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Cam Talbot
Cameron Talbot (born July 5, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Calgary Flames, Minnesota Wild, Ottawa Senators, and Los Angeles Kings.
Before joining the NHL, Talbot played at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, where he was named an All-College Hockey America Second Team and MVP in the 2010 CHA tournament. Internationally, Talbot has represented Canada at the 2016 IIHF World Championship, where he won gold.
Talbot grew up in Caledonia, Ontario, and played minor hockey within the region, going undrafted in the Ontario Hockey League's Priority Selection draft. Talbot made the Hamilton Red Wings of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) for the 2004–05 season. In his second season with Hamilton in 2005–06, he was named one of the league's all-stars. He committed to playing college hockey at University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) in mid 2006, as they were the only team to approach him. In his final OJHL season in 2006–07, he was named the league's most valuable player and earned all-star honours again. Following his excellent season, several other teams approached him, but he remained committed to UAH. While playing with Hamilton, Talbot attended university for two years which affected his National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) eligibility.
He joined UAH for the 2007–08 season, and as a freshman, and recorded one win and ten losses in 13 appearances, with an .860 save percentage and a 4.63 goals against average (GAA). He improved in his sophomore season in 2008–09 with the UAH Chargers, recording a record of two wins, sixteen losses and three tie games (2–16–3) in 24 appearances, but with a save percentage of .907 and a GAA of 2.95. In his third and final season with the Chargers in 2009–10, he led his team to the College Hockey America (CHA) conference title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the only the school's second time in its history. He finished the season with a record of 12–18–3, a save percentage of .925 and a GAA of 2.61. In the tournament, the Chargers nearly beat the top-ranked Miami Redhawks, but were ultimately eliminated. He was named to the All-CHA Second Team and was named the Most Valuable Player in the CHA Tournament.
As an undrafted free agent, the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) signed Talbot to a contract on March 30, 2010. He signed an amateur tryout contract with the Rangers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack on March 31 and made one appearance for the team in the 2009–10 season. He was assigned to the renamed Connecticut Whale to begin the 2010–11 season. However, he suffered an ankle sprain on January 16, 2011, and missed 13 games. After recovering, he was assigned to the Rangers' ECHL affiliate, the Greenville Road Warriors, on February 21. He played in two games with Greenville, going 1–0–1, with a .921 save percentage and a 2.46 GAA. He was promoted to the Rangers directly from Greenville on February 28, but only dressed as the backup to starting goaltender Henrik Lundqvist and was returned to the Whale on March 3, 2011, without appearing. He completed the season in Connecticut where he made 22 appearances with a record of 11–9–2, a save percentage of .902 and a save percentage of 2.84. The team qualified for the playoffs and faced the Portland Pirates in the opening round. Connecticut was eliminated by Portland, with Talbot just starting one game of the series. Talbot played the entire 2011–12 season with Connecticut, making 33 appearances with a record of 14–15–1, a save percentage of .913 and a GAA of 2.61. After the Whale were eliminated in the second round from the AHL playoffs, Talbot was added to the Rangers' Stanley Cup playoff roster, but did not appear. In nine playoff games with Connecticut, he tallied a record of 5–4, with a .939 save percentage and a GAA of 2.10. He was named the Whale's starting goaltender for the 2012–13 season. In 55 games, he had a record of 25–28–1, with a save percentage of .918 and a GAA of 2.63. Connecticut failed to qualify for the playoffs and after the Whale's season ended he was again added to the Rangers' playoff roster but did not make any appearances.
He began the 2013–14 season with the renamed Hartford Wolf Pack. Talbot was called up to the Rangers on October 15, 2013, after Martin Biron was demoted to the AHL, finding himself a place in the NHL for the first time as the backup to starter Henrik Lundqvist. He made his on-ice NHL debut on October 24 in a 2–1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. His first NHL win came in his next game, against the Detroit Red Wings, on October 26, 2013, and he earned his first NHL shutout against the Montreal Canadiens on November 16, 2013. He finished the regular season with five games played for Hartford, going 4–0–1 with a .924 save percentage and 2.49 GAA. In 21 games with the Rangers, he went 12–6–1, with a .941 save percentage and 1.64 GAA, with three shutouts. In the 2014 playoffs, Talbot twice entered to relieve Lundqvist en route to the Rangers' Eastern Conference title before ultimately falling to the Los Angeles Kings in the Cup Final. He went 0-1–0 in the two games, with a save percentage of .846 and a GAA of 2.61.
For the 2014–15 season, Talbot began the year as the Rangers' backup goaltender. On December 20, 2014, he signed a one-year extension worth $1.45 million with the Rangers. He took a larger role in February 2015 after Lundqvist went down with a major injury. Talbot started 24 of the Rangers' next 26 games (Mackenzie Skapski played the other two) until March 27, when Lundqvist returned to the line-up. He finished the season with 36 appearances with a 21–9–4 record and a save percentage of .926 and a GAA and .926. For his remarkable efforts towards New York's Presidents' Trophy-winning season, he received the Steve McDonald Extra Effort Award on April 6. Though he backed up Lundqvist throughout the playoffs, he did not make an appearance as the Rangers advanced to the Eastern Conference finals before being eliminated by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
On June 27, 2015, Talbot was traded by the Rangers to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for three draft picks in the 2015 NHL entry draft. He made his Oilers debut on October 8 in a 3–1 loss to the St. Louis Blues. He competed for Edmonton's #1 goaltender spot with Anders Nilsson during his first season with the Oilers in 2015–16. He marked his first shutout with the Oilers on January 4, in a 1–0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. On January 17, the Oilers signed Talbot to a three-year, $12 million contract extension. Nilsson was eventually traded to the St. Louis Blues, leaving Talbot as Edmonton's starting goaltender. He finished the regular season with a record of 21–27–5, with three shutouts in 56 appearances with a .917 save percentage and a GAA of 2.55. However, the team finished last in the Western Conference and missed the playoffs.
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Cameron Talbot (born July 5, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Calgary Flames, Minnesota Wild, Ottawa Senators, and Los Angeles Kings.
Before joining the NHL, Talbot played at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, where he was named an All-College Hockey America Second Team and MVP in the 2010 CHA tournament. Internationally, Talbot has represented Canada at the 2016 IIHF World Championship, where he won gold.
Talbot grew up in Caledonia, Ontario, and played minor hockey within the region, going undrafted in the Ontario Hockey League's Priority Selection draft. Talbot made the Hamilton Red Wings of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) for the 2004–05 season. In his second season with Hamilton in 2005–06, he was named one of the league's all-stars. He committed to playing college hockey at University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) in mid 2006, as they were the only team to approach him. In his final OJHL season in 2006–07, he was named the league's most valuable player and earned all-star honours again. Following his excellent season, several other teams approached him, but he remained committed to UAH. While playing with Hamilton, Talbot attended university for two years which affected his National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) eligibility.
He joined UAH for the 2007–08 season, and as a freshman, and recorded one win and ten losses in 13 appearances, with an .860 save percentage and a 4.63 goals against average (GAA). He improved in his sophomore season in 2008–09 with the UAH Chargers, recording a record of two wins, sixteen losses and three tie games (2–16–3) in 24 appearances, but with a save percentage of .907 and a GAA of 2.95. In his third and final season with the Chargers in 2009–10, he led his team to the College Hockey America (CHA) conference title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the only the school's second time in its history. He finished the season with a record of 12–18–3, a save percentage of .925 and a GAA of 2.61. In the tournament, the Chargers nearly beat the top-ranked Miami Redhawks, but were ultimately eliminated. He was named to the All-CHA Second Team and was named the Most Valuable Player in the CHA Tournament.
As an undrafted free agent, the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) signed Talbot to a contract on March 30, 2010. He signed an amateur tryout contract with the Rangers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack on March 31 and made one appearance for the team in the 2009–10 season. He was assigned to the renamed Connecticut Whale to begin the 2010–11 season. However, he suffered an ankle sprain on January 16, 2011, and missed 13 games. After recovering, he was assigned to the Rangers' ECHL affiliate, the Greenville Road Warriors, on February 21. He played in two games with Greenville, going 1–0–1, with a .921 save percentage and a 2.46 GAA. He was promoted to the Rangers directly from Greenville on February 28, but only dressed as the backup to starting goaltender Henrik Lundqvist and was returned to the Whale on March 3, 2011, without appearing. He completed the season in Connecticut where he made 22 appearances with a record of 11–9–2, a save percentage of .902 and a save percentage of 2.84. The team qualified for the playoffs and faced the Portland Pirates in the opening round. Connecticut was eliminated by Portland, with Talbot just starting one game of the series. Talbot played the entire 2011–12 season with Connecticut, making 33 appearances with a record of 14–15–1, a save percentage of .913 and a GAA of 2.61. After the Whale were eliminated in the second round from the AHL playoffs, Talbot was added to the Rangers' Stanley Cup playoff roster, but did not appear. In nine playoff games with Connecticut, he tallied a record of 5–4, with a .939 save percentage and a GAA of 2.10. He was named the Whale's starting goaltender for the 2012–13 season. In 55 games, he had a record of 25–28–1, with a save percentage of .918 and a GAA of 2.63. Connecticut failed to qualify for the playoffs and after the Whale's season ended he was again added to the Rangers' playoff roster but did not make any appearances.
He began the 2013–14 season with the renamed Hartford Wolf Pack. Talbot was called up to the Rangers on October 15, 2013, after Martin Biron was demoted to the AHL, finding himself a place in the NHL for the first time as the backup to starter Henrik Lundqvist. He made his on-ice NHL debut on October 24 in a 2–1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. His first NHL win came in his next game, against the Detroit Red Wings, on October 26, 2013, and he earned his first NHL shutout against the Montreal Canadiens on November 16, 2013. He finished the regular season with five games played for Hartford, going 4–0–1 with a .924 save percentage and 2.49 GAA. In 21 games with the Rangers, he went 12–6–1, with a .941 save percentage and 1.64 GAA, with three shutouts. In the 2014 playoffs, Talbot twice entered to relieve Lundqvist en route to the Rangers' Eastern Conference title before ultimately falling to the Los Angeles Kings in the Cup Final. He went 0-1–0 in the two games, with a save percentage of .846 and a GAA of 2.61.
For the 2014–15 season, Talbot began the year as the Rangers' backup goaltender. On December 20, 2014, he signed a one-year extension worth $1.45 million with the Rangers. He took a larger role in February 2015 after Lundqvist went down with a major injury. Talbot started 24 of the Rangers' next 26 games (Mackenzie Skapski played the other two) until March 27, when Lundqvist returned to the line-up. He finished the season with 36 appearances with a 21–9–4 record and a save percentage of .926 and a GAA and .926. For his remarkable efforts towards New York's Presidents' Trophy-winning season, he received the Steve McDonald Extra Effort Award on April 6. Though he backed up Lundqvist throughout the playoffs, he did not make an appearance as the Rangers advanced to the Eastern Conference finals before being eliminated by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
On June 27, 2015, Talbot was traded by the Rangers to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for three draft picks in the 2015 NHL entry draft. He made his Oilers debut on October 8 in a 3–1 loss to the St. Louis Blues. He competed for Edmonton's #1 goaltender spot with Anders Nilsson during his first season with the Oilers in 2015–16. He marked his first shutout with the Oilers on January 4, in a 1–0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. On January 17, the Oilers signed Talbot to a three-year, $12 million contract extension. Nilsson was eventually traded to the St. Louis Blues, leaving Talbot as Edmonton's starting goaltender. He finished the regular season with a record of 21–27–5, with three shutouts in 56 appearances with a .917 save percentage and a GAA of 2.55. However, the team finished last in the Western Conference and missed the playoffs.