Height: 6-1
Weight: 180
Catch: L
Born: 21 Apr 1939, Noranda PQ
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Regular Season Goaltending Record (key)
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| 1975-76 | Cleveland | ||||||||
| 1976-77 | Cincinnati | ||||||||
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Playoff Goaltending Record
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| 1977 | Cincinnati | ||||||||
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Shutouts
| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Score | Saves |
| Feb 9, 1977 | Indianapolis | Home | 9-0 | 19 |
| Feb 11, 1977 | Winnipeg | Home | 4-0 | 21 |
| Mar 5, 1977 | Indianapolis | Home | 6-0 | 27 |
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Caron Player of the Week • no byline, WHA Press Release • February 19, 1977
Goaltender Jacques Caron, at age 37 embarking on his second major league career, has been named by the WHA media as the league's Player of the Week. Caron, who only ten days ago joined Cincinnati Stingers on trial from Syracuse of the North American Hockey League, last week posted consecutive shutouts against Indianapolis and Winnipeg in his third and fourth games in a Cincinnati uniform. Caron was unscored on for nearly 150 consecutive minutes (149:51) before he was finally beaten by New England's Bill Butters in his third start of the week on Sunday night. While Caron may be a WHA "Rookie", he is now in his eighteenth season of professional hockey. For several years he was one of the many players held in the tight grip of Eddie Shore with the old Springfield Indians. When he finally received his first real chance in the NHL, at age 32, he posted a 2.52 GAA with the St. Louis Blues. Eventually his career led him back to the minor leagues, where last season he was a first team NAHL all-star. As a Syracuse Blazer, he led the league in shutouts and goals against average, despite the fact that he labored throughout the season with a back injury that sidelined him for prolonged stretches. Caron played his first WHA games late last season, and he performed well, winning one and tying one in two starts for Cleveland. Now he has returned, and his stay is liable to last much, much longer than two games. Caron himself tried to dismiss his two shutouts by attributing them to the Cincinnati defence. But the Stinger front office probably feels that the experienced netminder is just what they need to turn their youth-laden team into a consistent winner. Says Stinger Defenceman John Hughes, "Jacques has been around. He has an outgoing personality, and when we pick up the puck in our end, he gets the message across as to what we should do with it." Jacques Caron's message got across loud and clear last week: after eighteen years he deserves a permanent home in the major leagues. |
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