Stephen Valiquette

Stephen Valiquette (born August 20, 1977 in Etobicoke, Ontario) is a Canadian goaltender for currently playing for the HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League. He was drafted in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings in the eighth round, 190th overall. 
In 1998,, Valiquette signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Edmonton Oilers. Three months after this signing, he was claimed on waivers by the Florida Panthers in the NHL waiver draft on October 3, 2003. Six days later he was claimed back by the Edmonton Oilers. He appeared in one game with Edmonton and played 14 minutes. Valiquette spent the balance of the 2003–04 season with the Toronto Roadrunners of the American Hockey League, playing in 35 games.
On March 3, 2004, Valiquette was traded by the Oilers, along with forward Dwight Helminen and a second-round selection in the 2004 draft to the New York Rangers for center Petr Nedvěd and goaltender Jussi Markkanen. For the 2004–05 season, Valiquette was re-signed by the Rangers and sent to their American Hockey League affiliate, Hartford Wolf Pack. He then signed with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in Russia on April 26, 2005.
In July 2006, the Rangers decided to re-sign Valiquette to be the back-up for Henrik Lundqvist following the departure of goalie Kevin Weekes to the New Jersey Devils. Since then, Valiquette had been the backup goaltender for the New York Rangers., until he was waived and sent back to Hartford on December 3, 2009. On March 3, 2007, he won his first game in the NHL in almost three years. 
When Valiquette made his playing debut in 2000, he was the tallest goaltender to ever play a game in the NHL at 6-foot-6. Ben Bishop, standing 6-foot-7, has since surpassed Valiquette as the tallest NHL goaltender.
On January 31, 2008, against the Philadelphia Flyers, Valiquette got his first shutout of his NHL career. Ten days later, on February 9, he would repeat this feat in a 2–0 win, also against the Flyers. On February 6, 2009, he let 10 goals in a single game (a 10-2 loss to Dallas), a league worst for the season. 
Valiquette appeared in his first career NHL playoff games with the Rangers during the first round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Washington Capitals when he relieved starter Henrik Lundqvist for the third period of games five and six, playing 40 minutes and allowing no goals on nine shots.
On July 15, Valiquette signed with the KHL side HC CSKA Moscow.
== Regular season ==
Statistics are through the 2009–10 season.
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	SV% 	
1998–99 	Lowell Lock Monsters 	AHL 		1 	0 	1 	0 	— 	59 	3 	0 	3.05 	0.885 	
1999–2000 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		6 	2 	0 	0 	— 	193 	6 	0 	1.87 	0.949 	
1999–2000 	Trenton Titans 	ECHL 		12 	5 	6 	1 	— 	692 	36 	1 	3.12 	0.902 	
1999–2000 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		1 	1 	0 	0 	— 	60 	3 	0 	3.00 	0.927 	
1999–2000 	Lowell Lock Monsters 	AHL 		14 	8 	5 	0 	— 	727 	36 	0 	2.97 	0.901 	
2000–01 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 		20 	7 	10 	1 	— 	1066 	54 	0 	3.04 	0.907 	
2001–02 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		20 	10 	5 	1 	— 	1071 	45 	2 	2.52 	0.923 	
2002–03 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		34 	15 	14 	3 	— 	1962 	86 	2 	2.63 	0.912 	
2003–04 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	— 	13 	2 	0 	9.23 	0.714 	
2003–04 	Toronto Roadrunners 	AHL 		35 	14 	14 	5 	— 	2064 	89 	2 	2.59 	0.913 	
2003–04 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		7 	2 	4 	1 	— 	400 	15 	1 	2.25 	0.928 	
2003–04 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		2 	1 	1 	0 	— 	119 	6 	0 	3.03 	0.915 	
2004–05 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		season not played due to Lockout	season not played due to Lockout	season not played due to Lockout	season not played due to Lockout	season not played due to Lockout	season not played due to Lockout	season not played due to Lockout	season not played due to Lockout	season not played due to Lockout	season not played due to Lockout	season not played due to Lockout
2005–06 	Yaroslavl Lokomotiv 	Russia 		45 	 	 	— 	 	2734 	89 	4 	1.95 	0.923 	
2006–07 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		3 	1 	2 	— 	0 	115 	6 	0 	3.14 	0.867 	
2006–07 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		30 	17 	12 	— 	0 	1694 	66 	6 	2.34 	0.909 	
2007–08 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		13 	5 	3 	— 	3 	686 	25 	2 	2.19 	0.916 	
2008–09 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		15 	5 	5 	— 	2 	823 	39 	1 	2.84 	0.907 	
2009–10 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		6 	2 	3 	— 	1 	305 	19 	1 	3.74 	0.852 	
2009–10 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		11 	4 	5 	— 	1 	547 	34 	0 	3.73 	0.877 	
2010–11 	CSKA Moscow 	KHL 		35 	9 	16 	— 	5 	1897 	93 	2 	2.94 	0.897 	
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 		46 	14 	14 	3 	2 	2061 	97 	4 	2.36 	8.100 	
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 		213 	99 	101 	13 	— 	9319 	487 	16 	2.65 	0.824 	
ECHL totals	ECHL totals 	ECHL totals		12 	5 	6 	1 	— 	692 	36 	1 	3.12 	0.902 	
KHL totals 	KHL totals 	KHL totals 		35 	9 	16 	5 	— 	1897 	93 	2 	2.94 	0.897 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Playoffs ==
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League 		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA 	SV%
1998–99 	Lowell Lock Monsters 	AHL 		- 	-	-	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1999–2000 	Lowell Lock Monsters 	AHL 		- 	-	-	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2000–01 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 		- 	-	-	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2001–02 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		1 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
2002–03 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		4 	 	 	 	 	 	2.13	.931
2003–04 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		1 	 	 	 	 	 	1.65	.934
2004–05 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2006–07 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		- 	-	-	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2007–08 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		- 	-	-	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2008–09 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		2 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
2009–10 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		- 	-	-	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2010–11 	CSKA Moscow 	KHL 		- 	-	-	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		2 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		8 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
KHL totals	KHL totals 	KHL totals		- 	-	-	- 	- 	- 	- 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
*Steve Valiquette Official Website
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Category:Born in 1977
Category:Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Dayton Bombers players
Category:Edmonton Oilers players
Category:Erie Otters alumni
Category:Hampton Roads Admirals players
Category:Hartford Wolf Pack players
Category:Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players
Category:Los Angeles Kings draft picks
Category:Lowell Lock Monsters players
Category:New York Islanders players
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:Providence Bruins players
Category:Springfield Falcons players
Category:Sudbury Wolves alumni
Category:Toronto Roadrunners players
Category:Trenton Titans players