Jared Coreau Explained

Jared Coreau
Birth Date:5 November 1991
Birth Place:Perth, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:220
Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
Team:HC Slovan Bratislava
League:Slovak
Former Teams:Grand Rapids Griffins
Toledo Walleye
Detroit Red Wings
San Diego Gulls
San Antonio Rampage
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Bratislava Capitals
Steinbach Black Wings Linz
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:2013

Jared Coreau (born November 5, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing for HC Slovan Bratislava of the Slovak Extraliga.

Playing career

Junior

Coreau began his junior career playing for the Peterborough Stars of the Ontario Junior Hockey League during the 2008–09 season, where he went 8–1 with a 2.16 goals against average (GAA) and .930 save percentage. Coreau played for the Lincoln Stars of the United States Hockey League (USHL) during the 2009–10 season, where he went 7–22–0 with one shutout and had a 3.62 GAA and .882 save percentage.[1]

College

Coreau began his collegiate career for the Northern Michigan Wildcats during the 2010–11 season. Coreau appeared in 15 games as a backup goaltender during his freshman season, where he went 5–5–2 with a 3.71 GAA and .909 save percentage.[2] Coreau was named the CCHA Goaltender of the Week twice during the season, for the week ending November 1, 2010, and for the week ending January 4, 2011.[3] [4]

During the 2011–12 season, Coreau split time with Ellingson in his sophomore season, where he went 12–7–2 in 23 games, with a 2.22 GAA and .928 save percentage. He posted his first career collegiate shutout on February 11, 2012 in a game against Bowling Green.[2] Coreau was named the Gongshow Goaltender of the Month for December 2011. He appeared in four games for the Wildcats during the month of December and posted a 3–1–0 record. with a 1.35 GAA and a .956 save percentage.[5]

During the 2012–13 season, Coreau appeared in all 38 games for Northern Michigan as a junior in what would be his final season of college hockey. He went 15–19–4 with one shutout and had a 2.70 GAA and .919 save percentage.[2]

Professional

On April 3, 2013 Coreau was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the Detroit Red Wings as a free agent.[6]

During the 2013–14 season, Coreau had a challenging first season in pro hockey, failing to earn a win in five appearances with the Red Wings' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate Grand Rapids Griffins and winning just once with the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL. He was 0–4 with a 4.39 GAA and .873 save percentage playing for the Griffins. Coreau played in 20 games for Toledo and was 1–12–6 with a 4.03 GAA and .879 save percentage.[1]

During the 2014–15 season, Coreau split time with Tom McCollum in Grand Rapids, where he went 13–7–1 with three shutouts and had a 2.24 GAA and .924 save percentage in his first 21 games. In eight games with Toledo, Coreau went 5–2 with a 3.01 GAA and .897 save percentage.[1] On July 9, 2015, the Red Wings re-signed Coreau to a one-year contract extension.[7]

During the 2015–16 season, Coreau played in a career-high 47 games during the regular season, where he went 29–15–2 with six shutouts and had a 2.43 GAA and .922 save percentage. He ranked among the AHL's top goaltenders with 29 wins (T4th), a 2.43 goals-against average (10th), 0.922 save percentage (T4th) and six shutouts (3rd). Coreau was named the CCM/AHL Goaltender of the Month for the month of December 2015. Coreau made 11 starts in December and finished with a 9–2–0 record with a 1.92 GAA and a .938 save percentage during a historic month for the Griffins. Grand Rapids extended its franchise-record winning streak to 15 games in December before a 3–2 defeat at Lake Erie on December 27 halted the run. The Griffins concluded December with a 10–2–0–0 record, marking the best December winning percentage in the franchise's history.[8] Coreau's season ranked among the best in single-season franchise history, ranking ninth in minutes, tied for fifth in wins, first in road shutouts (four), tied for first in total shutouts, fifth in saves, first in overtime home wins (three) and tied for 10th in save percentage. He set a franchise record with a 12-game home winning streak and a 12-game home unbeaten streak, from October 21, 2015 to January 15, 2016. He tied a franchise record with a 13-game home point streak (12–0–1), set a franchise record for longest road shutout streak (206:31), and recorded three consecutive road shutouts, a franchise record.[9]

On July 6, 2016, the Red Wings re-signed Coreau to a two-year contract extension.[10] On November 26, 2016, Coreau was recalled by the Red Wings. Prior to being recalled, he posted an 8–5–0 record, with a 2.39 GAA, .923 save percentage and one shutout in 13 games for the Griffins.[11] He made his NHL debut for the Red Wings on December 3, 2016 in a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, making 32 saves in a 3–5 loss.[12] On December 7, Coreau was assigned to the Griffins. Coreau was again recalled by the Red Wings on December 21.[13] [14] He recorded his first career NHL win on December 23, in a game against the Florida Panthers, making 31 saves, in a 4–3 shootout victory.[15] On March 9, 2017, Coreau was assigned to the Griffins. Coreau appeared in 14 games with the Red Wings as a rookie, posting a 5–4–3 record, 3.46 GAA, and a 0.887 save percentage.[16]

On January 7, 2018, Coreau was recalled by the Detroit Red Wings. Prior to being recalled, he posted a 12–9–2 record, with a 2.77 GAA, and .906 save percentage in 25 games for the Griffins.[17] He served as the backup goaltender in the game against the Tampa Bay Lightning that night, and was assigned to the Griffins the next day.[18] Coreau was named the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending February 18, 2018. He led the Griffins to back-to-back shutouts on the road, stopping all 66 shots he faced.[19] On February 20, Coreau was recalled by the Red Wings, following the trade of Petr Mrazek.[20] On April 8, 2018, Coreau was assigned to the Griffins following the conclusion of the 2017–18 NHL season. He appeared in seven games with the Red Wings this season and posted an 0–5–1 record with a 4.26 GAA and a .867 save percentage.[21]

As a free agent from the Red Wings in the following off-season, Coreau agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Anaheim Ducks on July 2, 2018.[22] After attending training camp, he was assigned to begin the 2018–19 season with AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls. Coreau collected just 3 wins in 13 games before he was traded by the Ducks to the St. Louis Blues for future considerations on January 3, 2019.[23] He was immediately assigned to join the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL.

On July 10, 2019, having left the Blues as a free agent, Coreau agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the New York Islanders.[24] Signed to add depth to the organization, Coreau played exclusively with AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, collecting 10 wins in 28 appearances before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On December 23, 2020, Coreau belatedly signed abroad as a free agent to a one-year contract with Slovakian club, Bratislava Capitals of the ICE Hockey League.[25]

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPWLOTMINGASOGAASV%GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
2008–09Peterborough StarsOJHL128116372302.16.93020.001.000
2009–10Lincoln StarsUSHL3872241,98812013.62.882
2010–11Northern MichiganCCHA155526624103.71.909
2011–12Northern MichiganCCHA2312721,2444612.22.928
2012–13Northern MichiganCCHA38151942,1819812.70.919
2013–14Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL50402051504.39.873
2013–14Toledo WalleyeECHL2011261,1467704.03.879
2014–15Toledo WalleyeECHL85204392203.01.897
2014–15Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL2516811,4755432.20.92710158303.10.875
2015–16Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL47291522,74211162.43.923321159501.89.949
2016–17Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL33191131,9797722.33.917191541,1415402.89.909
2016–17Detroit Red WingsNHL145437124123.46.887
2017–18Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL38211052,2149322.52.913312156511.92.924
2017–18Detroit Red WingsNHL70513812704.26.867
2018–19San Diego GullsAHL133636724003.57.895
2018–19 San Antonio RampageAHL321213617319123.15.886
2019–20Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL281015115448103.15.905
NHL totals215941,0936823.74.880

Awards and honours

AwardYear
AHL
Calder Cup (Grand Rapids Griffins)2017[26]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hockey's Future - Jared Coreau . December 3, 2016.
  2. Web site: Jared Coreau Bio . December 3, 2016.
  3. Web site: Jared Coreau Selected CCHA Goaltender Of The Week . . November 1, 2010 . December 3, 2016.
  4. Web site: Coreau Named CCHA Goaltender of the Week . . January 4, 2011 . December 3, 2016.
  5. Web site: Jared Coreau Named Gongshow Goaltender of the Month . . January 4, 2012 . December 3, 2016.
  6. Web site: Red Wings sign goaltender Jared Coreau; Recall defenseman Brian Lashoff . . John . Hahn . April 3, 2013 . December 3, 2016.
  7. Web site: Wings reach one-year deal with Coreau . . Kyle . Kujawa . July 9, 2015 . December 3, 2016.
  8. Web site: Coreau named AHL goalie of the month . . January 4, 2016 . December 3, 2016.
  9. Web site: Grand Rapids Griffins Bio . . December 3, 2016 . December 3, 2016.
  10. Web site: Red Wings re-sign Coreau to extension . . Alex . DiFilippo . July 6, 2016 . December 3, 2016.
  11. Web site: Jared Coreau recalled by Red Wings . . Kyle . Kujawa . November 26, 2016 . December 3, 2016.
  12. Web site: Red Wings' Coreau excited, anxious to make NHL debut at Pittsburgh . . Helene . St. James . December 3, 2016 . December 3, 2016.
  13. Web site: Nosek and Coreau assigned to Griffins . . Kyle . Kujawa . December 7, 2016 . December 7, 2016.
  14. Web site: Detroit recalls Coreau . . Kyle . Kujawa . December 21, 2016 . December 21, 2016.
  15. Web site: Jared Coreau gets first NHL win for Red Wings . . Alain . Poupart . December 23, 2016 . December 23, 2016.
  16. Web site: Red Wings assign Coreau to Griffins . . Kyle . Kujawa . March 9, 2017 . March 9, 2017.
  17. Web site: Jared Coreau recalled by Detroit . . Kyle . Kujawa . January 7, 2018 . January 7, 2018.
  18. Web site: Detroit assigns Coreau to Grand Rapids . . Kyle . Kujawa . January 8, 2018 . January 8, 2018.
  19. Web site: Coreau Named CCM/AHL Player of the Week . . February 19, 2018 . February 20, 2018.
  20. Web site: Red Wings recall goaltender Jared Coreau . . Kyle . Kujawa . February 20, 2018 . February 20, 2018.
  21. Web site: Coreau Back in GR . . April 8, 2018 . April 8, 2018.
  22. Web site: Ducks Sign Six in Free Agency, Including Schenn. NHL.com. July 2, 2018. July 2, 2018.
  23. Web site: Blues acquire Coreau from Ducks for future considerations . . January 3, 2019 . January 3, 2019.
  24. Web site: New York Islanders sign Jared Coreau for AHL depth . eyesonisles.com . July 10, 2019 . July 10, 2019.
  25. Web site: Bratislava signs former NHL goalie Jared Coreau . ice.hockey . December 24, 2020 . December 23, 2020.
  26. Web site: Grand Rapids Griffins win Calder Cup at home . . Dana . Wakiji . June 13, 2017 . June 13, 2017.