Patrick David "Pat" Jablonski (born June 20, 1967) is an American former professional

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. Between 1989 and 1998, he played for five teams in the

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: the

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, Phoenix Coyotes, and

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St. Louis Blues

Jablonski, who played junior hockey with the

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of the

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, was drafted by St. Louis 139th overall in the

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. After three years with the Blues' farm team, the Peoria Rivermen, Jablonski was called up to the NHL at the start of the 1989–90 season and played four games with the Blues, losing all four. He returned to Peoria until February 1991, when he replaced an injured

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. Jablonski shared goaltending duties with

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for the remainder of the regular season, as well as for three games in a playoff series with the

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. He continued as a backup for St. Louis in the 1991–92 season.

Other teams

Jablonski was traded to the expansion Tampa Bay Lightning in June 1992, and was named the starting goaltender for their inaugural season of

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. Jablonski played 42 games that season, including his only career NHL shutout; against the

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in November. He played 15 games for the Lightning in 1993–94 before being traded to the

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in February 1994. Jablonski never played in the NHL for Toronto, spending his time in the lockout-shortened 1994–95 season between their farm team in St. John's and the

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and Houston Aeros of the International Hockey League. He returned to the Blues as a free agent in the summer of 1995, but only played one game for St. Louis before being traded to the Montreal Canadiens in November. After

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was traded to the

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that December, Jablonski shared goaltending duties with

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for the remainder of 1995–96 and into the beginning of the 1996–97 season.

Later career

Jablonski was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes in January 1997. In Phoenix, he saw little playing time, only playing two games as a replacement for

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. He signed as a free agent with Carolina in August 1997, and played five games in the 1997–98 season for the Hurricanes, with most of the rest of the season spent with the IHL's

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. Jablonski never played in the NHL again. He played the 1998–99 season with the Chicago Wolves of the IHL, followed by two seasons for Västra Frölunda HC in Sweden.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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