Man.Utd
8-10-05, 11:56 AM
The Pittsburgh Penguins have solidified their goaltending situation for the upcoming season, acquiring veteran goaltender Jocelyn Thibault from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
Thibault became available after the Blackhawks signed free-agent Nikolai Khabibulin, who led the Tampa Bay Lightning to the 2004 Stanley Cup.
Thibault was 5-7-2 in 14 games for the Hawks during an injury-plagued 2003-04 season. He missed 60 games after hip surgery.
In 536 career regular-season games, Thibault is 227-217-68 with a 2.69 goals-against average. He was originally drafted by the Quebec Nordiques with the 10th pick of the 1993 Entry Draft and was traded to the Montreal Canadiens along with Andrei Kovalenko and Martin Rucinsky for Patrick Roy and Mike Keane on Dec. 6, 1995. Thibault joined the Hawks along with Dave Manson and Brad Brown in exchange for Jeff Hackett, Eric Weinrich and Alain Nasreddine and future considerations on Nov. 16, 1998.
Thibault leaves the Hawks fourth on the team's all-time win list, trailing only Tony Esposito, Glenn Hall and Ed Belfour.
Thibault is the latest piece in an ambitious rebuilding program that's under way in Pittsburgh.
The Pens, of course, drafted Sidney Crosby with the top selection in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft and also have brought Mark Recchi, Zigmund Palffy and Sergei Gonchar aboard to join Mario Lemieux on the team's roster.
http://www.nhl.com/news/2005/08/232522.html
Thibault became available after the Blackhawks signed free-agent Nikolai Khabibulin, who led the Tampa Bay Lightning to the 2004 Stanley Cup.
Thibault was 5-7-2 in 14 games for the Hawks during an injury-plagued 2003-04 season. He missed 60 games after hip surgery.
In 536 career regular-season games, Thibault is 227-217-68 with a 2.69 goals-against average. He was originally drafted by the Quebec Nordiques with the 10th pick of the 1993 Entry Draft and was traded to the Montreal Canadiens along with Andrei Kovalenko and Martin Rucinsky for Patrick Roy and Mike Keane on Dec. 6, 1995. Thibault joined the Hawks along with Dave Manson and Brad Brown in exchange for Jeff Hackett, Eric Weinrich and Alain Nasreddine and future considerations on Nov. 16, 1998.
Thibault leaves the Hawks fourth on the team's all-time win list, trailing only Tony Esposito, Glenn Hall and Ed Belfour.
Thibault is the latest piece in an ambitious rebuilding program that's under way in Pittsburgh.
The Pens, of course, drafted Sidney Crosby with the top selection in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft and also have brought Mark Recchi, Zigmund Palffy and Sergei Gonchar aboard to join Mario Lemieux on the team's roster.
http://www.nhl.com/news/2005/08/232522.html