Tanner Jaillet (born August 18, 1993) is a Canadian former professional

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. He most recently played with

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in the

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(Allsv). He helped

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win their eighth National Title in

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and received the

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as the National Goaltender of the Year the same season.

Playing career

Junior

Jaillet was an unheralded goaltender playing in the

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, going undrafted in his first year of eligibility despite his team reaching the league championship. Jaillet remained with the

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for two more seasons before joining the college ranks.

College

Jaillet joined the program in

for the 2014–15 season, going 15–8 while splitting time with sophomore Evan Cowley. By the end of the season, however, Jaillet was in net for both of Denver's games at the 2015 NCAA Tournament and was establishing himself as the #1 goaltender for the team. The two goalies continued to share the crease in 2015–16 with Jaillet taking the biggest share and by the start of 2016–17 Jaillet had firmly established himself as the starting goaltender. 2017 also coincided with Denver's first 30-win season in 12 years and the program's 8th National Title. Jaillet finished 3rd in the nation in

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despite not recording a single

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all season. He was named as the national goaltender of the year, receiving the

for his stellar play, but somehow was not named a

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, ending up on the West Second Team instead. Despite Denver losing several players, including the

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-winning Will Butcher, Jaillet performed nearly as well in his senior season, allowing his g.a.a. to rise only by 0.04 points. While he wasn't able to get Denver back to the Frozen Four he was able to lead the team to the NCHC Tournament Championship, winning Tournament MVP in the process. In his penultimate college game, Jaillet won his 82nd contest, tying the program record he now holds with

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Professional

After graduating Jaillet signed on with the Wolfsburg Grizzlies of the

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before ending up with the

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for the duration of the 2018–19 season.

Awards and honors

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jaillet, Tanner 1993 births Living people Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Fort McMurray Oil Barons players Jacksonville Icemen players Karlskrona HK players Ice hockey people from Red Deer, Alberta AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans NCAA men's ice hockey national champions 21st-century Canadian sportsmen