Frederic "Freddie" Deschênes (born January 12, 1976) is a

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former professional

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Juniors

Deschênes started his career in the

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as a member of the Granby Bisons, who were later known as the Prédateurs. As a member of the Prédateurs during the 1995-96 season, Deschênes won several awards from the CHL, including being named CHL's First Team All-Star. Deschênes also had the lowest

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in the QMJHL, which earned him the Jacques Plante Trophy. During the

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tournament in 1996, Deschênes was the only goaltender to ever post two shutouts in the same tournament

Professional

Despite being drafted by the

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in 1994, Deschênes did not see any ice time with the club. Instead, Deschênes rotated through six different teams between the IHL, AHL, and the

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. Deschênes signed with the Johnstown Chiefs in the summer of 1999 and stayed with the team until 2002. Nicknamed "The Franchise" by Chiefs' management, Deschênes led the Chiefs to the postseason for the first time in five seasons and appeared in the playoffs in each of his three seasons with the team. During his tenure with the Chiefs, Deschênes also set several all-time and single season team records. Deschênes returned to Quebec in 2002 and continued his career with Thetford Mines Prolab of the

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. He won 29 of a possible 34 games during the 2002-03 season, going 29-4-1 with a 2.10 GAA and a .927 save percentage. Deschênes remained with Thetford Mines until 2008. He signed with

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in 2008 and recently won the Futura Cup as a member of the Express in 2010.

Awards

CHL

*First All-Star Team (1995–1996) *Goaltender of the Year (1995–1996) *Most Outstanding Goaltender, Memorial Cup (1995–1996)

QMJHL

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, (1995–1996)

Records

Memorial Cup

*Shutouts (single season): 2 (1995–96)

Johnstown Chiefs

*Appearances (all-time): 152 (1999–2002) *Shutouts (all-time): 5 (1999–2002) *Shutouts (post-season): 3 (1999–2002) *Wins (all-time): 69 (1999–2002) *Wins (single-season): 25 (tie) (2001–2002, since broken by Ryan Nie during 2007-08 season)

LNAH

*Shutouts (single-season): 4 (2002–03)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Deschenes, Frederic 1976 births Birmingham Bulls (ECHL) players Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Detroit Red Wings draft picks Flint Generals players Granby Bisons players Granby Prédateurs players Johnstown Chiefs players Living people Orlando Solar Bears (IHL) players Portland Pirates players Quebec Rafales players Rochester Americans players Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 players Thetford Assurancia players Ice hockey people from Quebec City Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States