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- Jean-Sebastien’s nickname with Hartford and Calgary was Jigger or Jigs. When he got to Anaheim, everyone started calling him Jiggy. Back home, he is called ”ti-cul” which means “little butt.”
- Jean-Sebastien’s 237-minute scoreless streak in December of 2002 is the third longest in NHL history. Only Bill Durnan (309) and Turk Broda (245) held opponents without a goal longer.
- Prior to a 2002 game against the Penguins, Jean-Sebastien took the old picture of himself and Mario Lemieux to the Pittsburgh dressing room and asked Super Mario to sign it.
- Jean-Sebastien’s 63 saves in Game 1 of the 2003 playoffs set a new record for saves by a goalie in his first post-season contest.
- A few days after the Ducks swept the Red Wings in the first round of the 2003 playoffs, Jean-Sebastien was recognized in public for the first time. He was eating breakfast at an Anaheim IHOP when some fans asked for his autograph.
- Jean-Sebastien set a new post-season record, holding opponents scoreless for 168 minutes of overtime hockey.
- Jean-Sebastien refused to shave during the 2003 playoffs, and wound up with quite a beard. He cropped it off moments after Anaheim’s Game 7 loss to the Devils.
- Jean-Sebastien was just the fifth player from a losing team to win the Conn Smythe Trophy.
- Jean-Sebastien and Patrick Roy are just two of Francois Allaire’s prize pupils. Others include Patrick Lalime, Roberto Luongo, Garth Snow and Jocelyn Thibault.
- Jean-Sebastien’s brothers no longer play hockey. Stephane is a cop and Alain is an electrician.
Turk Broda, 1948
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Roberto Luongo,
2001 Topps Heritage