Yves Sarault
Born (1972-12-23) December 23, 1972
Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Calgary Flames
Colorado Avalanche
Ottawa Senators
Atlanta Thrashers
Nashville Predators
SC Bern
Genève-Servette HC
HC Davos
EHC Basel
ERC Ingolstadt
Vienna Capitals
NHL Draft 61st overall, 1991
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 19922014

Yves Victor Sarault (born December 23, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He played 106 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Ottawa Senators, Atlanta Thrashers and the Nashville Predators between 1995 and 2001. He is currently serving as the head coach of the SCL Tigers in the National League (NL).

Playing career

As a youth, Sarault played in the 1985 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.[1]

Sarault was drafted 61st overall by the Canadiens in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. From July 18, 2008, he played for German team ERC Ingolstadt in DEL after previous spells with EHC Basel, SC Bern, Genève-Servette HC and HC Davos in the Swiss NLA league from 2002 to 2008.[2] Sarault has also participated for Team Canada in the Spengler Cup.

After initially starting the 2009–10 season with lower professional league team Rivière-du-Loup CIMT in the LNAH, Sarault left for Europe on December 16, 2009, signing for the remainder of the season with Vienna Capitals of the Austrian Erste Bank Hockey League.[3] After returning to Rivière-du-Loup for a further two seasons, Sarault was traded at the draft to fellow club the Cornwall River Kings for the 2012–13 season on June 17, 2012.[4]

In the off-season Sarault lives in Moncton, New Brunswick and plays occasionally with the Moncton Puck Wackers hockey club in the city's summer men's league, with his son Chris.

Coaching career

He joined the staff of Swiss club Lausanne HC as an assistant in 2014 and was promoted to the head coaching position during the 2017-18 season after the sacking of Dan Ratushny.[5] On February 8, 2018, Sarault was relieved of his duties after five straight losses.[6]

On January 22, 2021, Sarault was named head coach of EHC Visp in the Swiss League (SL).[7] He led the team to the playoffs but were swept in the quarterfinals by future SL champion, HC Ajoie. Sarault was not renewed as head coach following the 2020–21 season.

Sarault working as a hockey analyst for the National League's official broadcaster, MySports, before returning to the coaching ranks in accepting the head coaching role with SCL Tigers of the NL on January 16, 2022.

Personal life

His daughter Courtney Sarault is a short track speed skater and has represented Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1987–88 Lac St-Louis Lions QMAAA 40004
1988–89 Lac St-Louis Lions QMAAA 4223305364 32354
1989–90 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 70122840140 1603326
1990–91 St-Jean Lynx QMJHL 56222446113
1991–92 St-Jean Lynx QMJHL 5028386696
1991–92 Trois-Rivières Draveurs QMJHL 1815142912 1510102018
1992–93 Wheeling Thunderbirds ECHL 21340
1992–93 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 5914173141 30112
1993–94 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 6013142772
1994–95 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 6924214596 1321333
1994–95 Montreal Canadiens NHL 80110
1995–96 Montreal Canadiens NHL 140004
1995–96 Calgary Flames NHL 112134
1995–96 Saint John Flames AHL 2610122234 1662833
1996–97 Hershey Bears AHL 62358
1996–97 Colorado Avalanche NHL 282136 50002
1997–98 Hershey Bears AHL 6323365943 712314
1997–98 Colorado Avalanche NHL 21010
1998–99 Ottawa Senators NHL 110114
1998–99 Detroit Vipers IHL 3611122352 1172940
1999–00 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 6217264377 17741132
1999–00 Ottawa Senators NHL 110227
2000–01 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 3517173442
2000–01 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 2054926
2001–02 Nashville Predators NHL 10000
2001–02 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 27551024
2001–02 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 70229 50006
2002–03 Springfield Falcons AHL 411210
2002–03 Thetford Mines Prolab QSPHL 749136
2002–03 SC Bern NLA 144101459 13461026
2003–04 SC Bern NLA 40153045115 15671336
2004–05 SC Bern NLA 41112132118 20004
2005–06 Genève-Servette HC NLA 3881624127
2006–07 HC Davos NLA 15641020 1022422
2006–07 SC Langenthal NLB 555104
2007–08 EHC Basel NLA 3871623127
2007–08 EHC Olten NLB 31234
2008–09 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 408917108
2009–10 Rivière-du-Loup CIMT LNAH 21230
2009–10 Vienna Capitals EBEL 1736938 1112312
2010–11 Rivière-du-Loup 3L LNAH 167121914
2011–12 Rivière-du-Loup 3L LNAH 208132126
2012–13 Cornwall River Kings LNAH 224151932
2013–14 Cornwall River Kings LNAH 73364
AHL totals 32192111203337 44961588
NHL totals 10610102051 50002

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  2. "New striker for the Panthers- EHC gets Yves Sarault" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
  3. "Yves Sarault commits to Vieena Capitals" (in German). Vienna Capitals. 2009-12-22. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
  4. "A lot of movement at the 2012 draft" (in French). LNAH. 2012-06-17. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  5. Club, Lausanne Hockey. "Yves Sarault confirmé comme entraîneur principal jusqu'à la fin de la saison - Lausanne Hockey Club". www.lausannehc.ch (in French). Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  6. Luzern, Luzerner Zeitung AG 6006. "John Fust übernimmt Traineramt in Lausanne" (in German). Retrieved 2018-02-09.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. "Yves Sarault is the new head coach of EHC Visp". swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  8. "Courtney Sarault". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
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