Jonathan Sigalet Explained

Birth Date:12 February 1986
Birth Place:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:203
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Team:Brynäs IF
League:SHL
Former Teams:Boston Bruins
HC Lev Poprad
HC Slovan Bratislava
Luleå HF
Frölunda HC
Draft:100th overall
Draft Year:2005
Draft Team:Boston Bruins
Career Start:2005
Career End: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.

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

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
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
2019–20Brynäs IFSHL513101357
2020–21Brynäs IFSHL1415610
2020–21Frölunda HCSHL253251670008
NHL totals10004
KHL totals1845263112240110
SHL totals296275986202623111461

International

Awards and honours

AwardYear
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)[14] [15]
SHL
Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC)[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA. 2018. Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2019-02-15. March 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Player Bio: Jonathan Sigalet . Bowling Green State University . 2008-05-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080718200045/http://bgsufalcons.cstv.com/sports/m-hockey/mtt/sigalet_jonathan00.html . July 18, 2008 . dead .
  3. Web site: Salmon Arm Silverbacks Hockey Club: 02/03 Regular Season . Salmon Arm Silverbacks . 2008-05-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716005754/http://www.sasilverbacks.com/leagues/custom_page.cfm?clientid=3445&leagueid=9222&pageid=1212 . July 16, 2011 . mdy.
  4. Web site: Jonathan Sigalet Named Rookie of the Week . Bowling Green State University . 2008-05-29 .
  5. Web site: BGSU's Jonathan Sigalet Named CCHA All-Rookie Honorable Mention . Bowling Green State University . 2008-05-29 .
  6. Web site: CCHA Teams announce scholar-athlete of the Year . CCHA . 2008-05-29.
  7. Web site: Jonathan Sigalet . AHL.com . 2008-05-29.
  8. Web site: Sigalet, P-Bruins Man of the Year . 2008-05-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071015060555/http://providencebruins.com/press_releases/index.php?id=452 . October 15, 2007 . mdy .
  9. Web site: Scores: Boston vs. Ottawa . NHL.com . 2008-05-29.
  10. Web site: Columbus Acquires Defenseman Jonathan Sigalet from Boston in Exchange for Rights to Left Wing Matt Marquardt . Syracuse Crunch . 2008-05-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716181134/http://www.syracusecrunch.com/News/Detail/2032 . July 16, 2011 . mdy.
  11. Web site: Player Profile Jonathan Sigalet . Slovak . 2011-08-09.
  12. Web site: Johnatan Sigalet signed for HC Slovan . Slovak . 2012-05-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120610214423/http://www.hcslovan.sk/novinky/z-kuchyne-slovana/posila-z-hc-lev-do-nasej-obrany-5.html . June 10, 2012 . mdy .
  13. Web site: Three seasons for Sigalet . . 2016-04-29 . 2016-04-29 . Swedish.
  14. Web site: Frölunda win CHL for second year running . SVTSport.se . Swedish. Gustav Orbring. 2017-02-07 . 2017-02-07 .
  15. Web site: Frolunda crowned CHL champions . . 2019-02-06 . 2019-02-06.
  16. Web site: Frölunda are the Swedish Champions . . 2019-05-02 . 2019-05-03.