Frédéric_Cassivi
Frédéric Cassivi
Canadian ice hockey player
Frédéric Cassivi (born June 12, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Atlanta Thrashers and Washington Capitals. A two-time winner of the Calder Cup in the American Hockey League (AHL), Cassivi was inducted to the AHL Hall of Fame in 2015.[1]
| Frédéric Cassivi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Cassivi in 2015 | |||
| Born |
(1975-06-12) June 12, 1975 (age 48) Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Atlanta Thrashers Washington Capitals Nürnberg Ice Tigers Vienna Capitals | ||
| NHL draft |
210th overall, 1994 Ottawa Senators | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2013 | ||
As a youth, Cassivi played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Francheville, Quebec.[2]
Cassivi was originally drafted at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft in the 9th round, 210th overall, by the Ottawa Senators. Cassivi spent several years in the minors before signing with the Colorado Avalanche in 1999 as a free agent, although he would play primarily for their minor league affiliate, the Hershey Bears.[3]
He was traded by the Avalanche to the Atlanta Thrashers in 2002 and would actually make the Thrashers lineup for parts of two seasons.[4] He primarily saw ice time with their AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. He played for the Chicago Wolves for 3 seasons, 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2003–04. He then played for the AHL Cincinnati Mighty Ducks for the 2004–05 season and posted a season best save percentage of 0.924 and GA of 2.07 with 10 SO, while winning 25 games.
For 2005–06, Cassivi returned to the AHL Hershey Bears and the Washington Capitals and posted his most wins during the regular season, 34, en route to winning the AHL Calder Cup. Cassivi earned the Calder Cup Playoff MVP award, the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy, for his strong play in net during the series. Cassivi ranks fifth all-time in league wins (232) and is tied for eighth all-time in shutouts (24). He also ranks fifth all-time in Hershey wins with 113, fifth in appearances with 246 and seventh in shutouts with nine.[5]
Cassivi ended his professional career in Austria, appearing in 51 games with the Vienna Capitals of the Austrian Hockey League in the 2009–10 season. He briefly came out of retirement in the 2012–13 season, giving relief to the Reading Royals in the ECHL.[6] He also served as an emergency backup the following season.[7]
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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% | ||
| 1991–92 | Abitibi Forestiers | QMAAA | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1320 | 106 | 0 | 4.84 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 180 | 15 | 0 | 5.06 | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 15 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 5.77 | .868 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | St. Hyacinthe Lasers | QMJHL | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2.34 | .917 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 15.00 | .714 | ||
| 1994–95 | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 24 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1362 | 105 | 0 | 4.63 | .881 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | St. Jean Lynx | QMJHL | 19 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1021 | 55 | 1 | 3.23 | .887 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 258 | 18 | 0 | 4.19 | .887 | ||
| 1995–96 | Thunder Bay Senators | CoHL | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 715 | 51 | 0 | 4.28 | .872 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Prince Edward Island Senators | AHL | 41 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 2347 | 128 | 1 | 3.27 | .901 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 317 | 24 | 0 | 4.54 | .848 | ||
| 1996–97 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 55 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 3069 | 164 | 2 | 3.21 | .889 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 3.01 | .893 | ||
| 1997–98 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 45 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 2593 | 140 | 1 | 3.24 | .891 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 326 | 18 | 0 | 3.31 | .901 | ||
| 1998–99 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 44 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2418 | 123 | 1 | 3.05 | .903 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 139 | 6 | 0 | 2.59 | .917 | ||
| 1999–00 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 31 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1554 | 78 | 1 | 3.01 | .905 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 4.75 | .865 | ||
| 2000–01 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 49 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 2620 | 124 | 2 | 2.84 | .906 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 564 | 14 | 1 | 1.49 | .952 | ||
| 2001–02 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 21 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1201 | 50 | 0 | 2.50 | .919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 625 | 26 | 0 | 2.50 | .920 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 264 | 11 | 0 | 2.50 | .923 | ||
| 2001–02 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 307 | 17 | 0 | 3.32 | .918 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1171 | 62 | 0 | 3.18 | .892 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 2.00 | .925 | ||
| 2002–03 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 11 | 0 | 5.37 | .810 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 34 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1911 | 82 | 1 | 2.57 | .920 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 46 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 2549 | 88 | 10 | 2.07 | .924 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 444 | 21 | 0 | 2.84 | .903 | ||
| 2005–06 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 61 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 3538 | 153 | 3 | 2.59 | .908 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1316 | 46 | 4 | 2.10 | .931 | ||
| 2005–06 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 4.09 | .867 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 39 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2286 | 90 | 3 | 2.36 | .921 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1169 | 51 | 1 | 2.62 | .908 | ||
| 2006–07 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 139 | 6 | 0 | 2.60 | .897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 45 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 2594 | 138 | 0 | 3.19 | .901 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 233 | 19 | 0 | 4.02 | .860 | ||
| 2008–09 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 46 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2699 | 124 | 3 | 2.76 | .911 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 296 | 17 | 0 | 3.44 | .902 | ||
| 2009–10 | Vienna Capitals | EBEL | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.78 | .910 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.09 | .868 | ||
| 2012–13 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 5.22 | .808 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 13 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 628 | 38 | 0 | 3.64 | .892 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2001 | [8] |
| Calder Cup (Chicago Wolves) | 2002 | |
| Jack A. Butterfield Trophy | 2006 | |
| Calder Cup (Hershey Bears) | 2006 | |
| Hall of Fame | 2015 | [9] |
- "Hall of Fame inducts Frederic Cassivi". American Hockey League. 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- "Avalanche trade backup goalie to Columbus". Canoe.ca. 2000-06-07. Archived from the original on October 15, 2003. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- "Making the most of it". Colorado Avalanche. 2007-01-31. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- "Cassivi excited about outdoor game". Pennlive. 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- "Frederic Cassivi attempts comeback, joins Reading Royals". thehockeyhouse.net. 2013-02-24. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
- "Blandina surviving ups and downs of ECHL". ReadingEagle.com. 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- "Canadian All-Stars 11, Planet USA All-Stars 10". American Hockey League. 2001-01-15. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- "Hershey Bears great Frederic Cassivi selected to HOF". Pennlive. 2014-11-15. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database