Perhaps the biggest moment of Jocelyn Thibault’s hockey career was something he had no control over. On December 6, 1995, Thibault was part of the blockbuster deal that sent future Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy to the Colorado Avalanche along with Mike Keane in exchange for Andrei Kovalenko and Martin Rucinsky.
Thought Thibault didn’t become a Hall-of-Famer in his own career, he was a workhorse in net during his 14-year NHL career, with the heart of that tenure coming during his six seasons with the Blackhawks.
Thibault stayed in Montreal for three years after the Roy trade, coming to Chicago on November 16, 1998 in a deal that sent Thibault to Chicago with defensemen Dave Manson and Brad Brown in exchange for goaltender Jeff Hackett, defenseman Eric Weinrich and prospect Alain Nasreddine.