — | 6 | 2155 | 86 | 1 | 2.39 | .915 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 4.10 | .901 |
| 2006–07 | Vityaz Chekhov | RSL | 37 | 12 | 19 | — | 3 | 2149 | 93 | 1 | 2.60 | .909 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 5.00 | .851 |
| 2007–08 | Top Design de Saint-Hyacinthe | LNAH | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.54 | .881 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Vienna Capitals | EBEL | 27 | 19 | 8 | — | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2.20 | .928 | 7 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 3.39 | .881 |
| 2008–09 | Graz 99ers | EBEL | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 4.53 | .857 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2.33 | .932 |
| 2009–10 | Graz 99ers | EBEL | 17 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 2.36 | .917 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 2.80 | .896 |
| 2010–11 | Marquis de Saguenay | LNAH | 13 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 766 | 49 | 0 | 3.84 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | Bietigheim Steelers | GER-2 | 24 | 10 | 13 | — | 0 | 1386 | 83 | 1 | 3.59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | Marquis de Saguenay | LNAH | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 490 | 32 | 0 | 3.92 | .875 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | HC Carvena de Sorel-Tracy | LNAH | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 553 | 39 | 0 | 4.23 | .872 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.67 | .932 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 26 | 6 | 14 | 1 | — | 1351 | 66 | 0 | 2.93 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |