Jacques Caron

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Jacques Caron
Born (1940-04-21) April 21, 1940 (age 82)
Noranda, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Cincinnati Stingers
Cleveland Crusaders
Los Angeles Kings
St. Louis Blues
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 19591974

Jacques Joseph Caron (born April 21, 1940) is a Canadian former ice hockey player and coach. He played 72 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and Vancouver Canucks between 1967 and 1974, and 26 games in the World Hockey Association with the Cleveland Crusaders and Cincinnati Stingers between 1975 and 1977. After his playing career he worked as an assistant coach with the Hartford Whalers, and then the goaltending coach and special assignment coach with the New Jersey Devils from 1993 to 2017. With New Jersey he won the Stanley Cup three times.

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
1956–57 Toronto Marlboros OHA 106002922.90
1957–58 Peterborough Petes OHA31184011313.6842401403.50
1958–59 Peterborough PetesOHA4324144258012923.00139317803522.69
1958–59 Peterborough Petes M-Cup 2020120904.50
1959–60 Washington Presidents EHL 55330021833.97
1960–61 Rouyn-Noranda Alouettes NOHA
1960–61 Rouyn-Noranda Alouettes Al-Cup 30301801304.33
1961–62 Springfield Indians AHL 54103101713.29
1961–62 Charlotte Clippers EHL53002605.20
1962–63 Springfield IndiansAHL3812147218011223.08
1963–64 Springfield IndiansAHL3112141178011003.71
1964–65 Springfield IndiansAHL5521294332119523.52
1965–66 Springfield IndiansAHL331515118328022.6263303601402.33
1966–67 Springfield IndiansAHL3511175186613614.37
1967–68 Los Angeles Kings NHL 101060404.00.892
1967–68 Springfield Kings AHL4219184239315103.79
1968–69 Los Angeles KingsNHL3010140903.86.868
1968–69 Denver Spurs WHL 317213176412224.15
1969–70 Denver SpursWHL318164154812004.65
1970–71 Denver SpursWHL3010134166810923.922020120904.50
1971–72 St. Louis Blues NHL28148516196812.52.9129454992603.13.898
1971–72 Denver SpursWHL20153011604502.32
1972–73 St. Louis BluesNHL30814515629213.53.886302140803.43.896
1973–74 Vancouver Canucks NHL102514653804.90.832
1974–75 Syracuse Eagles AHL5016219275517003.70101060808.00
1975–76 Syracuse Blazers NAHL 3217259033.10
1975–76 Cleveland Crusaders WHA 2101130803.69.896
1976–77 Syracuse BlazersNAHL2213078313.63.876
1976–77 Cincinnati Stingers WHA24136212926132.83.8921010143012.86
1977–78 Binghamton Dusters AHL10001000.00
1980–81 Binghamton Whalers AHL100019103.16
WHA totals26146314226932.911010143012.86
NHL totals72242911384621123.29.89012476393403.19.898

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