Jonathan Sigalet

Playing career

Sigalet played in the 2000 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Burnaby. His career began with the BCHL's Salmon Arm Silverbacks in 2002, where he earned BCHL First-Team All-Star and All-Rookie honors and was named Top Defenceman by the team. He then joined the Bowling Green Falcons for the 2003–2004 season, playing alongside his brother, goaltender Jordan Sigalet. After a three-point night against Findlay on December 12, Sigalet was named CCHA Rookie of the Week on December 14, 2003. He finished his freshman season with 3 goals, 12 assists and 26 penalty minutes, earning an Honorable Mention for the CCHA All-Rookie Team. In his sophomore season, he recorded 3 goals, 13 assists and 36 penalty minutes, and in March 2005 was named to the CCHA Scholar-Athlete Team for a GPA of 3.87 in Health Science. Sigalet was Boston's fourth pick (100th overall) in the 2005 NHL entry draft and signed with the Bruins on August 15, 2005, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility to join his brother in Boston's system. He played three seasons with the Providence Bruins, Boston's minor league team. In his rookie season with Providence, he led the team's defensemen in scoring with 9 goals and 27 assists, adding 2 goals and an assist in the playoffs. He received Providence’s Community Service Award alongside David Lundbohm and was named the team's recipient of the American Specialty/AHL Man of the Year Award for 2005–2006 for his community service. Sigalet played his first NHL game on January 9, 2007, with the Boston Bruins in a 5–2 loss to the Ottawa Senators, registering one shot, no points, four penalty minutes and a minus-two plus/minus rating. On May 28, 2008, the Columbus Blue Jackets acquired his rights from the Bruins in exchange for the rights of forward Matt Marquardt. In the summer of 2011, he signed for Lev Poprad, the newest expansion team in the Kontinental Hockey League and the first KHL team based outside the former Soviet Union. In May 2012, he signed for Slovan Bratislava, which had recently moved from the Slovak Extraliga to the KHL.