In 1996 shortly after the Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup, their backup goaltender, Stephane Fiset, was traded to the Los Angeles Kings. The trade was not a surprise, nor was Fiset upset.
“I was really happy,” recalls the 46-year-old from his home in Victoriaville, Quebec. “In Colorado, I was the one who asked for the trade. Patrick Roy was there, and my ice time was kind of done there, so I asked for a trade and when they called me to let me know I was traded to LA I was pretty happy.”
After having backed up Roy, one of the greatest netminders of all time, in Colorado, Fiset was in need of a change of scenery and more playing time.