What ever happened to Tim Cheveldea ( can't remember spelling) was the great goalie for Detroit Red Wings back in the late 80's .. he played for us for 1 or 2 yrs then just vanished?
Is he still playing or did he just quit?
2007-11-14 02:18:05 · 5 answers · asked by str8putter 4 in Sports ➔ Hockey
Cheveldae was Detroit's starting goalie for 5 years before being displaced by Osgood. Cheveldae retired 10 years ago and became an assistant coach in the Junior A leagues (SJHL)
Trombass
Cheveldae became Detroit's starting goaltender in January of the 1989-90 (He was called up on December 16th 1989 for good)
So, he started 26 of the last 30 games in 1989-90
Was the starter in 1990-91
Was the starter in 1991-92
Was the starter in 1992-93
Was the starter in 1993-94 Cheveldae was injured in the 3rd game of the year, and Osgood was called up. After December 21, 1993, Cheveldae resumed his starting after returning from injury (and Vincent Riendeau becing sent down). Shortly after returning from his injury, Cheveldae asked for more money or a trade. He was then sent packing to Winnipeg for Bob Essensa who started 13 of Detroit's last 14 games.
So, for NHL pension purposes, Cheveldae was Detroit's starting goalie for 5 seasons.
After Detroit was unable to reach a contract agreement with Essensa during the summer preceding the lockout, they traded Chiasson for Mike Vernon, who became the starter.
Not bad for a guy that gave up 5 goals in his first period of play on US National TV. Everybody was sure Osgood would end up like Racicot.................boy were we all wrong.
2007-11-14 02:45:42 · answer #1 · answered by Like I'm Telling You Who I A 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
A couple years after getting traded to Winnipeg, he was sent to Philadelphia. After his contract was up in 1996, he signed with Boston but spent most of his time in the now defunct IHL. He retired after the 1998 season. During his retirement, he was an assistant coach for the Saskatoon Blades, played in an alumni game during the lock-out, and is now training to be a firefighter.
LITY: Actually, he was Detroit's starting goalie for less than five years. He made it to the NHL full-time in the 90-91 season and became the starting goalie during the season. He lost the job to Chris Osgood in the 93-94 season and was traded afterwards.
Okay, I'll concede that point.
2007-11-14 04:22:45 · answer #2 · answered by trombass08 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Couch was overdrafted to begin with. He largely played in a stat-machine offense that made him look alot better than he really was. He was drafted by a Browns team that was effectively an expansion team. Quarterbacks generally need supporting talent. He had a bad coaching staff as well. Couch also endured some substantial injuries that cut out some development time. Ultimately, being a QB at the NFL level is a difficult job. Very few are really qualified to do it. Couch is one of many who wasn't.
2016-05-23 03:13:18 · answer #3 · answered by pilar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After his last year with the Wings (93-94), he moved about the league playing for the Winnipeg Jets, Boston Bruins of the NHL. He also played for the Hershey Bears, Fort Wayne Komets, and the Las Vegas Thunder of the AHL and IHL, before going on to be an assistant coach with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League, where he started his career in the major juniors.. That ended for him in the 99-00 season.
2007-11-14 02:43:53 · answer #4 · answered by freakye1971 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
While a really, really nice man he was only a marginally good goalie (in my opinion) and he couldn't take the pressure of the play offs or big games. He was visibly rattled by the taunting of the crowd and I think that is why he didn't last very long.
2007-11-14 03:30:11 · answer #5 · answered by AKA FrogButt 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋