Yves Sarault
| Yves Sarault | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 23, 1972 Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Ottawa Senators Atlanta Thrashers Nashville Predators SC Bern Genève-Servette HC HC Davos EHC Basel ERC Ingolstadt Vienna Capitals | ||
| NHL draft |
61st overall, 1991 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1992–2014 | ||
Yves Victor Sarault (born December 23, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He played 106 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Ottawa Senators, Atlanta Thrashers and the Nashville Predators between 1995 and 2001. He is currently serving as an assistant coach of HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the National League (NL).
Playing career
[edit]As a youth, Sarault played in the 1985 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.[1]
Sarault was drafted 61st overall by the Canadiens in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. From July 18, 2008, he played for German team ERC Ingolstadt in DEL after previous spells with EHC Basel, SC Bern, Genève-Servette HC and HC Davos in the Swiss NLA league from 2002 to 2008.[2] Sarault has also participated for Team Canada in the Spengler Cup.[citation needed]
After initially starting the 2009–10 season with lower professional league team Rivière-du-Loup CIMT in the LNAH, Sarault left for Europe on December 16, 2009, signing for the remainder of the season with Vienna Capitals of the Austrian Erste Bank Hockey League.[3] After returning to Rivière-du-Loup for a further two seasons, Sarault was traded at the draft to fellow club the Cornwall River Kings for the 2012–13 season on June 17, 2012.[4]
In the off-season Sarault lives in Moncton, New Brunswick and plays occasionally with the Moncton Puck Wackers hockey club in the city's summer men's league, with his son Chris.[citation needed]
Coaching career
[edit]He joined the staff of Swiss club Lausanne HC as an assistant in 2014 and was promoted to the head coaching position during the 2017-18 season after the sacking of Dan Ratushny.[5] On February 8, 2018, Sarault was relieved of his duties after five straight losses.[6]
On January 22, 2021, Sarault was named head coach of EHC Visp in the Swiss League (SL).[7] He led the team to the playoffs but were swept in the quarterfinals by future SL champion, HC Ajoie. Sarault was not renewed as head coach following the 2020–21 season.
Sarault working as a hockey analyst for the National League's official broadcaster, MySports, before returning to the coaching ranks in accepting the head coaching role with SCL Tigers of the NL on January 16, 2022.
Personal life
[edit]His daughter Courtney Sarault is a short track speed skater and has represented Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1987–88 | Lac St-Louis Lions | QMAAA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Lac St-Louis Lions | QMAAA | 42 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 64 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1989–90 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 70 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 140 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | ||
| 1990–91 | St-Jean Lynx | QMJHL | 56 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | St-Jean Lynx | QMJHL | 50 | 28 | 38 | 66 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Trois-Rivières Draveurs | QMJHL | 18 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 18 | ||
| 1992–93 | Wheeling Thunderbirds | ECHL | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 59 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 60 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 69 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 96 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33 | ||
| 1994–95 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 26 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 33 | ||
| 1996–97 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 28 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 63 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 1997–98 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 36 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 52 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 40 | ||
| 1999–00 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 62 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 77 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 32 | ||
| 1999–00 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 35 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 20 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 27 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Thetford Mines Prolab | QSPHL | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | SC Bern | NLA | 14 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 59 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 26 | ||
| 2003–04 | SC Bern | NLA | 40 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 115 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 36 | ||
| 2004–05 | SC Bern | NLA | 41 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 118 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Genève-Servette HC | NLA | 38 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Davos | NLA | 15 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 | ||
| 2006–07 | SC Langenthal | NLB | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | EHC Basel | NLA | 38 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | EHC Olten | NLB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 40 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Rivière-du-Loup CIMT | LNAH | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Vienna Capitals | EBEL | 17 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2010–11 | Rivière-du-Loup 3L | LNAH | 16 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Rivière-du-Loup 3L | LNAH | 20 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Cornwall River Kings | LNAH | 22 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Cornwall River Kings | LNAH | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 321 | 92 | 111 | 203 | 337 | 44 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 88 | ||||
| NHL totals | 106 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ "New striker for the Panthers- EHC gets Yves Sarault" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- ^ "Yves Sarault commits to Vieena Capitals" (in German). Vienna Capitals. 2009-12-22. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- ^ "A lot of movement at the 2012 draft" (in French). LNAH. 2012-06-17. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ^ Club, Lausanne Hockey. "Yves Sarault confirmé comme entraîneur principal jusqu'à la fin de la saison - Lausanne Hockey Club". www.lausannehc.ch (in French). Retrieved 2017-11-03.
- ^ Luzern, Luzerner Zeitung AG 6006. "John Fust übernimmt Traineramt in Lausanne" (in German). Retrieved 2018-02-09.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Yves Sarault is the new head coach of EHC Visp". swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ "Courtney Sarault". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Atlanta Thrashers players
- Calgary Flames players
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Colorado Avalanche players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Detroit Vipers players
- EHC Basel players
- EHC Olten players
- ERC Ingolstadt players
- Fredericton Canadiens players
- Genève-Servette HC players
- Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL) players
- HC Davos players
- Hershey Bears players
- Ice hockey people from Montérégie
- Montreal Canadiens draft picks
- Montreal Canadiens players
- Nashville Predators players
- Orlando Solar Bears (IHL) players
- Ottawa Senators players
- Philadelphia Phantoms players
- Saint-Jean Lynx players
- Saint John Flames players
- SC Bern players
- SC Langenthal players
- SCL Tigers players
- Sportspeople from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
- Springfield Falcons players
- Trois-Rivières Draveurs players
- Victoriaville Tigres players
- Vienna Capitals players
- Wheeling Thunderbirds players