Thursday, December 24, 2009

Jiggy and Hiller

Giguere:
He was traded to Anaheim in 2001 and has been with the Ducks ever since.
His son Maxime is half blind, he and his wife have him enrolled in Blind Children's Learning Center located in Irvine; his second son, Luka is named after his father.
He is fluent in French and English; French being his first language.
He would of been a police officer if he never went the hockey route.
His father was a prison security guard.
His brother is a police officer in Montreal and another of his brothers is an electrician.
His brothers and sisters and his self live within a 2 minute radius of one another in Montreal.
His parents basically mortgaged their house to pay for his goalie gear.
He is the least athletic in his family and was surprised to be even drafted in the NHL, he is the only Giguere child playing a professional sport.
He is extremely opinionated.
He takes every young goaltender under his wing, no matter what.
Hiller: "Giguere came up to me when I first came to the NHL and told me. 'Don't hesitate to ask me if you need anything, I'm here to help you' "
He is only the 5th player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy on a losing team in 2003.
He owns a Stanley Cup ring.
Last season's all star game was his first ever appearance in a NHL A.S. game. Despite his struggles, fans voted him in he was a high fan favorite. Which also may of resulted in the game being located in his hometown.
He was drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the 1995 NHL entry draft.
He's the winningest goalie in Ducks history, he also holds the record for most games started, and the record for most shutouts by a goalie in a Ducks sweater.

Hiller:
He can fix anything his teammates go to him if they need anything fixed.
He works on cars during the offseason with friends in his home country of Switzerland.
He doesn't like the taste of alcohol and he does not consume any type of alcoholic beverages.
He is fluent in German, French and English. (Swiss) German being his first.
He likes to cook his best being fondue and he's said: "I think I cook good. Well, no one has died from my cooking, so I cook good"
He is one of the quieter more shy guys in the locker room.
He is undrafted and was recommended by then Boston Bruins, now San Jose Sharks' Joe Thornton after the lockout. Thronton and Hiller were teammates in Switzerland.
Hiller and Thornton a very good friends.
He was raised in Davos, Switzerland.
He highly respects fellow countryman tennis player: Roger Fedrer.
He is the only goalie in the NHL who wears KOHO protective gear.
His mask is the first mask to be made in Switzerland of an NHL goaltender. It is made by Tornado Proton
Hiller had a CT Scan to fit his mask and to get the exact contours of his head.
He generally has a longer chin drop on all of his masks than a majority of NHL goalies.

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