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Cam Talbot
Born (1987-07-05) July 5, 1987 (age 37)
Caledonia, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team
Former teams
Edmonton Oilers
New York Rangers
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Canada East
World Junior A Challenge
Silver medal – second place 2006 Yorkton

Cameron Thomas Talbot (born July 5, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Collegiate

Talbot played college hockey at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.[1] In the 2009–10 season, he was named to the All-College Hockey America Second Team and was named Most Valuable Player in the CHA Tournament, while leading the Chargers to a berth in the NCAA Tournament.[2]

Professional

On March 30, 2010, the NHL's New York Rangers signed Talbot as a free agent.[3] He was promoted to the Rangers on February 28, 2011, after playing the majority of the 2010–11 season with the Connecticut Whale of the American Hockey League (AHL) (he also played two ECHL games with the Greenville Road Warriors)[4] and was returned to the Whale on March 3, 2011.[5][6]

Talbot played the 2011–12 season with Connecticut, but after Connecticut was eliminated from the AHL playoffs, Talbot was added to the Rangers' Stanley Cup playoff roster.[7] After the 2012–13 Whale season, he was again added to the Rangers' playoff roster.[8] Talbot was again called up to the Rangers on October 15, 2013, after Martin Biron was demoted to the AHL, finding himself a place in the NHL for the first time as the backup to starter Henrik Lundqvist.[9] Talbot made his on-ice NHL debut on October 24 in a 2–1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.[10][11] His first NHL win came in his next game, against the Detroit Red Wings, on October 26, 2013,[12][13] and he earned his first NHL shutout against the Montreal Canadiens on November 16, 2013.[14] In the 2014 playoffs, Talbot twice entered to relieve Lundqvist en route to the Rangers' Eastern Conference title before ultimately falling to the Los Angeles Kings in the Finals.[15]

For the 2014–15 season, Talbot began the year as the Rangers' backup goaltender, and in his first eight games played, he recorded three shutouts, matching his total from the entire previous season.

On February 3, 2015, Talbot became New York's temporary starting goaltender after Henrik Lundqvist suffered a ruptured blood vessel in his neck. Talbot started the Rangers' next 24 games until March 27, when Lundqvist returned to the lineup. During Lundqvist's absence, Talbot performed superior in net and went 17–4–3. In fact, Talbot ended the season with a lower GAA (2.21), and a higher save percentage (.926) than Lundqvist (2.25 GAA, .922 save percentage). For his remarkable efforts towards New York's Presidents' Trophy-winning season, he received the Steve McDonald Extra Effort Award on April 6.

On June 27, 2015, Talbot was traded by the Rangers to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for picks in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.[16]

Talbot was original expected to split goaltending duties 50/50 with Anders Nilsson, but a poor start to the season resulted in Talbot being relegated to backup

On January 17, 2016, the Oilers signed Talbot to a three-year, $12 million contract extension. The signing came after an upsurge in Talbot's performance. Upon the signing, Talbot had started 26 games in the 2015-16 season, 3 more than Anders Nilsson, and had recorded a 2.58 GAA, and a .914 save percentage, both significantly better marks than Nilsson's 2.95 GAA, and .906 save percentage.[17]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2004–05 Hamilton Red Wings OPJHL 19
2005–06 Hamilton Red Wings OPJHL 35 25 13 1 2046 87 1 2.55 .908 14 8 6 903 52 1 3.46 .891
2006–07 Hamilton Red Wings OPJHL 28 19 5 2 1644 57 1 2.08 .918 19 13 6 1243 51 0 2.46 .923
2007–08 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers CHA 13 1 10 0 583 45 0 4.63 .860
2008–09 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers CHA 24 2 16 3 1320 65 1 2.95 .907
2009–10 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers CHA 33 12 18 3 1958 85 1 2.61 .925
2009–10 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 1 0 0 0 19 3 0 9.70 .727
2010–11 Hartford Wolf Pack/CT Whale AHL 22 11 9 2 1308 62 2 2.84 .902 1 0 1 38 2 0 3.13 .917
2010–11 Greenville Road Warriors ECHL 2 1 0 1 122 5 0 2.46 .921
2011–12 Connecticut Whale AHL 33 14 15 1 1865 81 4 2.61 .913 9 5 4 571 20 2 2.10 .939
2012–13 Connecticut Whale AHL 55 25 28 1 3105 136 2 2.63 .918
2013–14 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 5 4 0 1 314 13 0 2.49 .924
2013–14 New York Rangers NHL 21 12 6 1 1211 33 3 1.64 .941 2 0 1 46 2 0 2.61 .846
2014–15 New York Rangers NHL 36 21 9 4 2095 77 5 2.21 .926
NHL totals 57 33 15 5 3306 110 8 2.00 .931 2 0 1 46 2 0 2.61 .846

International

Year Team Event Result GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2006 Canada East WJAC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 3 1 0 240 7 0 1.75 .916
Junior totals 4 3 1 0 240 7 0 1.75 .916

References

  1. ^ "Talbot beat odds to get NHL contract". New York Rangers. June 18, 2010. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  2. ^ "Cam Talbot". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Rangers add free agent goalie Talbot – New York Rangers – News
  4. ^ "Premier 'AA' Hockey League | Five debuts give ECHL 520 players to reach NHL". The Echl. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  5. ^ "Goalie Talbot called up from Greenville". New York Rangers. February 28, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  6. ^ "Johnson called up from Connecticut". New York Rangers. March 3, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  7. ^ Gourlie, M. (May 15, 2012). "McIlrath added to Rangers playoff roster". Moose Jaw Times-Herald. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  8. ^ "Rangers call up 10 players from Whale". New York Rangers. April 28, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  9. ^ Cerny, Jim (October 15, 2013). "J.T. Miller and Cam Talbot Join Rangers". Blueshirts United. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Cerny, Jim (October 23, 2013). "Wednesday Practice Report: Talbot In For Hurt Lundqvist In Philly". Blueshirts United. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ Wisniwski, M. (October 24, 2013). "Coburn's goal gives Flyers 2–1 win over Rangers". Associated Press. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  12. ^ "Brassard's OT goal gives Rangers win over Detroit". Associated Press. October 26, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  13. ^ Leonard, P. (October 26, 2013). "Derick Brassard scores game-winning goal to lift NY Rangers past Red Wings". New York Daily News. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  14. ^ Murphy, J. (November 17, 2013). "Talbot's shutout gives Rangers rare win in Montreal". NHL.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  15. ^ "Rangers backup G Cam Talbot injured, out for Stanley Cup finals opener; untested Leneveu is in". Fox News. June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  16. ^ "Rangers trade Cam Talbot and Carl Hagelin". New York Post. June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=798215
Awards and achievements
Preceded by CHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament
2010
Succeeded by
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