Corrado Micalef

Corrado Micalef
Born (1961-04-20) April 20, 1961 (age 63)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Right
Played for Detroit Red Wings
HC Fribourg-Gotteron
Ours de Villard-de-Lans
HC Briançon
HC Varese
HC Courmaosta
National team  Canada
NHL draft 44th overall, 1981
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1981–2002

Corrado Micalef (born April 20, 1961) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender who played five seasons with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League from 1981 to 1986. He later spent several years playing in Europe, retiring in 2002.

Playing career

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Micalef was drafted 44th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in 1981 after a standout junior career with the Sherbrooke Castors. In 1980, he won the Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy for having the lowest goals against average in the high scoring QMJHL. He also represented Canada at the 1981 World Junior Championships before turning pro the next season. Micalef split the 1981–82 season between the NHL and the IHL's Kalamazoo Wings.

During his time in Detroit, Micalef was chiefly used in a tandem with goaltenders Gilles Gilbert and Greg Stefan. He was voted the Wings' "Rookie of the Year" in 1981–82. He was named to the Canadian national team at the 1986 World Championships but did not play any games, before taking his hockey career to Europe in 1986–87, making stops in Switzerland, France, and Italy. He briefly returned to North America to play with the IHL's San Francisco Spiders in 1995–96 before returning to Europe to finish his playing career in Germany.

Coaching

Up to July 2013, Micalef was an assistant coach for the QMJHL's Charlottetown Islanders.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1978–79 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 42 18 11 3 2045 142 1 4.17 .871 4 — — 38 2 0 3.16 .920
1979–80 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 64 37 17 7 3598 252 1 4.20 .874 15 10 5 842 52 0 3.71 .883
1980–81 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 64 35 26 3 3764 180 2 4.46 .878 14 7 7 842 46 1 3.28 .920
1980–81 Cornwall Royals M-Cup — — — — — — — — — 3 3 0 140 6 0 2.57 .934
1981–82 Detroit Red Wings NHL 18 4 10 1 808 63 0 4.68 .843 — — — — — — — —
1981–82 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — —
1981–82 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 20 — — — 1146 91 1 4.76 — 1 — — 25 5 0 11.90 —
1982–83 Detroit Red Wings NHL 34 11 13 5 1752 106 2 3.63 .861 — — — — — — — —
1982–83 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 11 6 5 0 660 37 0 3.36 — — — — — — — — —
1983–84 Detroit Red Wings NHL 14 5 8 1 802 52 0 3.89 .854 1 0 0 7 2 0 17.14 .600
1983–84 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 29 14 10 5 1767 132 0 4.48 .855 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.000
1984–85 Detroit Red Wings NHL 36 5 19 7 1848 136 0 4.42 .862 2 0 0 42 6 0 8.57 .667
1984–85 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 1 1 0 0 60 2 0 2.00 .943 — — — — — — — —
1985–86 Detroit Red Wings NHL 11 1 9 1 563 52 0 5.54 .848 — — — — — — — —
1985–86 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 7 — — — 398 29 0 4.37 — — — — — — — — —
1985–86 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 25 12 9 2 1436 93 0 3.89 .873 — — — — — — — —
1986–87 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 1 0 1 0 59 5 0 5.08 .783 — — — — — — — —
1986–87 HC Fribourg-Gotteron NLA 13 — — — 710 66 0 5.57 — — — — — — — — —
1988–89 Ours de Villard-de-Lans FRA 17 — — — 1013 78 0 4.62 — — — — — — — — —
1989–90 Ours de Villard-de-Lans FRA 30 — — — 1670 168 0 6.04 — — — — — — — — —
1990–91 HC Briançon FRA 28 — — — 1643 85 0 3.11 — 7 — — — — — — —
1991–92 HC Briançon FRA 19 — — — 1093 54 1 2.96 — — — — — — — — —
1992–93 HC Varese ALP 19 — — — 1077 84 0 4.68 — — — — — — — — —
1993–94 HC Courmaosta ITA 26 — — — 1433 95 0 3.98 — — — — — — — — —
1994–95 HC Courmaosta ALP 42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1995–96 San Francisco Spiders IHL 18 4 8 2 851 56 0 3.95 .882 — — — — — — — —
1996–97 EHC Trier GER-2 39 — — — 2249 139 4 3.63 — — — — — — — — —
1997–98 EHC Trier GER-2 34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1998–99 EHC Harz GER-2 42 — — — 2479 115 5 2.78 — 4 — — 235 5 1 1.28 —
1999–00 ESCH Erfurt GER-3 48 — — — 2714 120 6 2.65 — — — — — — — — —
2001–02 ESV Bayreuth GER-3 4 3 1 0 243 15 0 3.70 — — — — — — — — —
NHL Totals 113 26 59 15 5772 409 2 4.25 .856 3 0 0 49 8 0 9.80 .652

International

Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1981 Canada WJC 5 1 2 1 207 20 0 5.79 —
Junior totals 5 1 2 1 207 20 0 5.79 —

References