Jordan Sigalet
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| Position | Goaltender |
| Catches | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) |
| NHL Team (P) Cur. Team |
Boston Bruins Providence (AHL) |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | February 19, 1981, New Westminster, BC |
| NHL Draft | 209th overall, 2001 Boston Bruins |
| Pro Career | 2006 – present |
Jordan Sigalet (born 1981) is a professional Canadian ice hockey player. He has multiple sclerosis. Sigalet is a goaltender with the NHL's Boston Bruins. He played his collegiate hockey at Bowling Green State University.
Sigalet ended the 2003 NCAA hockey season by playing his team's last game (a playoff loss) while feeling numbness across his entire body. Afraid that he would never be able to play hockey again, Sigalet had been feeling numbness for a period of time before that; only his family and a small number of people associated with his team knew about his problem.
His ordeal had begun on the nights of February 27 and 28 of that year, when he played against Northern Michigan University. Having stopped 66 shot attempts on both games combined, Sigalet woke up on the 29th feeling numbness in his left leg. Sigalet thought that he had somehow hurt his leg while sleeping, or, perhaps, that the numbness was a consequence of stopping so many puck shots in such a short time. But, later on during that day (the 29th), the numbness spread to his neck.
Sigalet, whose brother Jonathan also played on the Bowling Green hockey team, underwent a CT scan the next day. He was soon diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, based on the scan's result. Sigalet began treatment with injections and a special diet almost immediately. Bowling Green personnel announced that he would be missing some games, but Sigalet only missed one game. The general public, as well as the great majority of his teammates, believed Sigalet only had a flu, as the university he played for initially said.
In December of 2004, Sigalet spoke publicly about his condition for the first time. Many fellow hockey players were inspired by him: the entire Nebraska-Omaha hockey team autographed a jersey and sent it to him. Players from University of Michigan and from Boston College also sent him signed items. In addition, he became the first goalie to hold the position of team captain at Bowling Green.
During the 2005 NCAA season, Sigalet has blocked 92 percent of the shots taken against him. Sports Illustrated magazine published an article about him on their August issue that year.
