Cristobal Huet

Cristobal Huet
Huet with the Chicago Blackhawks in November 2009
Born (1975-09-03) September 3, 1975 (age 49)
Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Brûleurs de Loups
HC Lugano
Los Angeles Kings
Adler Mannheim
Montreal Canadiens
Washington Capitals
Chicago Blackhawks
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
Lausanne HC
National team  France
NHL draft 214th overall, 2001
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 1994–2018

Cristobal Huet (French pronunciation: [kʁistɔbal ɥɛ]; born September 3, 1975) is a French former professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently a goalie coach for Lausanne HC of the National League (NL). He previously played for HC Lugano and HC Fribourg-Gottéron and within the Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, and Washington Capitals organizations in the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the first French netminder and second French-trained player overall (after Philippe Bozon) to play in the NHL. He currently co-hosts hockey TV show, Le Repas d'équipe, with fellow French-born Swiss former player Laurent Meunier on MySports.

Huet won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010, and became the first Frenchman to win the Stanley Cup as a player. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2023.