Jonathan Sigalet

Jonathan Sigalet
Sigalet with the Syracuse Crunch in 2009
Born (1986-02-12) February 12, 1986 (age 38)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
SHL team
Former teams		 Brynäs IF
Boston Bruins
HC Lev Poprad
HC Slovan Bratislava
Luleå HF
Frölunda HC
NHL draft 100th overall, 2005
Boston Bruins
Playing career 2005–2021

Jonathan Patrick Sigalet (born February 12, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was selected by the Boston Bruins in the fourth round (100th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

As a youth, Sigalet played in the 2000 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Burnaby.[1]

Amateur

Sigalet's career began with the BCHL's Salmon Arm Silverbacks in 2002. During his season with the team, he received numerous awards, including being named to the BCHL First-Team All-Star and All-Rookie teams, as well as being named "Top Defenceman" by the team.[2][3]

Following his season in the BCHL, Sigalet joined the Bowling Green Falcons for the 2003–2004 season, joining his brother, goaltender Jordan Sigalet. Following a three-point night against Findlay on December 12, Sigalet was named CCHA Rookie of the Week on December 14, 2003.[4] He concluded his freshman season with 3 goals, 12 assists and 26 penalty minutes, earning him an Honorable Mention for the CCHA All-Rookie Team.[5]

During his sophomore season, Sigalet recorded 3 goals, 13 assists and 36 penalty minutes. In March 2005 he was named to the CCHA Scholar-Athlete Team for a GPA of 3.87 in Health Science. [6]

Professional

Sigalet was Boston's fourth pick (100th overall) in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He officially signed with the Boston Bruins on August 15, 2005, foregoing his final two years of college eligibility and joining his brother in Boston's system. Jonathan played three seasons with the Bruins' minor league team, the Providence Bruins.[citation needed]

In his rookie season with Providence, Jonathan was the team's leading scorer among defensemen with 9 goals and 27 assists. He added 2 more goals and another assist in the playoffs. Following the season he was awarded, along with David Lundbohm, Providence’s Community Service Award.[7] He was also named the team's recipient of the American Specialty/AHL Man of the Year Award for 2005–2006, in honor of his community service efforts.[8]

Jonathan played his first NHL game on January 9, 2007 with the Boston Bruins in a 5–2 loss against the Ottawa Senators. He registered one shot, no points, four penalty minutes and a minus-two plus/minus rating.[9]

On May 28, 2008 the Columbus Blue Jackets acquired the rights to Sigalet in a trade with the Bruins in exchange for the rights of forward Matt Marquardt.[10]

In the summer of 2011, he signed for Lev Poprad, the newest expansion team in the Kontinental Hockey League and the first team in that league based outside of the territory of the former Soviet Union.[11]

In May 2012, he signed for Slovan Bratislava, which had recently completed the move from the Slovak Extraliga to the KHL to become one of the newest teams in the KHL.[12]

After parts of two seasons in the Swedish Hockey League with Luleå HF, on April 29, 2016, Sigalet moved to fellow competitors, Frölunda HC, on a three-year contract.[13]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Salmon Arm Silverbacks BCHL 52 13 39 52 34 8 0 8 8 13
2003–04 Bowling Green Falcons CCHA 37 3 12 15 26 2 0 0 0 0
2004–05 Bowling Green Falcons CCHA 35 3 13 16 36 2 0 1 1 0
2005–06 Providence Bruins AHL 75 9 27 36 59 6 2 1 2 9
2006–07 Providence Bruins AHL 50 9 13 22 37 — — — — —
2006–07 Boston Bruins NHL 1 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2007–08 Providence Bruins AHL 74 3 20 23 58 10 0 3 3 12
2008–09 Syracuse Crunch AHL 19 5 6 11 16 — — — — —
2009–10 Syracuse Crunch AHL 69 8 11 19 66 — — — — —
2010–11 Springfield Falcons AHL 67 4 18 22 57 — — — — —
2011–12 HC Lev Poprad KHL 49 1 7 8 30 — — — — —
2012–13 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 45 3 9 12 24 4 0 1 1 0
2013–14 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 52 1 9 10 30 — — — — —
2014–15 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 38 0 1 1 38 — — — — —
2014–15 Luleå HF SHL 19 3 6 9 18 8 0 1 1 4
2015–16 Luleå HF SHL 46 2 12 14 22 11 1 2 3 2
2016–17 Frölunda HC SHL 45 3 8 11 43 14 1 2 3 10
2017–18 Frölunda HC SHL 51 5 7 12 16 6 0 3 3 4
2018–19 Frölunda HC SHL 45 7 9 16 20 16 1 3 4 33
2019–20 Brynäs IF SHL 51 3 10 13 57 — — — — —
2020–21 Brynäs IF SHL 14 1 5 6 10 — — — — —
2020–21 Frölunda HC SHL 25 3 2 5 16 7 0 0 0 8
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
KHL totals 184 5 26 31 122 4 0 1 1 0
SHL totals 296 27 59 86 202 62 3 11 14 61

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Canada WJC18 4th 7 0 2 2 4
Junior totals 7 0 2 2 4

Awards and honours

Award Year
BCHL
All-Rookie Team 2003
First All-Star Team 2003
College
CCHA All-Rookie Team Honorable Mention 2004
CCHA All-Academic Team 2005
CHL
Champions (Frölunda HC) 2017, 2019 [14][15]
SHL
Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC) 2019 [16]

References

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "Player Bio: Jonathan Sigalet". Bowling Green State University. Archived from the original on July 18, 2008. Retrieved May 29, 2008.
  3. ^ "Salmon Arm Silverbacks Hockey Club: 02/03 Regular Season". Salmon Arm Silverbacks. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  4. ^ "Jonathan Sigalet Named Rookie of the Week". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved May 29, 2008.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "BGSU's Jonathan Sigalet Named CCHA All-Rookie Honorable Mention". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved May 29, 2008.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "CCHA Teams announce scholar-athlete of the Year". CCHA. Retrieved May 29, 2008. [dead link]
  7. ^ "Jonathan Sigalet". AHL.com. Retrieved May 29, 2008.
  8. ^ "Sigalet, P-Bruins Man of the Year". Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  9. ^ "Scores: Boston vs. Ottawa". NHL.com. Retrieved May 29, 2008. [dead link]
  10. ^ "Columbus Acquires Defenseman Jonathan Sigalet from Boston in Exchange for Rights to Left Wing Matt Marquardt". Syracuse Crunch. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  11. ^ "Player Profile Jonathan Sigalet" (in Slovak). Retrieved August 9, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Johnatan Sigalet signed for HC Slovan" (in Slovak). Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  13. ^ "Three seasons for Sigalet" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. April 29, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  14. ^ Gustav Orbring (February 7, 2017). "Frölunda win CHL for second year running" (in Swedish). SVTSport.se. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  15. ^ "Frolunda crowned CHL champions". Champions Hockey League. February 6, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  16. ^ "Frölunda are the Swedish Champions". Swedish Hockey League. May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.