Guy Andre Hebert (; born January 7, 1967) is an American former professional

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goaltender. He is a graduate of

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in Troy and Hamilton College in

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. Despite being an American, he uses the

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pronunciation of his first and last name. During his

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(NHL) career he played for the St. Louis Blues, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and

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. Hebert currently works as associate host on Bally Sports

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for

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home games.

NHL career

Hebert was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in 1987, when he was a sophomore at Hamilton College. Hebert earned First Team All-America honors during his senior season at Hamilton College, with a record of 18 wins and 7 losses. Hebert started his professional career with the

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of the International Hockey League (IHL), and in his second season won the IHL Championship, the Turner Cup, in 1990-91. Hebert was called up to the St. Louis Blues in December 1991 and won his first NHL start against the

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, 6-3 on December 11, 1991. With Peoria, Hebert was named as an IHL Second Team All Star and also shared the IHL's James Norris Memorial Trophy with

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the same year. Hebert was the first pick of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the

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. Hebert's first head coach with Anaheim was Ron Wilson, who had coached Hebert in the 1990

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. Hebert played with the Ducks organization from its inaugural season in 1993 until midway through the

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, when he was placed on waivers and claimed by the

. At that time he was the last of the original Ducks still with Anaheim. Hebert played in thirteen games for the Rangers before retiring in 2001. Hebert still ranks first or second in every major goalkeeping statistic of the Ducks franchise and led the team to its first NHL playoff appearance and series win with a Game 7 shutout (3-0) against the

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in the 1996-97 playoffs. While with Anaheim, Hebert was selected to the

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International career

Hebert was selected to the

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for the

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, winning the silver medal in a shootout against Russia. He played for the United States at the

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in Italy, as the US team beat Russia for the first time since the

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in 1980, and Hebert earned

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's Bob Johnson Award. Hebert played for the United States team that won the

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, and also for the United States at the

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, where they finished sixth.

Post-playing career

Today Hebert works for Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket as a television hockey analyst for the Anaheim Ducks.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hebert, Guy 1967 births Living people American men's ice hockey goaltenders Hamilton Continentals men's ice hockey players Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players National Hockey League All-Stars New York Rangers players Olympic ice hockey players of the United States Sportspeople from Troy, New York Peoria Rivermen (IHL) players St. Louis Blues draft picks St. Louis Blues players Ice hockey players from New York (state) Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games