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After being rewarded with a large contract in the off-season, Giguère was inconsistent throughout the 2003-04 season as the Mighty Ducks missed the playoffs. Many hockey pundits considered him to be rattled after his experiences in the playoffs the previous season, where he had taken his team to within one game of the [[Stanley Cup]].
After being rewarded with a large contract in the off-season, Giguère was inconsistent throughout the 2003-04 season as the Mighty Ducks missed the playoffs. Many hockey pundits considered him to be rattled after his experiences in the playoffs the previous season, where he had taken his team to within one game of the [[Stanley Cup]].


After the lockout cancelled the 2004-05 season, Giguère returned for the '05-'06 season and appeared to have regained a level of play approaching his 2003 glory. One incident, though, almost proved damaging for him. On January 25, 2006, Anaheim was playing against the Oilers at the [[Arrowhead Pond]], the Ducks' home arena. [[Ryan Smyth]] of Edmonton was chirping Giguère consistently. He already drew one minor penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct. When Smyth scored a goal off of a feed from [[Shawn Horcoff]], Giguère got angry. The next time that he saw Smyth in the crease, Giguère tripped Smyth. When Smyth stood back up, he got pushed in the face by the disgruntled goalie. These two minor penalties, which were going to be served by Anaheim forward [[Samuel Pahlsson]], were not enough. When an official led Smyth away, he gave a challenge signal to Giguère, who then charged Smyth and knocked him down onto the ice. It resulted in a ten-minute misconduct. In total, Giguère was awarded 14 penalty minutes, and 16 PIM in total.
After the lockout cancelled the 2004-05 season, Giguère returned for the '05-'06 season and appeared to have regained a level of play approaching his 2003 glory. One incident, though, almost proved damaging for him. On January 25, 2006, Anaheim was playing against the Oilers at the [[Arrowhead Pond]], the Ducks' home arena. [[Ryan Smyth]] of Edmonton was chirping Giguère consistently. He already drew one minor penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct. When Smyth scored a goal off of a feed from [[Shawn Horcoff]], Giguère got angry. The next time that he saw Smyth in the crease, Giguère tripped Smyth. When Smyth stood back up, he got pushed in the face by the disgruntled goalie. These two minor penalties, which were going to be served by Anaheim forward [[Samuel Pahlsson]], were not enough. When an official led Smyth away, he gave a challenge signal to Giguère, who then charged at Smyth and knocked him down onto the ice. It resulted in a ten-minute misconduct. In total, Giguère was awarded 14 penalty minutes, and 16 PIM in total.


In April 2006, he and the Ducks again entered the [[2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs|Stanley Cup Playoffs]] (and were eliminated in the Western Finals by the [[Edmonton Oilers]]). Giguère appeared in just 4 games before being replaced in net by Russian rookie [[Ilya Bryzgalov]]. With the first round series on the line, management seemed to have lost faith in Jiggy. In fact, Giguère's club record of consecutive playoff shutout minutes was broken by his backup's surprising string of three consecutive shutouts.
In April 2006, he and the Ducks again entered the [[2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs|Stanley Cup Playoffs]] (and were eliminated in the Western Finals by the [[Edmonton Oilers]]). Giguère appeared in just 4 games before being replaced in net by Russian rookie [[Ilya Bryzgalov]]. With the first round series on the line, management seemed to have lost faith in Jiggy. In fact, Giguère's club record of consecutive playoff shutout minutes was broken by his backup's surprising string of three consecutive shutouts.

Revision as of 22:25, 28 November 2006

Jean-Sébastien Giguère
File:Jean-Sebastien Giguere PP.jpg
Born May 16, 1977
Montreal, PQ, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 199 lb (90 kg; 14 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Anaheim Ducks
Hartford Whalers
Calgary Flames
NHL draft 13th overall, 1995
Hartford Whalers
Playing career 1997–present

Jean-Sébastien "Jiggy" Giguère (born May 16, 1977, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Québecois professional hockey goaltender.

Giguère plays for the National Hockey League's Anaheim Ducks. He was drafted 13th overall by the Hartford Whalers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He has played for the Verdun Collège-Français, Halifax Mooseheads, Hartford Whalers, Saint John Flames, Calgary Flames, Cincinnati Mighty Ducks and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

NHL Career

After brief and overall-mediocre stints in the Hartford and Calgary organizations, Giguère was traded by the Flames to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for a 2nd round selection in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He began the 2000-01 season with the Ducks' farm team in Cincinnati, until he was recalled to their parent club for 34 games. After working with famous goalie coach François Allaire, Giguère regained the confidence he showed in juniors and quickly became Anaheim's newest starter. In the 2002-03 season, Jiggy enjoyed the best season of his NHL career-to-date, with 34 wins, a .920 save percentage and an impressive 8 shutouts.

During the 2003 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Giguère led the Mighty Ducks to the Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost in seven games to the New Jersey Devils. He won the Conn Smythe Trophy as most valuable player of the playoffs for his efforts in series wins against the Detroit Red Wings, Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild. He was the fifth player to receive the Conn Smythe Trophy that played for the losing team, the first since Philadelphia's Ron Hextall in 1987.

After being rewarded with a large contract in the off-season, Giguère was inconsistent throughout the 2003-04 season as the Mighty Ducks missed the playoffs. Many hockey pundits considered him to be rattled after his experiences in the playoffs the previous season, where he had taken his team to within one game of the Stanley Cup.

After the lockout cancelled the 2004-05 season, Giguère returned for the '05-'06 season and appeared to have regained a level of play approaching his 2003 glory. One incident, though, almost proved damaging for him. On January 25, 2006, Anaheim was playing against the Oilers at the Arrowhead Pond, the Ducks' home arena. Ryan Smyth of Edmonton was chirping Giguère consistently. He already drew one minor penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct. When Smyth scored a goal off of a feed from Shawn Horcoff, Giguère got angry. The next time that he saw Smyth in the crease, Giguère tripped Smyth. When Smyth stood back up, he got pushed in the face by the disgruntled goalie. These two minor penalties, which were going to be served by Anaheim forward Samuel Pahlsson, were not enough. When an official led Smyth away, he gave a challenge signal to Giguère, who then charged at Smyth and knocked him down onto the ice. It resulted in a ten-minute misconduct. In total, Giguère was awarded 14 penalty minutes, and 16 PIM in total.

In April 2006, he and the Ducks again entered the Stanley Cup Playoffs (and were eliminated in the Western Finals by the Edmonton Oilers). Giguère appeared in just 4 games before being replaced in net by Russian rookie Ilya Bryzgalov. With the first round series on the line, management seemed to have lost faith in Jiggy. In fact, Giguère's club record of consecutive playoff shutout minutes was broken by his backup's surprising string of three consecutive shutouts.

Giguère thus far has seemed to have taken his starting role back, and putting up solid numbers in the process. Yet to lose in regulation in the month of October, Giguère seems to be on a hot streak, and this could leave questions for goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov.

Movements

Awards/Honours

Preceded by Conn Smythe Trophy Winner
2003 		Succeeded by

Career Statistics

Regular Season

   
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1992-93 Laval QAAA 25 12 11 2 1498 76 0 3.04 n/a
1993-94 Verdun Collège Français QMJHL 25 13 5 2 1234 66 0 3.21 n/a
1994-95 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 47 14 27 5 2755 181 2 3.94 n/a
1995-96 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 55 26 23 2 3230 185 1 3.44 n/a
1996-97 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 50 28 19 3 3009 169 2 3.37 .902
1996-97 Hartford Whalers NHL 8 1 4 0 394 24 0 3.65 .881
1997-98 Saint John Flames AHL 31 16 10 3 1758 72 2 2.46 .926
1998-99 Calgary Flames NHL 15 6 7 1 860 46 0 3.21 .897
1998-99 Saint John Flames AHL 39 18 16 3 2145 123 3 3.44 .905
1999-00 Saint John Flames AHL 41 17 17 3 2243 114 0 3.05 .897
1999-00 Calgary Flames NHL 7 1 3 1 330 15 0 2.73 .914
2000-01 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 23 12 7 2 1306 53 0 2.43 .917
2000-01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 34 11 17 5 2031 87 4 2.57 .911
2001-02 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 53 20 25 6 3127 111 4 2.13 .920
2002-03 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 65 34 22 6 3775 145 8 2.30 .920
2003-04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 55 17 31 6 3210 140 3 2.62 .914
2004-05 Hamburg Freezers DEL 6 n/a n/a n/a 302 12 0 2.38 .925
2005-06 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 60 30 15 0 3381 150 2 2.66 .911
NHL REG. SEASON TOTALS 297 120 124 25 17,109 718 21 2.52 .914

Stats as of April 17, 2006

Playoffs

   
Season Team League GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1994-95 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 7 3 4 417 17 1 2.44 n/a
1995-96 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 6 1 5 354 24 0 4.06 n/a
1996-97 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 16 9 7 954 58 0 3.64 n/a
1997-98 Saint John Flames AHL 10 5 3 536 27 0 3.02 n/a
1998-99 Saint John Flames AHL 7 3 2 304 21 0 4.14 n/a
1999-00 Saint John Flames AHL 3 0 3 178 9 0 3.03 .880
2002-03 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 21 15 6 1407 38 5 1.62 .945
2004-05 Hamburg Freezers DEL 2 n/a n/a 100 7 0 4.20 .881
2005-06 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 6 3 3 318 18 0 3.40 .864
NHL PLAYOFF TOTALS 27 18 9 1725 56 5 1.95 .932

Stats as of May 27, 2006

See also

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