Steve Valiquette

Quick Facts

Full Name	Steve Valiquette
Occupation	Ice Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 20, 1977(1977-08-20)
Age	47
Birthplace	Etobicoke
Country	Canada
Birth City	Ontario
Horoscope	Leo

Steve Valiquette Biography

Steve Valiquette is one of the most popular and richest Ice Hockey Player who was born on August 20, 1977 in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. Stephen Valiquette (born August 20 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goalie. Valiquette played in 46 games of the National Hockey League, nearly all with the New York Rangers, before concluding his profession in Europe.

In July 2006 The Rangers took Valiquette back, and then re-signed the player. On March 3 2007, he played his very first match in the NHL for almost three years. Following the departure of the team’s starting goalie Kevin Weekes to the New Jersey Devils on July 7, 2007, Valiquette was the backup to Henrik Lundqvist. In January of 2008 in a game against Philadelphia Flyers, Valiquette recorded the first shutout in the span of his NHL career, when the Rangers defeated the Flyers 4-1. The next day on February 9th, he recorded another shutout during the form of a 2-0 victory with the Flyers. The Flyers would end the season 5-5. In the following year, during the February 6 game with The Dallas Stars, he let 10 goals go in one game, which was a league-high for the entire season.

During the summer of 2011, Valiquette turned down an offer to return to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, due to a lack of guaranteed playing time. This proved fortunate for him, in light of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash, which killed nearly the entire team and staff. Unsigned and not playing, it was announced in November 2011 that Valiquette, who runs a goalie school of his own, was taking a position at Quinnipiac University as the volunteer goalie coach for the men’s NCAA team. However, a couple of days later, the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, for whom Valiquette had played while in the Islanders’ system, put out a call for an emergency backup, as they were shorthanded due to injuries with their Islanders parent club. Ultimately, Valiquette wound up not having to play for the Sound Tigers, and moved on to play for HC Valpellice of the Italian Serie A league, which in 14 games, he led in save percentage and goals against average. After his season at HC Valpellice, Valiquette signed with Swedish club Djurgården of the HockeyAllsvenskan league, but instead retired due to injury.

On March 3rd, 2004, Valiquette received a trade offer from the Oilers together and forward Dwight Helminen and a second-round selection from the draft of 2004 with the New York Rangers for center Petr Nedved as well as goalie Jussi Markkanen. Valiquette was a player as a player for his Rangers’ AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, during the NHL lockout. In that season, he and co- player Jason LaBarbera shared the Harry “Hap” Holmes Memorial Award which is given by the team’s goalie (or goalies) with the league’s least team average of goals against. In reality, Valiquette had the league’s lowest goal against average with 1.77. Then, he joined Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Russian Superleague on April 26, 2005.

Steve Valiquette Net Worth

Steve Valiquette is one of the richest Ice Hockey Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Steve Valiquette 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When she was playing junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), Valiquette was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft in the eighth round. The following two seasons were spent in the OHL alongside the Wolves as well as their counterparts, the Erie Otters, Valiquette never played in the Kings team, but in 1998, as a free agent, he signed to the New York Islanders. Valiquette appeared in 6 NHL matches for the Islanders between 1999 and 2000 however, he was a player for various teams from the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) as well as the American Hockey League (AHL) until 2003. In the year Valiquette made his debut in 2000 and was the tallest goalie to ever play within the NHL at 6 feet 6 inches. Ben Bishop, standing 6-foot-7 has since passed Valiquette to become the highest NHL goalie.

The month of July was when Valiquette became a free-agent with the Edmonton Oilers. Three months after, he was claimed as a waiver of the Florida Panthers in the NHL waiver draft on the 3rd of October in 2003. A few days later, he was reclaimed from Edmonton Oilers. Edmonton Oilers. He was in one game against Edmonton and played for 14 minutes. Valiquette played the remainder in the season 2003-2004 playing for his team, the Toronto Roadrunners of the AHL and played during 35 matches.

Valiquette appeared in his first career NHL playoff games with the Rangers during the first round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Washington Capitals when he relieved starting goalie Henrik Lundqvist for the third period of games five and six, playing 40 minutes and allowing no goals on nine shots. Over the span of five seasons with the Rangers, Valiquette recorded 14 wins, 4 of them as shutouts. Shortly after what would prove to be his final NHL game, an 8-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, in which he gave up all 8 goals, Valiquette was put on waivers, and subsequently sent to the Hartford Wolf Pack, in an effort to restore his game. He did not play for the Rangers again, and on July 15 Valiquette signed with the KHL side HC CSKA Moscow, who bought out his contract after one season.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Steve Valiquette Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Steve Ranked on the list of most popular Ice Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Steve Valiquette celebrates birthday on August 20 of every year.

Top Facts about Steve Valiquette

1. Steve Valiquette is a retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender.
2. He played professionally for 15 years in North America and Europe.
3. Valiquette was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in 1996.
4. He played for the New York Rangers from 2003-2010.
5. Valiquette holds the record for highest save percentage in a single game by a Ranger (.971).
6. He is now an analyst and commentator for MSG Networks.
7. Valiquette has developed advanced goalie analytics software called Clear Sight Analytics.
8. He has also written articles on hockey strategy and analytics for The Athletic.
9. Valiquette is known for his focus on mental preparation as a goaltender.
10. He has worked with several NHL teams as a consultant on goalie development strategies.

What is Steve Valiquette salary?

Steve Valiquette’s net worth / earnings / salary history. He made US $2,085,000 (US $2,651,459 in today’s dollars), ranking #2500 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

When did Steve Valiquette play for the Rangers?

Steve Valiquette
Caught| Left
Played for| New York Islanders Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers Lokomotiv Yaroslavl HC CSKA Moscow HC Valpellice
NHL Draft| 190th overall, 1996 Los Angeles Kings
Playing career| 2000–2012

How old is Steve Valiquette?

44 years (August 20, 1977)

How tall is Steve Valiquette?

6′ 6″

How tall is Henrik Lundqvist?

6′ 1″