Cédrick Desjardins
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Cédrick Desjardins (born September 30, 1985 ) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender.
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[edit] Career
Cédrick Desjardins (nicknamed Cédrick The Entertainer)[citation needed] was drafted in 2002 by the Rimouski Océanic in the QMJHL, 200th overall. He started his career in the QMJHL in 2002-03 with the Rimouski Océanic. He had 1 win in 23 games.
In the 2004-05 QMJHL season, he became the number one goalie on the team, leading the Océanic, along with the forward Sidney Crosby, to the Memorial Cup final, where they lost 4-0 to the London Knights.
In the off-season, Desjardins was traded to the Québec Remparts. As a 20-year old player that meant it was his last year in the QMJHL. In the QMJHL finals against the Moncton Wildcats, they lost the series 4-2, but they went to the Memorial Cup tournament because Moncton was the host team. In the Memorial Cup finals, against the Wildcats, Desjardins stopping 46 of 48 shots on the way to a 6-2 win and the 2006 Memorial Cup. He also won the Hap Emms Memorial Trophy as the most valuable goaltender at the tournament.
In 2006, Desjardins was invited to the Chicago Blackhawks' training camp.
In the summer of 2006, he signed a contract with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League
On October 11, 2006 the Hamilton Bulldogs assigned Desjardins to the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL.
He was re-called to the Hamilton Bulldogs on December 5, 2007 when Jaroslav Halak was called up to the NHL's Montreal Canadiens. He was again called up on February 26, 2008, following Montreal's trade of Cristobal Huet.
[edit] Awards
QMJHL
player of the week
- Week 20: from 02-06-06 to 02-12-06
ECHL
RBK goaltender of the week
- Week 01: from 10-20-2006 to 10-22-2006
[edit] Statistics
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL | 23 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1239 | 109 | 0 | 5.28 | .870 |
| 2003-04 | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL | 20 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1119 | 72 | 0 | 3.86 | .901 |
| 2004-05 | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL | 44 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 2439 | 120 | 2 | 2.95 | .909 |
| 2005-06 | Québec Remparts | QMJHL | 41 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 2254 | 111 | 5 | 2.95 | .906 |
| 2006-07 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 36 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 2168 | 88 | 4 | 2.44 | .922 |
| QMJHL CAREER TOTALS | 128 | 67 | 47 | 4 | 7051 | 412 | 7 | 3.51 | .901 | ||
