Daniel Berthiaume

Daniel J. Berthiaume (born January 26, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Winnipeg Jets, Minnesota North Stars, Los Angeles Kings, Boston Bruins, and Ottawa Senators.
==Playing career==
Known as "The Bandit" during his hockey career, Berthiaume was a standout goaltender in junior hockey, playing for the Drummondville Voltigeurs and Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the QMJHL. During the 1984-85 Berthiaume won 40 games for the Saguenéens, a feat made more impressive when you factor in that the team won 41 games that season.
Following this impressive year, he was drafted 60th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft and then played his final year of Junior hockey then made his NHL debut that spring during the NHL playoffs. 
===Winnipeg Jets===
The Jets faced the Flames in the first round and veteran goaltender Dan Bouchard started Game One but was relieved by Brian Hayward after giving up five goals. Hayward started Game Two but after surrendering six goals he was yanked and Marc Behrend finished up the game. For Game Three, with the Jets on the verge of elimination, Berthiaume made his NHL debut and dazzled making 39-saves before ultimately losing in overtime when Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald found the back of the net.
In the off-season, the Jets acquired Steve Penney from the Montreal Canadiens and he was expected to be their starter but Berthiaume and fellow rookie Eldon "Pokey" Reddick seized the job and formed a solid platoon, known as "Pokey and the Bandit" playing on the popular movie series Smokey and the Bandit. Berthiaume posted an impressive 18-7-3 record in 31 games during his rookie NHL season of 1986-87. During his second season in the NHL, Berthiaume assumed the starting job in Winnipeg and posted a career-best 22 wins. The following season he struggled and ended up spending the bulk of the year toiling in the minors while Reddick took over the starters job with the Jets and veteran Alain Chevrier and rookie Bob Essensa supported him. Berthiaume was back with the Jets for the 1989-90 season, but Essensa was now the club's starting netminder.
Berthiaume came under fire for allegedly swearing at children seeking his autograph. On January 22, 1990 he was traded to the Minnesota North Stars for future considerations. Mike Smith, general manager of the Jets, said Berthiaume's trade was related to his off-ice actions. The goalie apologized on television for swearing at autograph seekers, then a day later denied the incident took place and said he had been ordered to apologize by team management.
===Minnesota North Stars===
Goaltender Jon Casey handled the bulk of the duties for the North Stars so Berthiuame appeared in just five games for Minnesota, managing just one win and a mediocre 3.50 goals against average. Prior to the start of the 1990-91 training camp, Berthiaume was traded to the Los Angeles Kings for Craig Duncanson.
===Los Angeles Kings===
With the Kings, Berthiaume served as the back up to veteran Kelly Hrudey and performed well enough to win 20-games for the club. However, his improved play didn't last, and the next season, 1991–92, he struggled posting a 4.04 goals against average while managing just seven wins in 19 appearances. His uneven play ultimately cost him his job and he was shipped to Boston for future considerations on January 18, 1992.
===Boston Bruins===
The Bruins had Andy Moog firmly entrenched in their starter role with veteran Réjean Lemelin as his back-up, but when Lemelin suffered a groin injury, they were in need of some depth. The Bruins brought in Berthiaume but he did little to help, winning just one of the eight starts he made for Boston. During the off-season, the Bruins traded him back to Winnipeg for Doug Evans.
===Europe and the Ottawa Senators===
Berthiaume started the 1992-1993 season playing for EC Graz in the Austria, but on December 15, 1992 he signed as a free agent with the Ottawa Senators. The first-year Senators leaned heavily on goaltender Peter Sidorkiewicz and while he faired admirably considering the heavy fire he took each night in their crease, his back-up, veteran Steve Weeks, was horribly over-matched posting a 7.23 goals against average. Berthiaume was brought in to backup Sidorkiewicz. He appeared in 25 games posting a 2-17-1 record for the lowly Senators. In the off-season, the Senators upgraded their goaltending by acquiring Craig Billington and they promoted rookie Darrin Madeley which pushed Berthiaume out of the crease. He made one appearance for Ottawa in the 1993-94 season and though it lasted just one minute, he surrendered two goals on two shots giving him a 120.00 goals against average for the season and zero save percentage. Late in the season he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings for Steve Konroyd, but he never suited up for the club making his final NHL appearance his one-minute stint for the Senators earlier that year.
In all, Berthiaume played in a total of 215 regular season NHL games during his career, posting a record of 81-91-21 with a goals against average of 3.67. He also appeared in 14 NHL playoff games, all with Winnipeg.
===Minor Leagues===
After making his final NHL appearance with the Ottawa Senators during the 1993-94 season, he spent most of the remainder of his career in the ECHL with the Roanoke Express, where he spent seven seasons in three stints and often split duties with Dave Gagnon. He also played for the ECHL's Wheeling Thunderbirds, the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League, and the Central Texas Stampede of the WPHL where he won the Most Outstanding Goaltender honours for the 1996-97 season. He played his last season with the Port Huron Beacons of the United Hockey League before retiring in 2005.
Berthiaume also played professional roller hockey, tending goal for Roller Hockey International's New Jersey Rockin' Rollers in 1994, Motor City Mustangs in 1995, and Philadelphia Bulldogs in 1996.
==Coaching career==
Berthiaume was the assistant coach of the Roanoke Valley Vipers in the United Hockey League at the start of their 2005-06 season., but on February 6, 2006 it was announced that Berthiaume would become the head coach, replacing Jim Wiley who lost his job in mid-season. He then coached the Virginia Military Institute Hockey team.
==Personal life==
Berthiaume currently lives in Hardy, Virginia, where he owns and operates Captain Bert's Fishin' Charters on Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia, a freshwater striped bass fishery. He is married and has three sons. Alongside this he coaches the local youth hockey team.
==Awards==
*1996-97: Outstanding Goaltender (WPHL)
==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% 	
1981–82 	Richelieu Éclaireurs 	QMAAA 		30 	20 	8 	2 	1797 	125 	0 	4.17 	— 		2 	0 	2 	207 	18 	0 	5.22 	— 	
1982–83 	Richelieu Riverains 	QMAAA 		44 	23 	12 	8 	2607 	171 	0 	3.94 	— 		5 	2 	3 	296 	23 	0 	4.66 	— 	
1983–84 	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL 		28 	12 	13 	0 	1562 	131 	0 	5.03 	.863 		3 	— 	— 	154 	16 	0 	6.23 	.828 	
1984–85 	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL 		3 	1 	2 	0 	179 	17 	0 	5.70 	.837 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
1984–85 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	QMJHL 		56 	40 	11 	2 	3168 	198 	2 	3.75 	.885 		14 	8 	6 	770 	51 	0 	3.97 	.888 	
1985–86 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	QMJHL 		66 	34 	29 	3 	3718 	286 	1 	4.62 	.874 		9 	4 	5 	580 	37 	0 	3.83 	.900 	
1985–86 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		1 	0 	1 	68 	4 	0 	3.51 	.907 	
1986–87 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 		31 	18 	7 	3 	1755 	93 	1 	3.18 	.885 		8 	4 	4 	437 	21 	0 	2.88 	.900 	
1986–87 	Sherbrooke Canadiens 	AHL 		7 	4 	3 	0 	420 	23 	0 	3.29 	.883 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
1987–88 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 		56 	22 	19 	7 	3004 	176 	2 	3.52 	.882 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
1988–89 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 		9 	0 	8 	0 	443 	44 	0 	5.96 	.826 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
1988–89 	Moncton Hawks 	AHL 		21 	6 	9 	2 	1083 	76 	0 	4.21 	.879 		3 	1 	2 	180 	11 	0 	3.67 	— 	
1989–90 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 		24 	10 	11 	3 	1387 	86 	1 	3.72 	.871 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
1989–90 	Minnesota North Stars 	NHL 		5 	1 	3 	0 	240 	14 	0 	3.49 	.865 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
1990–91 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		37 	20 	11 	4 	2119 	117 	1 	3.31 	.892 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
1991–92 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		19 	7 	10 	1 	979 	66 	0 	4.04 	.878 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
1991–92 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		8 	1 	4 	2 	399 	21 	0 	3.16 	.865 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
1992–93 	EC Graz 	AUT 		28 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
1992–93 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		25 	2 	17 	1 	1326 	95 	0 	4.30 	.871 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
1993–94 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	1 	2 	0 	184.62 	.000 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
1993–94 	PEI Senators 	AHL 		30 	8 	16 	3 	1640 	130 	0 	4.76 	.869 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
1993–94 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 		11 	7 	2 	0 	552 	35 	0 	3.80 	.874 		11 	6 	4 	632 	30 	0 	2.85 	.898 	
1994–95 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		2 	0 	1 	1 	126 	7 	0 	3.32 	.870 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
1994–95 	Wheeling Thunderbirds 	ECHL 		10 	6 	1 	1 	600 	41 	0 	4.10 	.867 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
1994–95 	Roanoke Express 	ECHL 		21 	15 	4 	2 	1196 	47 	0 	2.36 	.919 		8 	4 	4 	464 	23 	1 	2.97 	— 	
1994–95 	Detroit Vipers 	IHL 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		5 	2 	3 	331 	14 	0 	2.53 	.926 	
1995–96 	Detroit Vipers 	IHL 		7 	4 	3 	0 	401 	19 	2 	2.84 	.898 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
1995–96 	Roanoke Express 	ECHL 		39 	22 	13 	3 	2109 	112 	2 	3.19 	.907 		2 	0 	2 	116 	6 	0 	3.09 	.902 	
1996–97 	Central Texas Stampede 	WPHL 		54 	30 	20 	0 	3034 	171 	2 	3.38 	.900 		11 	5 	6 	678 	43 	1 	3.80 	.895 	
1997–98 	Roanoke Express 	ECHL 		30 	17 	8 	3 	1711 	74 	2 	2.59 	.909 		2 	2 	0 	120 	4 	0 	2.00 	— 	
1998–99 	Roanoke Express 	ECHL 		35 	18 	12 	5 	2105 	97 	2 	2.76 	.908 		10 	6 	4 	608 	19 	1 	1.88 	.943 	
1999–00 	Roanoke Express 	ECHL 		37 	21 	12 	4 	2103 	87 	2 	2.48 	.919 		2 	0 	2 	118 	6 	0 	3.04 	.870 	
2000–01 	Roanoke Express 	ECHL 		45 	26 	17 	1 	2604 	104 	4 	2.40 	.918 		5 	2 	3 	339 	15 	0 	2.65 	.917 	
2001–02 	Roanoke Express 	ECHL 		51 	23 	17 	6 	2847 	129 	4 	2.72 	.912 		3 	1 	2 	141 	7 	0 	2.98 	.883 	
2002–03 	Greensboro Generals 	ECHL 		53 	30 	14 	5 	2998 	145 	2 	2.90 	.915 		8 	4 	4 	483 	24 	0 	2.98 	.925 	
2003–04 	Greensboro Generals 	ECHL 		43 	23 	18 	1 	2518 	151 	0 	3.60 	.901 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
2004–05 	Port Huron Beacons 	UHL 		30 	7 	17 	3 	1601 	95 	0 	3.56 	.896 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		215 	81 	90 	21 	11,654 	714 	5 	3.68 	.878 		14 	5 	9 	807 	50 	0 	3.72 	.877 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
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*Captain Bert's Fishing Charters Homepage
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