Cristobal Huet

Career in club

Beginnings in Europe

Huet began its professional path in the championship of France Élite, the Ligue Magnus, within the club of the Brûleurs of Wolves of Grenoble in 1995 at the time of the in [[eliminatory series play-offs]] . During its third season, the season 1996-97, it gains the Trophée Jean Ferrand rewarding the best guard for the season whereas its team finishes in the third place of the classification. At the time of the season 1997-98, the Burners of Wolf finish in the first place of the first phase then second phase by conceding only two defeats over 38 days of championship. They thus approach the in play-offs as favorites and at the time of the first turn, Huet is wounded and is obliged to miss by the matches against the Dogues of Bordeaux. Three of them will go until the prolongations. Finally, the Burners of Wolf and Huet gains the Coupe Magnus as a champion of the series finally by beating Amiens. Huet gains in the passing its second Ferrand trophy and the Trophée Albert Hassler given to the best French player.

Its services enable him to be noticed by the club hockey of Lugano of the National league has Suisse. As of its first season, it gains the title with its club and has a card of almost 95% of stops. At the time of the second and in spite of the contribution of the veteran Philippe Bozon, the team fails finally against the team of ZSC Lions. The following year, Huet carries out a perfect season until the fifth match of the finale of the series, once again against Zurich. Lugano led the series 3 matches to 1 but at the time of the match of April 3rd at the evening, all the team passes beside the match and Huet takes 6 goals for a defeat 6-3. Zurich then feels to reappear and will be essential the match following then at the time of the last match in Prolongation.

Its performances crossing the Atlantic and it are selected with the 7th turn, in 214 E position on the whole at the time of the fishing out of entry in the National league of hockey by the Kings of Los Angeles but it decides to still play a season in the LNA with Lugano. The team finishes the season in the second place of the classification but loses in semi-final against Zurich in seven matches.

Kings of Los Angeles

Chosen by Kings at the time of the fishing out, it is aligned within the team of the American Ligue of hockey affiliated with the frankness from the LNH: the Monarchs of Manchester. It begins the season in the LAH but on February 3rd, 2003, it joined the manpower of Kings for the end of the season on February 20th, 2003, it plays its very first match with Kings, becoming thus the second French hockey player of the history to have evolved/moved in LNH. The first being its old-fellow-member twice: Philippe Bozon.

At the time of the season 2003-04, it effectively compensates the wounded titular guard of Kings, Roman Čechmánek and plays forty matches for ten victory. Kings finish the season with 81 points but miss by little the access to the eliminatory series.

June 26th, 2004, during the fishing out of the LNH, Huet is exchanged with the Canadian of Montreal in company of Radek Bonk and in return of the guard Mathieu Garon as of one 3rd choice to the fishing out (which will become Paul Baier).

However, following the in lockout started in 2004-05, Huet plays the season in Germany within the of [[Championship of Germany of hockey Deutsche Eishockey-Liga]] with the formation of Mannheim. It helps its club to arrive finally of the German championship in spite of a wound at the knee and a defense rather not very effective.

Canadians of Montreal

Operated during the summer 2005 with this knee, it cannot begin the season 2005-06 with its new team from LNH. The November 14th, it is sent to the club-school of the Canadians in the American Ligue of hockey, the Bulldogs of Hamilton, in order to perfect its physical condition. Between the 16 and the November 25th, it plays four matches with Bulldogs, conceding fifteen goals for an average of 3,79 goals per match and a percentage of effectiveness of 86,2%. These statistics little reluisantes however do not prevent it from being pointed out with the Canadians the November 27th.

He plays its first match with the team of Montreal the December 17th at the time of a defeat in prolongation at the Wild of Minnesota. Three days later, it records its first victory with the Canadians, with the Center Bell, in Montreal, against the Senators d' Ottawa. After having played four consecutive matches, for an assessment of a victory for three defeats of which one in prolongation, it finds its place of guard replacing, on the bench, behind the holder Jose Theodore.

He again records his second victory the January 7th against Ottawa, collecting with the passage first star of the match by carrying out 40 stops out of 41 throws. Following the difficulties of recurring of Theodore, Huet seizes gradually the place of guard number 1. It records two Blanchissage S consecutive, February 4th and 5th with victories 2-0 against the Bruins of Boston and 5-0 against the Flyers of Philadelphia as well as March 9th and 11th - 3-0 against Bruins once again and 1-0 against the Rangers of New York). Its result of seven washings represents the third best total of the LNH this season. It was appointed defensive player of the week for the weeks of the February 26th to the March 4th and of the March 27th to the April 2nd and it gains the Trophée Roger Crozier 2005-06, title decreed with the goalkeeper of the LNH having finished the countryside with the best percentage of effectiveness (92,9% in its case).

At the end of the regular season 2005-06, Huet became the right-hand man of his trainer at the time of the series. Thus, on April 22nd, 2006, it begins the first match from its career in eliminatory Séries of the LNH, gaining a victory from 6 to 1 against the Hurricanes of the Caroline, by stopping 42 of the 43 shootings directed towards him. Finally, Hurricanes will gain all the same series 4 to 2 and later the Coupe Stanley.

The June 25th 2006, Cristobal Huet affixes its signature with the bottom of a contract guaranteeing to him 5,75 million American dollars during the two next years, a strong pay rise for the 31 year old athlete, who had been remunerated: 456000 dollars in 2005-06

At the beginning of the season 2006-07, it is found in competition with David Aebischer for the post of guard number 1. A system of alternation is set up by the trainer-chief, Guy Carbonneau: each guard plays two consecutive matches then leaves his place to his fellow-member for the two following matches. This system is used until the November 11th, when Aebischer, after having granted 4 goals in 28 throws, is replaced in the course of part by Huet. Two matches later, the November 16th, Aebischer, of return in front of the net, is again replaced. After one month and half of alternation enters the two gatekeepers, the trainer of selected Montreal Cristobal as guard number 1.

The January 24th 2007, he becomes the first French player of the history to be taken part in the Match of Stars of the National league of hockey. At the time of this 55 {{E}} edition, Huet plays the third third-time and boxes two goals for defeat 12 to 9 of its team.

Three weeks after, on February 14th, Huet, is wounded at the time of a match against the Devils of the New Jersey: while trying to block a shooting of Brian Rafalski, it makes the wide variation and falls down on the back by twisting pain in front of its goals. Operated from a tear of the left thigh, it returns in front of the goals of Montreal only the May 5th, replacing during the third period Jaroslav Halák which had assisted Aebischer during its absence. At the time of the last match of the season, the May 7th, it takes again its post of titular guard but cannot prevent the defeat of its team which finishes tenth of her conference and does not qualify itself for the eliminatory series.

At the beginning of the season 2007-08, for the first time of its career in the LNH, Cristobal is indicated guard number 1 of his team. It must however face the competition of a great hope of Canadian hockey, Carey Price, in which many amateurs sees the future in front of the goals of the Canadians of Montreal.

Statistical

International career

It is selected for the first time to play within the team of France whereas it is only 17 years old. It takes part thus in the championship of Europe junior in 1992 and 1993. At the time of the edition 1993, he is crowned better guard of the group B of the tournament

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