In 2004 when Cristobal Huet joined our team in Mannheim he was hard to beat. Really hard.
Every practice was the same. He would do everything in his power to stop EVERY shot. And some of the time he did.
I always admired Huet's competitiveness. Sure he was athletic, and technically sound, but his greatest attribute was his attitude. He would not stop trying! And he did it all with a smile on his face.
Attitude means everything when it comes to high performance and playing on a team. Your attitude affects your engagement, your own level effort and your commitment, but it also has an impact on those around you. Cristobal elevated our entire team every practice.
Huet played almost 300 NHL games and was one of the best goalies in the game for a couple seasons. He played for the Kings, Canadiens, Capitals and Blackhawks, where he won the greatest trophy on earth in 2010.
From humble beginnings in France, where Cristobal got his first goalie coach at 22 years of age, Huet was the second player ever from that country to wear an NHL jersey.
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