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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1959)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| position = [[Goaltender]]
| catches = Left
| played_for = [[New Jersey Devils]] <br>[[Detroit Red Wings]]
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 190
| ntl_team = Canada
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|2|16}}
| birth_place = [[Arvida, Quebec|Arvida]], [[Quebec]], Canada
| draft = ''Undrafted''
| career_start = 1985
| career_end = 1992
}}

'''Sam St. Laurent''' (born February 16, 1959) is a Canadian former professional [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]] who played 34 games in the [[National Hockey League]] between 1986 and 1990 as well as on the [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canadian national men's hockey team]]. St. Laurent was the last NHL goaltender to wear a [[Goaltender mask|mask]] made entirely out of [[fiberglass]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeygoalies.org/bio/stlaurent.html |title=Sam St. Laurent }}</ref>

== Playing career==

===Junior Career===

St. Laurent was born in [[Arvida, Quebec]]. As a youth, he played in the 1972 [[Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament]] with a [[minor ice hockey]] team from Arvida.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-10}}</ref> He began his career playing for the [[Chicoutimi Saguenéens]] of the [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League|QMJHL]] from the 1975–76 season until the 1978–79 season, playing in 70 games during his final season in the juniors.

===Professional Career===

====Philadelphia Flyers====
On 10 October 1979, St. Laurent signed with the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] organization. From the 1979–80 seasons until the 1983–84 seasons, he spent his time assigned to the minors. St. Laurent played for both the [[Toledo Goaldiggers]] of the [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]] and the [[Maine Mariners (AHL)|Maine Mariners]] of the [[American Hockey League|AHL]], where he was part of the [[Calder Cup]]-winning team during the 1983–84 season.

====New Jersey Devils====

The Flyers traded St. Laurent to the [[New Jersey Devils]] on 27 September 1984 for future considerations (though he remained with the Mariners while assigned to the AHL.) St. Laurent's first NHL game was on 4 January 1986, where he replaced (and was subsequently replaced by) [[Chico Resch|Glenn "Chico" Resch]] in a stunning 9–3 loss to the [[Washington Capitals]]. After a brief reassignment to the minors, St. Laurent was recalled and given his first NHL start on 27 March 1986, making 24 saves to earn a 1–0 [[shutout]] victory. He went on to post a 2–1 record with the Devils that season. On a minor league level, he won the [[Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award]] for the AHL's best goaltender and shared the [[Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award]] with [[Karl Friesen]] for having the lowest team [[Goals against average|GAA]] in the AHL.

====Detroit Red Wings====

The [[Detroit Red Wings]] acquired St. Laurent from New Jersey for [[Steve Richmond]] on 18 August 1986. St. Laurent enjoyed a particular level of success with their minor league affiliate [[Adirondack Red Wings]] of the AHL, winning the Calder Cup with them during the 1988–89 season, as well as receiving the [[Jack A. Butterfield Trophy]] for the MVP during the Calder Cup playoffs that same year. From the 1986–87 season to the 1989–90 season, St. Laurent posted a cumulative 5–11–4 record with 3.42 GAA and a .887 [[save percentage]] in 30 regular season appearances with the Detroit Red Wings. He appeared in a playoff game on 14 April 1988, where he was injured after allowing one goal in what eventually became a 5–3 Red Wings victory over the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] ([[Greg Stefan]] finished the game in St. Laurent's place.)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HNp_9q0xSw |title=Sam St. Laurent Carried Off After Injury }}</ref>

====New York Rangers====

With the emergence of [[Tim Cheveldae]] from the Red Wings' depth chart, St. Laurent was traded to the [[New York Rangers]] for cash on 26 June 1990. For the 1990–91 season, St. Laurent spent his time with the [[Binghamton Rangers]] of the AHL. He appeared in one game for the Binghamton Rangers during the 1991–92 season before leaving professional hockey.

===International Career===

St. Laurent joined the [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canadian men's national team]] to support Canada's ambition to win an Olympic medal at the [[ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics|1992 Winter Olympics]] (as NHL players were not permitted to compete in Olympic games until [[Ice_hockey_at_the_Olympic_Games#1998–2014|1995]]). After playing his entire career wearing a fibreglass mask, he finally donned a modern-style mask as a member of the Canadian Olympic team. St. Laurent became the veteran third-string goaltender behind [[Sean Burke]] (who was in the midst of a contract dispute) and [[Trevor Kidd]], a then-drafted prospect for the [[Calgary Flames]]. The team succeeded an winning the silver medal, which was their first medal in ice hockey since 1968. St. Laurent retired as a professional hockey player following the Olympics.

== Coaching career ==
St. Laurent went on to become a goaltender coach/consultant for the Rangers organization from 1993–2004, helping the organization develop such goalies as [[Mike Richter]], [[Henrik Lundqvist]], and [[Dan Cloutier]]. [[Jason Labarbera]], who began his career as a member of the Rangers organization, credits St. Laurent for his development in the Rangers organization despite the presence of highly regarded goaltender coach [[Benoit Allaire]]. He was also a consultant for the [[Sinupret Ice Tigers]] of the German [[Deutsche Eishockey Liga]] for the 2005–06 season.

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:90%; text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [[Regular season]]
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! [[Shutout#Ice hockey|SO]] !! [[Goals against average|GAA]] !! [[save percentage|SV%]]
! GP !! W !! L !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
|-
| [[1975–76 QMJHL season|1975–76]]
| [[Chicoutimi Saguenéens]]
| [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League|QMJHL]]
| 17 || 4 || 8 || 2 || 889 || 81 || 0 || 5.47 || .851
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 40 || 9 || 0 || 13.50 || .667
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1976–77 QMJHL season|1976–77]]
| Chicoutimi Saguenéens
| QMJHL
| 21 || 5 || 9 || 0 || 901 || 0 || 81 || 5.39 || .851
| 4 || 2 || 1 || 200 || 19 || 0 || 5.70 || .835
|-
| [[1977–78 QMJHL season|1977–78]]
| Chicoutimi Saguenéens
| QMJHL
| 60 || 12 || 35 || 9 || 3251 || 351 || 0 || 6.48 || .834
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1978–79 QMJHL season|1978–79]]
| Chicoutimi Saguenéens
| QMJHL
| 70 || 23 || 31 || 9 || 3806 || 290 || 0 || 4.57 || .871
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 47 || 8 || 0 || 10.21 || .750
|-
| [[1979–80 AHL season|1979–80]]
| [[Maine Mariners (AHL)|Maine Mariners]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 5 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 229 || 17 || 0 || 4.45 || .879
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1979–80 IHL season|1979–80]]
| [[Toledo Goaldiggers]]
| [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]
| 38 || — || — || — || 2143 || 138 || 2 || 3.86 || —
| 4 || 0 || 4 || 239 || 24 || 0 || 6.03 || —
|-
| [[1980–81 AHL season|1980–81]]
| Maine Mariners
| AHL
| 7 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 363 || 28 || 0 || 4.63 || .855
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1980–81 IHL season|1980–81]]
| Toledo Goaldiggers
| IHL
| 30 || — || — || — || 1614 || 113 || 1 || 4.20 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1981–82 IHL season|1981–82]]
| Toledo Goaldiggers
| IHL
| 4 || — || — || — || 248 || 11 || 0 || 2.66 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1981–82 AHL season|1981–82]]
| Maine Mariners
| AHL
| 25 || 15 || 7 || 1 || 1396 || 76 || 0 || 3.27 || —
| 4 || 1 || 3 || 240 || 18 || 0 || 4.50 || —
|-
| [[1982–83 IHL season|1982–83]]
| Toledo Goaldiggers
| IHL
| 13 || — || — || — || 785 || 52 || 0 || 3.97 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1982–83 AHL season|1982–83]]
| Maine Mariners
| AHL
| 30 || 12 || 12 || 4 || 1739 || 109 || 0 || 3.76 || —
| 17 || 8 || 9 || 1012 || 54 || 0 || 3.20 || —
|-
| [[1983–84 AHL season|1983–84]]
| Maine Mariners
| AHL
| 38 || 14 || 18 || 4 || 2158 || 145 || 0 || 4.03 || .866
| 12 || 9 || 2 || 708 || 32 || 1 || 2.71 || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1984–85 AHL season|1984–85]]
| Maine Mariners
| AHL
| 55 || 26 || 22 || 7 || 3245 || 168 || 4 || 3.11 || .886
| 10 || 5 || 5 || 656 | 45 || 0 || 4.12 || —
|-
| [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86]]
| [[New Jersey Devils]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 4 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 188 || 13 || 1 || 4.15 || .883
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1985–86 AHL season|1985–86]]
| Maine Mariners
| AHL
| 50 || 24 || 20 || 4 || 2862 || 161 || 1 || 3.38 || .882
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]]
| [[Detroit Red Wings]]
| NHL
| 6 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 342 || 16 || 0 || 2.81 || .881
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1986–87 AHL season|1986–87]]
| [[Adirondack Red Wings]]
| AHL
| 25 || 7 || 13 || 0 || 1397 || 98 || 1 || 4.21 || .885
| 3 || 0 || 2 || 105 || 10 || 0 || 5.71 || —
|-
| [[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 6 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 294 || 16 || 0 || 3.27 || .892
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 11 || 1 || 0 || 5.82 || .857
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1987–88 AHL season|1987–88]]
| Adirondack Red Wings
| AHL
| 32 || 12 || 14 || 4 || 1826 || 104 || 2 || 3.42 || .884
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 59 || 6 || 0 || 6.10 || —
|-
| [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 141 || 9 || 0 || 3.83 || .901
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1988–89 AHL season|1988–89]]
| Adirondack Red Wings
| AHL
| 34 || 20 || 11 || 3 || 2054 || 113 || 0 || 3.30 || .895
| 16 || 11 || 5 || 956 || 47 || 2 || 2.95 || —
|-
| [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 14 || 2 || 6 || 1 || 607 || 38 || 0 || 3.76 || .883
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1989–90 AHL season|1989–90]]
| Adirondack Red Wings
| AHL
| 13 || 10 || 2 || 1 || 785 || 40 || 0 || 3.06 || .901
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1990–91 AHL season|1990–91]]
| [[Binghamton Rangers]]
| AHL
| 45 || 19 || 16 || 4 || 2379 || 138 || 1 || 3.48 || .894
| 3 || 1 || 2 || 160 || 11 || 0 || 4.13 || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1991–92 AHL season|1991–92]]
| Binghamton Rangers
| AHL
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 20 || 2 || 0 || 6.00 || .800
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=3 | NHL totals
! 34 !! 7 !! 12 !! 4 !! 1572 !! 92 !! 1 !! 3.51 !! .886
! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 11 !! 1 !! 0 !! 5.82 !! .857
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{icehockeystats}}
* [http://www.hockeygoalies.org/bio/stlaurent.html Sam St. Laurent @ hockeygoalies.org]

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[[Category:Ice hockey people from Saguenay, Quebec]]
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