# Tim Cheveldae

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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1968)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = 
| image_size = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|02|15}}
| birth_place = [Melville](/source/Melville%2C_Saskatchewan), [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan), Canada
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 175
| position = [Goaltender](/source/Goaltender)
| catches = Left
| played_for = [Detroit Red Wings](/source/Detroit_Red_Wings)<br>[Winnipeg Jets](/source/Winnipeg_Jets_(1972%E2%80%9396))<br>[Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins)
| league = [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League)
| draft = 64th overall
| draft_year = 1986
| draft_team = [Detroit Red Wings](/source/Detroit_Red_Wings)
| career_start = 1988
| career_end = 1997
}}

'''Timothy M. Cheveldae''' (born February 15, 1968) is a Canadian former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) [goaltender](/source/goaltender). During his ten-year [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) career, he played with the [Detroit Red Wings](/source/Detroit_Red_Wings), [Winnipeg Jets](/source/Winnipeg_Jets_(1972%E2%80%9396)), and [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins).<ref>{{cite web |title=Stats Crew |url=https://www.statscrew.com/hockey/stats/p-cheveti01 |website=Statscrew.com |access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref>

==Playing career==
Cheveldae began his [junior ice hockey](/source/junior_ice_hockey) playing career in the [1985–86 WHL season](/source/1985%E2%80%9386_WHL_season) with the [Saskatoon Blades](/source/Saskatoon_Blades). Cheveldae was selected in the 4th round (64th overall) by the [Detroit Red Wings](/source/Detroit_Red_Wings) in the [1986 NHL entry draft](/source/1986_NHL_entry_draft). Cheveldae remained with the Blades until the end of the 1987–88 season before leaving for the professional ranks.

For the 1988–89 season, Cheveldae went to the Red Wings' minor league affiliate, the [Adirondack Red Wings](/source/Adirondack_Red_Wings), in the [American Hockey League](/source/American_Hockey_League).  His level of play earned him a call up to the NHL, where he served two games in net for the Red Wings, and made him the fourth goaltender on the Red Wings roster behind [Greg Stefan](/source/Greg_Stefan), [Glen Hanlon](/source/Glen_Hanlon), and [Sam St. Laurent](/source/Sam_St._Laurent).

While Detroit's goaltending lineup would remain the same for the 1990–91 season, Cheveldae ascended the depth chart, going from goaltending in the AHL to being in Detroit's goaltending tandem with Hanlon. Stefan suffered career-ending injuries, while St. Laurent never ascended beyond the role of a third goaltender at the NHL level despite his minor league success.

From the 1990–91 season to the 1992–93 season, Cheveldae was Detroit's starting goaltender.  With Detroit not settling on a consistent backup, Cheveldae was Detroit's goaltending workhorse for those seasons, playing no fewer than 65 games in each of those seasons and playing an astounding 72 games during the 1991–92 season, earning him the right to play in the 1992 NHL All-Star Game.  While Cheveldae had success during the regular season, the team would never go deep into the playoffs during those seasons, leaving Cheveldae to be the scapegoat for Detroit's inability to succeed in the playoffs.

In the 1993–94 season, [Chris Osgood](/source/Chris_Osgood) emerged from the minors to become Detroit's new starting goaltender. Despite having a successful season, Cheveldae was traded to the [Winnipeg Jets](/source/Winnipeg_Jets_(1972%E2%80%9396)) as part of a package deal that brought [Bob Essensa](/source/Bob_Essensa) and [Sergei Bautin](/source/Sergei_Bautin) to Detroit on March 8, 1994. Cheveldae missed the playoffs with the Jets.

While in Winnipeg, Cheveldae never achieved the level of success he had with the Red Wings.  While he served the Jets as their starting goaltender during the abbreviated season in 1994–95 and the beginning of the 1995–96 season, the Jets eventually opted to go with [Nikolai Khabibulin](/source/Nikolai_Khabibulin) as their starter. Cheveldae was traded to the [Philadelphia Flyers](/source/Philadelphia_Flyers) on February 27, 1996, for [Dominic Roussel](/source/Dominic_Roussel), and he was assigned to the minor league affiliate [Hershey Bears](/source/Hershey_Bears).

On August 21, 1996, Cheveldae signed a one-year contract with the [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins).<ref>{{cite web |title=Bruins Ink Cheveldae |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/aug/22/bruins-ink-cheveldae/ |website=The Spokesman-Review |access-date=August 14, 2024 |date=August 22, 1996}}</ref> That season, he played in two games while spending most of his time on loan to the [Fort Wayne Komets](/source/Fort_Wayne_Komets) of the [International Hockey League](/source/International_Hockey_League_(1945%E2%80%932001)). He was not re-signed at the end of the season. Cheveldae played his final season of professional hockey during the 1997–98 season, skating for the [Las Vegas Thunder](/source/Las_Vegas_Thunder) of the IHL.

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:75%; text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [Regular season](/source/Regular_season)
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [Playoffs](/source/Playoffs)
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [Season](/source/Season_(sports))
! Team
! League
! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! [SO](/source/Shutout) !! [GAA](/source/Goals_against_average) !! [SV%](/source/save_percentage)
! GP !! W !! L !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
|-
| 1984–85
| [Melville Millionaires](/source/Melville_Millionaires)
| [SJHL](/source/Saskatchewan_Junior_Hockey_League)
| 23 || — || — || — || 1167 || 98 || 0 || 5.04 || — 
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1985–86](/source/1985%E2%80%9386_WHL_season)
| [Saskatoon Blades](/source/Saskatoon_Blades)
| [WHL](/source/Western_Hockey_League)
| 36 || 21 || 10 || 3 || 2030 || 165 || 0 || 4.88 || —
| 8 || 6 || 2 || 460 || 29 || 0 || 3.63 || —
|- 
| [1986–87](/source/1986%E2%80%9387_WHL_season)
| Saskatoon Blades
| WHL
| 33 || 20 || 11 || 0 || 1909 || 133 || 2 || 4.18 || —
| 5 || 4 || 1 || 308 || 20 || 0 || 3.90 || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1987–88](/source/1987%E2%80%9388_WHL_season)
| Saskatoon Blades
| WHL
| 66 || 44 || 19 || 3 || 3798 || 235 || 1 || 3.71 || —
| 6 || 4 || 2 || 364 || 27 || 0 || 4.45 || —
|-  
| [1988–89](/source/1988%E2%80%9389_NHL_season)
| [Detroit Red Wings](/source/Detroit_Red_Wings)
| [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League)
| 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 122 || 9 || 0 || 4.43 || .878
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1988–89](/source/1988%E2%80%9389_AHL_season)
| [Adirondack Red Wings](/source/Adirondack_Red_Wings)
| [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)
| 30 || 20 || 8 || 0 || 1694 || 98 || 1 || 3.47 || .888
| 2 || 1 || 0 || 99 || 9 || 0 || 5.45 || —
|-  
| [1989–90](/source/1989%E2%80%9390_AHL_season)
| Adirondack Red Wings
| AHL
| 31 || 17 || 8 || 6 || 1848 || 116 || 0 || 3.37 || .880
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1989–90](/source/1989%E2%80%9390_NHL_season)
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 28 || 10 || 9 || 8 || 1600 || 101 || 0 || 3.79 || .882
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [1990–91](/source/1990%E2%80%9391_NHL_season)
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 65 || 30 || 26 || 5 || 3615 || 214 || 2 || 3.55 || .875
| 7 || 3 || 4 || 398 || 22 || 0 || 3.32 || .894
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1991–92](/source/1991%E2%80%9392_NHL_season)
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 72 || 38 || 23 || 9 || 4236 || 226 || 2 || 3.20 || .886
| 11 || 3 || 7 || 597 || 25 || 2 || 2.51 || .910
|- 
| [1992–93](/source/1992%E2%80%9393_NHL_season)
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 67 || 34 || 24 || 7 || 3880 || 210 || 4 || 3.25 || .889
| 7 || 3 || 4 || 423 || 24 || 0 || 3.40 || .880
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1993–94](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_NHL_season)
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 30 || 16 || 9 || 1 || 1572 || 91 || 1 || 3.47 || .875
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [1993–94](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_AHL_season)
| Adirondack Red Wings
| AHL
| 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 125 || 7 || 0 || 3.36 || .901
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1993–94
| [Winnipeg Jets](/source/Winnipeg_Jets_(1972%E2%80%9396))
| NHL
| 14 || 5 || 8 || 1 || 788 || 52 || 1 || 3.96 || .893
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [1994–95](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_NHL_season)
| Winnipeg Jets
| NHL
| 30 || 8 || 16 || 3 || 1571 || 97 || 0 || 3.70 || .881
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1995–96](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_NHL_season)
| Winnipeg Jets
| NHL
| 30 || 8 || 18 || 3 || 1694 || 111 || 0 || 3.93 || .883
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- 
| [1995–96](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_AHL_season)
| [Hershey Bears](/source/Hershey_Bears)
| AHL
| 8 || 4 || 3 || 0 || 457 || 31 || 0 || 4.07 || .877
| 4 || 2 || 2 || 250 || 14 || 0 || 3.36 || .904
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1996–97](/source/1996%E2%80%9397_IHL_season)
| [Fort Wayne Komets](/source/Fort_Wayne_Komets)
| [IHL](/source/International_Hockey_League_(1945%E2%80%932001))
| 21 || 6 || 9 || 4 || 1137 || 75 || 0 || 3.96 || .878
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [1996–97](/source/1996%E2%80%9397_NHL_season)
| [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins)
| NHL
| 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 93 || 5 || 0 || 3.23 || .848
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_IHL_season)
| [Las Vegas Thunder](/source/Las_Vegas_Thunder)
| IHL
| 38 || 9 || 17 || 5 || 1942 || 128 || 0 || 3.95 || .878
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=3 | NHL totals
! 340 !! 149 !! 136 !! 37 !! 19,171 !! 1116 !! 10 !! 3.49 !! .883
! 25 !! 9 !! 15 !! 1418 !! 71 !! 2 !! 3.00 !! .896
|}

==Awards==
* WHL East First All-Star Team – 1988

==Retirement==
Following his playing career, Cheveldae returned to the Saskatoon Blades as an assistant coach for two seasons. Cheveldae was also on the roster for the First Annual Detroit Red Wings Alumni Showdown on February 19, 2005, in Detroit. The Red Wings alumni team lost to the Maple Leafs alumni team 10–9 in a shootout. According to ''[The Hockey News](/source/The_Hockey_News)'', Cheveldae currently works as a firefighter at the [Dundurn military base](/source/CFAD_Dundurn) in Saskatchewan. 

In that time he has won 4 consecutive Firehall Annual Pickleball Championships. Additionally he has won the Pickleball Saskatchewan Provincial Tournament - 2025 Doubles 56+ Mixed 4.0 DUPR Gold Medal with partner Marilyn Barrington.

== References ==
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==External links==
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Category:Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players
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