Thursday, August 18, 2005

Leafs sign Aubin as backup

The Toronto Maple Leafs found a backup option to Ed Belfour on Thursday, signing Jean-Sebastien Aubin to a one-year contract.
Financial terms were not disclosed, but Aubin made $870,000 with Pittsburgh in 2003-04.
A native of Montreal, Aubin was selected by the Penguins in the third round of the 1995 draft. He made his NHL debut in 1998-99 and appeared in a career-high 51 games the following season, going 23-21-3 with two shutouts and a 2.58 goals-against average.
In 168 career games, the 28-year-old Aubin is 63-72-11 with six shutouts and 2.92 GAA.
Last season, Aubin posted a 12-9-0 record, three shutouts and 2.87 GAA in 28 games with St. John's of the American Hockey League.

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