Cristobal Huet

Cristobal Huet
Huet with the Blackhawks in 2009
Born	(1975-09-03) September 3, 1975 (age 41) Saint-Martin-d'Hères, FRA
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
NLA team Former teams	HC Lausanne Los Angeles Kings Montreal Canadiens Washington Capitals Chicago Blackhawks Brûleurs de Loups HC Lugano HC Fribourg-Gottéron
National team	France
NHL Draft	214th overall, 2001 Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	1994–present

Cristobal S. Huet (French pronunciation: ​[kʁistɔbal ɥɛ]; born September 3, 1975) is a Franco-Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the HC Lausanne of the Swiss National League A. He has also played for HC Lugano and HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the Swiss National League A. In the National Hockey League, he played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, and Washington Capitals. He is the first French netminder and second French-trained player overall (after Philippe Bozon) to play in the NHL. Huet won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2009–10 NHL season, and became the first Frenchman to win the Stanley Cup as a player. He developed his goaltending skills in Grenoble with Les Brûleurs de Loups.

Huet played for HC Lugano from the 1998-99 season to 2001-02. His career took a significant turn in these years. He won the National League A Championship in his first year, and reached the European Hockey League final four the next year.

Huet was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings as their seventh-round pick, 214th overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He played for the Kings in the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 seasons. He was traded to the Montreal Canadiens in a three-team deal that sent Mathieu Garon to Los Angeles and Radek Bonk from Ottawa to Montreal. During the 2004-05 lockout Huet played for the Mannheim Eagles in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. He led the team to the finals, where the Eagles lost in three straight games to Eisbären Berlin.