Sam St. Laurent

Sam St. Laurent (born February 16, 1959 in Arvida, Quebec, Canada) is a retired ice hockey goaltender that has played in the National Hockey League as well as on the Canadian national men's hockey team. St. Laurent serves the distinction of being the last NHL goaltender to wear a goalies mask made entirely out of fiberglass.
== Playing career==
St. Laurent began his career playing for the Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the QMJHL from the 1975–76 season until the 1978–79 season, playing in 70 games during his final season in the juniors. 
On 10 October 1979, St. Laurent signed with the Philadelphia Flyers organization. From the 1979–80 seasons until the 1983–84 seasons, he would spend his time assigned to the minors. St. Laurent would play for both the Toledo Goaldiggers of the IHL and the Maine Mariners of the AHL, where he was part of the Calder Cup-winning team during the 1983–84 season.
The Flyers traded St. Laurent to the New Jersey Devils on 27 September 1984 for future considerations. For the 1984–85 season, he remained with the Mariners of the AHL. 
The 1985–86 season would be one of accomplishments for St. Laurent. His first taste of NHL action was on 4 January 1986, where he replaced (and was subsequently replaced by) Glenn "Chico" Resch in a stunning 9–3 loss to the Washington Capitals. After a brief re-assignment to the minors, St. Laurent was called back up and started his first NHL game 27 March 1986, making 24 saves to earn a 1–0 shutout victory. He would go on to post a 2–1 record with the Devils that season. On a minor league level, he would go on to win the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award for the AHL's best goaltender and would share the Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award with Karl Friesen for having the lowest team GAA in the AHL. 
The Detroit Red Wings would go on to acquire St. Laurent from New Jersey for Steve Richmond on 18 August 1986. St. Laurent enjoyed a particular level of success with their minor league affiliate Adirondack Red Wings of the AHL, winning the Calder Cup with them during the 1988–89 season, as well as receiving the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy for the MVP during the Calder Cup playoffs that same year. From the 1986–87 season to the 1989–90 season, St. Laurent would post a cumulative 5–11–4 record with 3.42 GAA and a .887 save percentage in 30 regular season appearances with the Detroit Red Wings. He would appear in a playoff game on 14 April 1988, where he was pulled in favor of Greg Stefan after allowing one goal in what eventually became a 5–3 Red Wings victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
With the emergence of Tim Cheveldae from the Red Wings' depth chart, St. Laurent was traded to the New York Rangers for cash on 26 June, 1990. For the 1990–91 season, St. Laurent would spend his time with the Binghamton Rangers of the AHL. During the 1991–92 season, his last as a professional, he appeared in one game for the Binghamton Rangers, and one game for the Canadian National Team, during which time he switched from his mask made entirely of fiberglass to a modern-era goaltender's mask. 
He was the third-string goaltender on the Canadian team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics, and then retired afterward.
== Coaching career ==
St. Laurent went on to become a goaltender coach/consultant for the Rangers organization from 1993–2004, helping the organization develop such goalies as Mike Richter, Henrik Lundqvist, and Dan Cloutier. Jason Labarbera, who began his career as a member of the Rangers organization, credits St. Laurent for his development in the Rangers organization despite the presence of highly-regarded goaltender coach Benoit Allaire. He was also a consultant for the Sinupret Ice Tigers of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the 2005–06 season.
St. Laurent now offers his services privately via his website.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season===
  	  	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP	W 	L 	T	MIN 	GA 	SO	GAA 	SV%
1975–76 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL 	 	17	 	 	 	889 	81 	0 	5.47	
1976–77 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL 	 	21	 	 	 	901 	0 	81	5.39	
1977–78 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL 	 	60	 	 	 	3251	351	0 	6.48	
1978–79 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL 	 	70	 	 	 	3806	290	0 	4.57	
1979–80 	Maine Mariners 	AHL 	 	5 	2 	1 	0	229 	17 	0 	4.45	.879
1979–80 	Toledo Goaldiggers 	IHL 	 	38	 	 	 	2143	138	2 	3.86	
1980–81 	Maine Mariners 	AHL 	 	7 	3 	3 	0	363 	28 	0 	4.63	.855
1980–81 	Toledo Goaldiggers 	IHL 	 	30	 	 	 	1614	113	1 	4.20	
1981–82 	Toledo Goaldiggers 	IHL 	 	4 	 	 	 	248 	11 	0 	2.66	
1981–82 	Maine Mariners 	AHL 	 	25	15	7 	1	1396	76 	0 	3.27	
1982–83 	Toledo Goaldiggers 	IHL 	 	13	 	 	 	785 	52 	0 	3.97	
1982–83 	Maine Mariners 	AHL 	 	30	12	12	4	1739	109	0 	3.76	
1983–84 	Maine Mariners 	AHL 	 	38	14	18	4	2158	145	0 	4.03	.866
1984–85 	Maine Mariners 	AHL 	 	55	26	22	7	3245	168	4 	3.11	.886
1985–86 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 	 	4 	2 	1 	0	188 	13 	1 	4.15	.883
1985–86 	Maine Mariners 	AHL 	 	50	24	20	4	2862	161	1 	3.38	.882
1986–87 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	6 	1 	2 	2	342 	16 	0 	2.81	.881
1986–87 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 	 	25	7 	13	0	1397	98 	1 	4.21	.885
1987–88 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	6 	2 	2 	0	294 	16 	0 	3.27	.892
1987–88 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 	 	32	12	14	4	1826	104	2 	3.42	.884
1988–89 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	4 	0 	1 	1	141 	9 	0 	3.83	.901
1988–89 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 	 	34	20	11	3	2054	113	0 	3.30	.895
1989–90 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	14	2 	6 	1	607 	38 	0 	3.76	.883
1989–90 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 	 	13	10	2 	1	785 	40 	0 	3.06	.901
1990–91 	Binghamton Rangers 	AHL 	 	45	19	16	4	2379	138	1 	3.48	.894
1991–92]] 	Binghamton Rangers 	AHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0	20 	2 	0 	6.00	.800
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	34	7 	12	4	1572	92 	1 	3.51	.886
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Post season===
  	  	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP	W 	L	MIN 	GA	SO	GAA
1975–76 	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	QMJHL 	 	1 	 	 	40 	9 	0 	13.50
1976–77 	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	QMJHL 	 	4 	 	 	200 	19	0 	5.70
1978–79 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL 	 	1 	 	 	47 	8 	0 	10.21
1979–80 	Toledo Goaldiggers 	IHL 	 	4 	0 	4	239 	24	0 	6.03
1981–82 	Maine Mariners 	AHL 	 	4 	1 	3	240 	18	0 	4.50
1982–83 	Maine Mariners 	AHL 	 	17	8 	9	1012	54	0 	3.20
1983–84 	Maine Mariners 	AHL 	 	12	9 	2	708 	32	1 	2.71
1984–85 	Maine Mariners 	AHL 	 	10	5 	5	656 	45	0 	4.12
1986–87 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 	 	3 	0 	2	105 	10	0 	5.71
1987–88 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0	10 	1 	0 	6.00
1987–88 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 	 	1 	0 	1	59 	6 	0 	6.10
1988–89 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 	 	16	11	5	956 	47	2 	2.95
1990–91 	Binghamton Rangers 	AHL 	 	3 	1 	2	160 	11	0 	4.13
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	1 	0 	0	10 	1 	0 	6.00
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== External links ==
* 
* Sam St. Laurent @ hockeygoalies.org
* Sam's Personal Website (in French): http://www.acomba.net/gardiensdebutprise1
Category:1992 Olympian
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Canada
Category:Retired in 1992
Category:Born in 1959
Category:Adirondack Red Wings players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Detroit Red Wings players
Category:New Jersey Devils players
Category:Maine Mariners players
Category:Chicoutimi Sagueneens alumni