Jean-François "J-F" Bérubé (born July 13, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently on a Professional Try Out (PTO) with the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League. He recently played with the Charlotte Checkers in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Florida Panthers in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the fourth round (95th pick overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
| Jean-François Bérubé | |||
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 Bérubé with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in 2019 | |||
| Born | July 13, 1991 Repentigny, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 177 lb (80 kg; 12 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams | Free agent New York Islanders Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| NHL draft | 95th overall, 2009 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Playing career
editAmateur
editAs a youth, Bérubé played in the 2004 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from the Mille-Îles area of Laval, Quebec.[1]
Prior to turning professional, Bérubé played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the Montreal Junior Hockey Club.[2]
Professional
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On May 24, 2011, the Los Angeles Kings signed Bérubé to a three-year, entry-level contract.[3] He played for the Kings' AHL affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, as their starting goaltender.[4] On October 6, 2015, he was waived by the Kings due to Jhonas Enroth being chosen as the Kings' back-up for the season.[citation needed]
On October 6, 2015, the New York Islanders claimed Bérubé off waivers.[5] On October 10, 2015, Bérubé made his NHL debut against the Chicago Blackhawks, stopping 30 of 34 shots as the Islanders lost 4–1.[6]
Bérubé opened the 2016–17 season with the Islanders, behind Jaroslav Halák and Thomas Greiss; the Islanders waived Halák in December 2016, making Bérubé the Islanders full-time backup.[7] After only posting only 3 wins in 14 games, Halak was later recalled.[citation needed]
As an impending group VI free agent after his two-year stint with the Islanders, Bérubé was selected by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft on June 21, 2017. His selection was based upon a trade between the clubs' in which the Islanders sent a first-round pick in 2017, second-round pick in 2019, prospect Jake Bischoff and the contract of long term injured player, Mikhail Grabovski.[8]
On July 1, Bérubé signed a two-year free agent contract with the Chicago Blackhawks, worth a total of $1.5 million.[9] Bérubé started the season in the American Hockey League with the Rockford Ice Hogs, where he posted a 7–8 record with a 2.37 GAA.[10] He was recalled to Chicago on February 15, 2018, and made his debut on February 23 in a 3−1 win over the San Jose Sharks.[11] Bérubé finished the season with 3–6–1 record in 10 starts for the Blackhawks, with a 3.78 GAA and .894 save percentage.[12]
On June 27, 2018, Bérubé was traded by the Blackhawks to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Jordan Schroeder.[13]
On July 1, 2019, Bérubé left the Blue Jackets as a free agent to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.[14] After attending the Flyers training camp, Bérubé was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms for the 2019–20 season. He appeared in 29 games with the Phantoms, posting a 12–11–4 record, along with three shutouts. With the Flyers opting to increase the roles of their younger prospects, Bérubé was traded to the New York Rangers to join their AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, in exchange for future considerations on February 19, 2020.[15]
On December 31, 2020, Bérubé signed a one-year contract with the Ontario Reign of the AHL.[16]
As a free agent over the following summer, Bérubé was invited to attend the Columbus Blue Jackets training camp in preparation for the 2021–22 season. On October 1, 2021, after making an impression through camp, Bérubé was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Blue Jackets.[17] With the Blue Jackets hampered by injuries to their goaltenders, Bérubé added to his NHL experience in appearing in 6 games and collecting 3 wins.
Leaving the Blue Jacket at the conclusion of his contract, Bérubé was familiarly invited on a professional tryout contract to attend the Florida Panthers 2022 training camp. He was later assigned and signed a PTO with AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, to begin the 2022–23 season.[18] At the NHL trade deadline, Bérubé in order to add depth insurance was signed by the Panthers for the remainder of the season on a one-year, two-way contract on March 3, 2023.
Career statistics
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2008–09 | Montréal Junior Hockey Club | QMJHL | 20 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1,059 | 47 | 1 | 2.66 | .907 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | .967 | ||
| 2009–10 | Montréal Junior Hockey Club | QMJHL | 45 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 2,393 | 121 | 1 | 3.03 | .897 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 449 | 18 | 0 | 2.40 | .910 | ||
| 2009–10 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 | .855 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Montréal Juniors | QMJHL | 50 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 2,935 | 127 | 3 | 2.60 | .902 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 623 | 29 | 2 | 2.79 | .901 | ||
| 2011–12 | Ontario Reign | ECHL | 37 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2,091 | 100 | 4 | 2.87 | .907 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 206 | 11 | 0 | 3.20 | .878 | ||
| 2012–13 | Ontario Reign | ECHL | 24 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1,418 | 53 | 1 | 2.24 | .910 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 608 | 21 | 1 | 2.07 | .914 | ||
| 2012–13 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 7 | 0 | 4.32 | .870 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 48 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 2,790 | 110 | 3 | 2.37 | .913 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 252 | 7 | 1 | 1.67 | .936 | ||
| 2014–15 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 52 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 3,025 | 110 | 2 | 2.18 | .913 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1,019 | 39 | 0 | 2.30 | .898 | ||
| 2015–16 | New York Islanders | NHL | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 399 | 18 | 0 | 2.71 | .914 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 2015–16 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 287 | 6 | 1 | 1.25 | .960 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | New York Islanders | NHL | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 532 | 30 | 0 | 3.42 | .889 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 834 | 33 | 2 | 2.37 | .920 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 13 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 668 | 42 | 0 | 3.78 | .894 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 43 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 2,472 | 124 | 0 | 3.01 | .896 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 29 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1,642 | 70 | 3 | 2.56 | .906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 382 | 18 | 0 | 2.83 | .884 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 19 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1,080 | 61 | 0 | 3.39 | .885 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1,069 | 65 | 1 | 3.65 | .879 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 306 | 21 | 0 | 4.12 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 19 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1,082 | 58 | 1 | 3.22 | .885 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 195 | 5 | 1 | 1.54 | .938 | ||
| NHL totals | 40 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1,899 | 111 | 0 | 3.51 | .898 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
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| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup | 2015 | [19] |
References
edit- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "J.F. Berube Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ "Kings sign Goaltender Berube to entry-level deal". Canoe.ca. May 24, 2011. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Canada's best junior goaltenders chosen for summer camps". The Sports Network. June 5, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
- ^ "Islanders claim goaltender Berube off waivers". National Hockey League. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ "Kane, Panarin lead Blackhawks past Islanders 4-1". ESPN. October 11, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ "Islanders place Halak on waivers". National Hockey League. December 2, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- ^ "Islanders lose Berube, trade No.1 Pick to Vegas in expansion draft". Newsday.com. June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Blackhawks sign Berube, Oesterle and Wingels". CBS Chicago. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ Skrbina, Paul (February 15, 2018). "Blackhawks recall goalie Jean-Francois Berube after Jeff Glass clears waivers". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ Skrbina, Paul (February 23, 2018). "Jean-Francois Berube helps Blackhawks top Sharks for second straight victory". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ Filomeno, Joshua (April 8, 2018). "IceHogs bolster roster with six players from the Blackhawks". MyStateLine.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ^ "Columbus Blue Jackets acquire Jean-Francois Berube". Columbus Blue Jackets. June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "Flyers free agency tracker". Philadelphia Flyers. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ "Rangers Acquire Goaltender J-F Berube". NHL.com. February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "Reign sign J-F Berube to AHL contract". ontarioreign.com. December 31, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "Blue Jackets sign G J.F. Berube". Columbus Blue Jackets. October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ "Panthers make first camp cuts". Charlotte Checkers. September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ "Manchester defeats Utica to win Calder Cup". National Hockey League. June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
External links
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- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database