Cristobal Huet

Who is Cristobal Huet?

Cristobal S. Huet is a French professional ice hockey goaltender who holds both French and Swiss citizenship and currently plays for the Lausanne HC of the National League A. He has also played for HC Lugano and Fribourg-Gottéron of the Swiss National League A. In the National Hockey League, he played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, and Washington Capitals. He is the first French netminder and second French-trained player overall to play in the NHL. Huet won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2009–10 NHL season, and became the first Frenchman to win the Stanley Cup as a player. He developed his goaltending skills in Grenoble with Les Brûleurs de Loups.