Pascal Leclaire Pascal Leclaire ( born November 7 , 1982 ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player . Leclaire played three years in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) and was selected eighth overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft . After playing in the Blue Jackets ' organization for seven seasons , he was traded to the Ottawa Senators in 2009 and spent the following two seasons in the organization . Internationally , he has represented Canada on the national junior and men ' s teams . Playing career . Leclaire played junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) for the Halifax Mooseheads and the Montreal Rocket between 1998 and 2002 . Leclaire was the first goaltender selected in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft , chosen eighth overall by the Blue Jackets . He subsequently bounced back and forth between Columbus and their AHL affiliate , the Syracuse Crunch , from 2002 to 2005 before finally sticking with the Blue Jackets for good in 2006 , serving as a backup to Marc Denis . On June 30 , 2006 , Denis was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning and Leclaire was promoted to starting goalie . However , during the season , Leclaire suffered from a leg injury and backup goaltender Fredrik Norrena took over and eventually played 55 games out of 82 . In 2007 – 08 , Leclaire had an outstanding season and regained the number one job . He set new team records with nine shutouts ( second in the league only to Henrik Lundqvist ) , ranked second in the NHL in goals against average , and third in save percentage . Leclaire finished second in fan voting among Western Conference goaltenders for the 56th NHL All - Star Game , but was not named to the final team . In the 2008 – 09 season , Leclaire injured his ankle , sidelining him for the season and the Blue Jackets promoted rookie Steve Mason . Mason ' s play was outstanding , leading the Western Conference in several categories . In a playoff race , the Blue Jackets traded Leclaire to the Ottawa Senators , along with a second - round pick in 2009 ( Robin Lehner ) , in exchange for Antoine Vermette on deadline day March 4 , 2009 . As expected , Leclaire assumed the role of starting goaltender with the Senators in 2009 - 10 , once he had fully recovered from ankle surgery . However , Leclaire would finish the season backing up Brian Elliott in the Ottawa net , due to inconsistent play and injuries - including a broken cheekbone suffered from being hit by an errant puck while sitting on the bench during a game . The inconsistency and injuries worsened considerably in 2010 - 11 with Leclaire playing 14 NHL games and the Senators finishing the year with a top - 2 tandem of goaltenders other than those who started the season with the team . During the season he underwent hip surgery . International play . Leclaire competed in the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships with Canada . He assumed the starting position , recording a 1 . 80 GAA and two shutouts over five games . Six years later , he joined Canada ' s men ' s team at the 2008 IIHF World Championship in Halifax , Nova Scotia . He played in four games , going undefeated while recording a 2 . 00 GAA . Canada lost in the gold medal game to Russia .