Jacques Joubert (born March 23, 1971) is an American former professional ice hockey center who was an

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for

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Career

Joubert's college career began at

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in 1990. The year turned out poorly for him as he scored just 2 goals in 13 games and left the program in the middle of the year and return to juniors. After sitting out the following year, per NCAA transfer rules, Joubert made his debut for

and was far more productive, notching 35 points and making himself enough of a commodity for the

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to select him in the NHL Supplemental Draft. Joubert continued his upward trend as a junior, finishing second on the Terriers in scoring and earned a spot on the second All-American team. He helped BU produce a fantastic season, winning both

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championships and earn the top eastern seed at the NCAA Tournament. The Terriers handled their first two games with aplomb and reached the championship game. In a fairly surprising turn of events, Boston University was completely overwhelmed by underdog Lake Superior State and suffered the worst championship loss since

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. Joubert was named

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for his senior season and responded with his best performance yet. While he failed to make the All-American squad, he tied for the team lead in goals and led the Terriers to a second straight 30+ win season. BU tied for the regular season championship with

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but were able to were able to capture their second consecutive Hockey East Championship. Armed with the top eastern seed yet again, BU's offense dominated in the quarter- and semifinals, propelling the Terriers to the championship once more. This time, Joubert's team had to get past Maine, a team they had failed to defeat in four games that season. Boston University managed to score the only goal in the first period and began to take over the game in the second. Joubert's final college goal came on the power play at the midway point of the game and turned out to be the game-winner. Maine cut into the Terriers lead with a pair of goals but a big third period enabled the Terriers to win the game 6–2. After graduating, Joubert began his professional career with a good season for the Peoria Rivermen. His scoring declined in year two as he split time between two leagues. By the beginning of 1997, he found himself further away from the

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than he wanted and ended up spending much of next three years playing in

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. He retired in 2000. Joubert was inducted into the Boston University athletic Hall of Fame in 2010.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Joubert, Jacques 1971 births Living people AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans American men's ice hockey centers Ice hockey people from Indiana Sportspeople from South Bend, Indiana Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey players North Iowa Huskies players Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey players Peoria Rivermen (IHL) players Rochester Americans players Milwaukee Admirals players EC Graz players Tallahassee Tiger Sharks players Heilbronner Falken players Dallas Stars draft picks NHL supplemental draft picks NCAA men's ice hockey national champions 20th-century American sportsmen