Jonathan Sigalet

Canadian ice hockey player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroCanadian ice hockey player
PlacesCanada
isAthlete Ice hockey player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth12 February 1986, Vancouver, Canada
Age38 years
Star signAquarius
Stats
Height:183 cm
Weight:203 lbs
Education
Bowling Green State University
Sports Teams
Boston Bruins
The details

Biography

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.

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.

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. 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.

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.

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.

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. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2002–03Salmon Arm SilverbacksBCHL5213395234808813
2003–04Bowling Green FalconsCCHA37312152620000
2004–05Bowling Green FalconsCCHA35313163620110
2005–06Providence BruinsAHL75927365962129
2006–07Providence BruinsAHL509132237
2006–07Boston BruinsNHL10004
2007–08Providence BruinsAHL7432023581003312
2008–09Syracuse CrunchAHL19561116
2009–10Syracuse CrunchAHL698111966
2010–11Springfield FalconsAHL674182257
2011–12HC Lev PopradKHL4917830
2012–13HC Slovan BratislavaKHL4539122440110
2013–14HC Slovan BratislavaKHL52191030
2014–15HC Slovan BratislavaKHL3801138
2014–15Luleå HFSHL193691880114
2015–16Luleå HFSHL462121422111232
2016–17Frölunda HCSHL453811431412310
2017–18Frölunda HCSHL5157121660334
2018–19Frölunda HCSHL457916201613433
NHL totals10004
KHL totals1845263112240110
SHL totals206204262119553111453

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2004CanadaWJC184th70224
Junior totals70224

Awards & Honours

AwardYear
BCHL
All-Rookie Team2003
First All-Star Team2003
College
CCHA All-Rookie Team Honorable Mention2004
CCHA All-Academic Team2005
CHL
Champions (Frölunda HC)2017, 2019
SHL
Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC)2019
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