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Cam Talbot
Talbot with the New York Rangers in 2014
Born (1987-07-05) July 5, 1987 (age 38)
Caledonia, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Detroit Red Wings
New York Rangers
Edmonton Oilers
Philadelphia Flyers
Calgary Flames
Minnesota Wild
Ottawa Senators
Los Angeles Kings
National team  Canada
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present

Cameron Talbot (born July 5, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Calgary Flames, Minnesota Wild, Ottawa Senators, and Los Angeles Kings.

Before joining the NHL, Talbot played at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, where he was named an All-College Hockey America Second Team and MVP in the 2010 CHA tournament. Internationally, Talbot has represented Canada at the 2016 IIHF World Championship.[1][2]

Playing career

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Amateur

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Cam Talbot grew up in Caledonia, Ontario, and started playing with the Caledonia Thunder MHA programs before joining the Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs of the South Central AAA League in Minor Bantam. He played three seasons of AAA hockey, was undrafted in the 2003 OHL Priority Selection, and returned to the Jr. Bulldogs, where he played a season of Major Midget.

After a solid Major Midget season, Talbot made the Hamilton Red Wings of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) for the 2004–05 season.

Talbot played college hockey at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.[3] In the 2009–10 season, he was named to the All-College Hockey America Second Team and was named the Most Valuable Player in the CHA Tournament, while leading the Chargers to a berth in the NCAA Tournament.[4]

Talbot with the Connecticut Whale in 2012

Professional

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New York Rangers

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As an undrafted free agent, the New York Rangers signed Talbot to a contract on March 30, 2010.[5] 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.[6] and was returned to the Whale on March 3, 2011.[7][8]

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.[9] After the 2012–13 Whale season, he was again added to the Rangers' playoff roster.[10] 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.[11] Talbot made his on-ice NHL debut on October 24 in a 2–1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.[12][13] His first NHL win came in his next game, against the Detroit Red Wings, on October 26, 2013,[14][15] and he earned his first NHL shutout against the Montreal Canadiens on November 16, 2013.[16] 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.[17]

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 vascular injury in his neck area. Talbot started 24 of the Rangers' next 26 games (Mackenzie Skapski played the other two) until March 27, when Lundqvist returned to the line-up. During Lundqvist's absence, Talbot performed better in net and went 17–4–3. 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.

Edmonton Oilers

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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.[18] Talbot competed for Edmonton's #1 goaltender spot with Anders Nilsson during his first season with the Oilers.[19] On January 17, 2016, the Oilers signed Talbot to a three-year, $12 million contract extension.[20] Nilsson was eventually traded to the St. Louis Blues, leaving Cam Talbot as Edmonton's starting goaltender.[19] On April 6, 2017, Talbot set an Oilers record for most wins in a season passing Grant Fuhr, who had 40 wins, by earning 41 wins.[21] Talbot finished the season by leading the NHL in games played (72 of 82 in the regular season) and time on ice by a goaltender, as well as tied for first in wins with 42. The Oilers finished that season second in the Pacific Division, with 103 points. Talbot helped the Oilers reach Game 7 of the Western Semifinals, losing to the Anaheim Ducks in the first playoff appearance by the Oilers in ten years. Talbot finished the playoffs with a 2.88 GAA, a .924 save percentage, and two shutouts.[22][23]

On October 4, 2017, Talbot recorded a 27-save shutout in the 2017–18 season-opener against the Calgary Flames.[24] Talbot and the Oilers would not be able to replicate the previous season's success, and missed the playoffs. Talbot finished the season with a 31–31–3 record with a goals-against-average of 3.02.[25] By 2018–19, his play had dipped again and he had been surpassed by Mikko Koskinen in the Oilers net.[26]

Philadelphia Flyers

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On February 15, 2019, Talbot was traded by the Oilers to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for goaltender Anthony Stolarz.[27] Talbot had to waive his no-movement contract clause to be traded to the Flyers. Philadelphia acquired him to be both competition and a mentor to young goaltender Carter Hart and to replace Brian Elliott as backup.[28] However, his numbers did not improve with Philadelphia, which was one of the worst teams in terms of goals against.[29]

Calgary Flames

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Talbot in net for the Calgary Flames in 2019.

On July 1, 2019, having left the Flyers as a free agent, Talbot was signed to a one-year, $2.75 million deal with the Calgary Flames. On February 1, 2020, Talbot fought fellow goalie Mike Smith during a Battle of Alberta game.[30] During the COVID-19 pandemic and the NHL's return to play, Talbot backstopped the Flames to a 3–1 series win over the Winnipeg Jets including a game four shutout of the Jets, earning Talbot the nickname "Yes We Cam" Talbot.[31]

Minnesota Wild

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On October 9, 2020, the opening day of free agency, Talbot left the Flames and agreed to a three-year deal worth $11 million to become the starting goaltender for the Minnesota Wild.[32] He recorded a 19–8–5 record during the regular season in his first campaign with the Wild, leading them to a playoff spot. However, the Wild were eliminated in the first round of the 2021 playoffs by the Vegas Golden Knights.[33] Talbot and young backup Kaapo Kähkönen played most of the 2021–22 season as the goalie tandem in Minnesota. However, the Wild traded out Kähkönen and acquired goaltender Marc-André Fleury at the trade deadline to improve their depth in goal.[34] The Wild played Fleury through most of the first round playoff loss to the St. Louis Blues. Fleury, a pending free agent, re-signed with Minnesota in the offseason, allowing Wild general manager Bill Guerin to make Talbot available for trade despite stating that he intended to keep Talbot.[35]

Ottawa Senators

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On July 12, 2022, with a year remaining on his contract, Talbot was traded by the Wild to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Filip Gustavsson.[36] On December 12, 2022, Talbot got his first shutout with his new team, making 32 saves in a 3–0 win over the Anaheim Ducks.[37] On December 27, 2022 Talbot stopped 49 of 51 shots in a 3–2 shootout win over the Boston Bruins,[38] setting the Senators team record for saves recorded in a win.[39] However, Talbot suffered a sequence of injuries including a broken rib[40] and a lower-body injury that kept him out of the lineup for three weeks.[41] Despite plans by both Talbot and the Ottawa Senators for him to remain in Ottawa, a difference in contract length led Ottawa's general manager Pierre Dorion to announce in April 2023 that Talbot would not return with the team.[40]

Los Angeles Kings

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At the opening of free agency on July 1, 2023, Talbot signed an incentive-laden, one-year, $2 million contract with the Los Angeles Kings. During the 2023–24 season, Talbot appeared in 54 games, posting a 27–20–6 record with a 2.50 GAA, a .913 save percentage, and three shutouts.[42]

Detroit Red Wings

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On July 1, 2024, Talbot signed as a free agent to a two-year, $5 million contract with the Detroit Red Wings.[43]

Personal life

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Talbot married his wife Kelly in 2011,[44] and the two had twins in October 2016.[45]

Dating back to his time with the New York Rangers, Talbot has worn masks bearing characters and imagery from the Ghostbusters movies, painted by artist David Gunnarsson.[46][47] This design also developed the goaltender's identity into being known as "Goalbuster."'[48]

International play

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Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Canada East
World Junior A Challenge
Silver medal – second place 2006 Yorkton
Representing  Canada
Ice Hockey World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Russia

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 four.[49]

Records

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Edmonton Oilers

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  • Most wins in a season: 42 (2016–17)

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    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 2,046 87 1 2.55 .908 14 8 6 903 52 1 3.46 .891
2006–07 Hamilton Red Wings OPJHL 28 19 5 2 1,644 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 1,320 65 1 2.95 .907 — — — — — — — —
2009–10 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers CHA 33 12 18 3 1,958 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 1,308 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 1,865 81 4 2.61 .913 9 5 4 571 20 2 2.10 .939
2012–13 Connecticut Whale AHL 55 25 28 1 3,105 136 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 1,211 33 3 1.64 .941 2 0 1 46 2 0 2.61 .846
2014–15 New York Rangers NHL 36 21 9 4 2,095 77 5 2.21 .926 — — — — — — — —
2015–16 Edmonton Oilers NHL 56 21 27 5 3,223 137 3 2.55 .917 — — — — — — — —
2016–17 Edmonton Oilers NHL 73 42 22 8 4,294 171 7 2.39 .919 13 7 6 800 33 2 2.48 .924
2017–18 Edmonton Oilers NHL 67 31 31 3 3,731 188 1 3.02 .908 — — — — — — — —
2018–19 Edmonton Oilers NHL 31 10 15 3 1,695 95 1 3.36 .893 — — — — — — — —
2018–19 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 4 1 2 0 211 13 0 3.70 .881 — — — — — — — —
2019–20 Calgary Flames NHL 26 12 10 1 1,435 63 2 2.63 .919 10 5 4 596 24 2 2.42 .924
2020–21 Minnesota Wild NHL 33 19 8 5 1,961 86 2 2.63 .915 7 3 4 416 17 2 2.45 .923
2021–22 Minnesota Wild NHL 49 32 12 4 2,865 132 3 2.77 .911 1 0 1 58 4 0 4.14 .846
2022–23 Ottawa Senators NHL 36 17 14 2 1,947 95 1 2.93 .898 — — — — — — — —
2023–24 Los Angeles Kings NHL 54 27 20 6 3,116 130 3 2.50 .913 3 1 2 181 16 0 5.30 .861
2024–25 Detroit Red Wings NHL 47 21 19 5 2,642 128 2 2.91 .901 — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 533 266 195 47 30,424 1,348 33 2.66 .912 36 16 18 2,096 96 6 2.75 .915

International

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Year Team Event Result GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2006 Canada East WJAC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 3 1 0 240 7 0 1.75 .916
2016 Canada WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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

Awards and honours

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Award Year Ref
NHL
All-Star Game 2022, 2024 [50]
New York Rangers
Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award 2015 [51]

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