Cam Talbot

Cam Talbot
Talbot as a New York Ranger in 2014
Born	July 5, 1987 Caledonia, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
NHL team Former teams	Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2010–present

Cameron Solomon Talbot (born July 5, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Collegiate

Talbot played college hockey at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.^[1] In the 2009–10 season, he was named to the All-College Hockey America Second Team and was named Most Valuable Player in the CHA Tournament, while leading the Chargers to a berth in the NCAA Tournament.^[2]

Professional

On March 30, 2010, the NHL's New York Rangers signed Talbot as a free agent.^[3] He was promoted to the Rangers on February 28, 2011, after playing the majority of the 2010–11 season with the Connecticut Whale of the American Hockey League (AHL) (he also played two ECHL games with the Greenville Road Warriors)^[4] and was returned to the Whale on March 3, 2011.^[5][6]

Talbot played the 2011–12 season with Connecticut, but after Connecticut was eliminated from the AHL playoffs, Talbot was added to the Rangers' Stanley Cup playoff roster.^[7] After the 2012–13 Whale season, he was again added to the Rangers' playoff roster.^[8] Talbot was again 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.^[9] Talbot made his on-ice NHL debut on October 24 in a 2–1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.^[10][11] His first NHL win came in his next game, against the Detroit Red Wings, on October 26, 2013,^[12][13] and he earned his first NHL shutout against the Montreal Canadiens on November 16, 2013.^[14] 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 Finals.^[15]

For the 2014–15 season, Talbot began the year as the Rangers' backup goaltender, and in his first eight games played, he recorded three shutouts, matching his total from the entire previous season.

On February 3, 2015, Talbot became New York's temporary starting goaltender after Henrik Lundqvist suffered a ruptured blood vessel in his neck. Talbot started the Rangers' next 24 games until March 27, when Lundqvist returned to the line-up. During Lundqvist's absence, Talbot performed superiorly in net and went 17–4–3. In fact, Talbot ended the season with a lower GAA (2.21), and a higher save percentage (.926) than Lundqvist (2.25 GAA, .922 save percentage). For his remarkable efforts towards New York's Presidents' Trophy-winning season, he received the Steve McDonald Extra Effort Award on April 6.

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.^[16]

Talbot was original expected to complete for the starting goaltender position with Anders Nilsson, but a poor start to the season resulted in Talbot being relegated to backup. By December, however, Talbot was performing much better and outplaying Nilsson.

On January 17, 2016, the Oilers signed Talbot to a three-year, $12 million contract extension.^[17] Nilsson was eventually traded to the St. Louis Blues, leaving Cam Talbot as Edmonton's #1 goalie.

Before the game against USA at the 2016 World Championship

Talbot attended the 2016 IIHF World Championship as the starting goaltender for Team Canada. He led the team to its second straight gold medal at the tournament and tied a tournament record for shutouts with 4.^[18]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season										Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T/OT	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2004–05	Hamilton Red Wings	OPJHL		19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Hamilton Red Wings	OPJHL		35	25	13	1	2046	87	1	2.55	.908		14	8	6	903	52	1	3.46	.891
2006–07	Hamilton Red Wings	OPJHL		28	19	5	2	1644	57	1	2.08	.918		19	13	6	1243	51	0	2.46	.923
2007–08	Alabama–Huntsville Chargers	CHA		13	1	10	0	583	45	0	4.63	.860		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Alabama–Huntsville Chargers	CHA		24	2	16	3	1320	65	1	2.95	.907		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Alabama–Huntsville Chargers	CHA		33	12	18	3	1958	85	1	2.61	.925		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		1	0	0	0	19	3	0	9.70	.727		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Hartford Wolf Pack/CT Whale	AHL		22	11	9	2	1308	62	2	2.84	.902		1	0	1	38	2	0	3.13	.917
2010–11	Greenville Road Warriors	ECHL		2	1	0	1	122	5	0	2.46	.921		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Connecticut Whale	AHL		33	14	15	1	1865	81	4	2.61	.913		9	5	4	571	20	2	2.10	.939
2012–13	Connecticut Whale	AHL		55	25	28	1	3105	136	2	2.63	.918		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		5	4	0	1	314	13	0	2.49	.924		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	New York Rangers	NHL		21	12	6	1	1211	33	3	1.64	.941		2	0	1	46	2	0	2.61	.846
2014–15	New York Rangers	NHL		36	21	9	4	2095	77	5	2.21	.926		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		56	21	27	5	3223	137	3	2.55	.917		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				113	54	42	10	6,529	247	11	2.27	.924		2	0	1	46	2	0	2.61	.846

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Canada East
World Junior A Challenge
	2006 Yorkton
Representing  Canada
IIHF World Championship
	2016 Russia

International

May 22, 2016 won a gold medal with team Canada at the IIHF World Hockey Championship.

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2006	Canada East	WJAC			4	3	1	0	240	7	0	1.75	.916
2016	Canada	WC			8	7	1	0	480	10	4	1.25	.940
Junior totals					4	3	1	0	240	7	0	1.75	.916
Senior totals					8	7	1	0	480	10	4	1.25	.940

References

1. "Talbot beat odds to get NHL contract". New York Rangers. June 18, 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
2. "Cam Talbot". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
3. Rangers add free agent goalie Talbot – New York Rangers – News
4. "Premier 'AA' Hockey League | Five debuts give ECHL 520 players to reach NHL". The Echl. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
5. "Goalie Talbot called up from Greenville". New York Rangers. February 28, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
6. "Johnson called up from Connecticut". New York Rangers. March 3, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
7. Gourlie, M. (May 15, 2012). "McIlrath added to Rangers playoff roster". Moose Jaw Times-Herald. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
8. "Rangers call up 10 players from Whale". New York Rangers. April 28, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
9. Cerny, Jim (October 15, 2013). "J.T. Miller and Cam Talbot Join Rangers". Blueshirts United. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
10. Cerny, Jim (October 23, 2013). "Wednesday Practice Report: Talbot In For Hurt Lundqvist In Philly". Blueshirts United. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
11. Wisniwski, M. (October 24, 2013). "Coburn's goal gives Flyers 2–1 win over Rangers". Associated Press. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
12. "Brassard's OT goal gives Rangers win over Detroit". Associated Press. October 26, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
13. Leonard, P. (October 26, 2013). "Derick Brassard scores game-winning goal to lift NY Rangers past Red Wings". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
14. Murphy, J. (November 17, 2013). "Talbot's shutout gives Rangers rare win in Montreal". NHL.com. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
15. "Rangers backup G Cam Talbot injured, out for Stanley Cup finals opener; untested Leneveu is in". Fox News. 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
16. "Rangers trade Cam Talbot and Carl Hagelin". New York Post. 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
17. "Oilers agree to three-year extension with Talbot". National Hockey League. 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
18. http://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/Canada-wins-gold-at-2016-worlds

External links

• Cam Talbot's player profile at NHL.com
• Cam Talbot's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Cam Talbot's career statistics at EliteProspects.com