Cam Talbot

33 Cam Talbot Cameron Talbot (Number 33) is the starting goaltender for the Minnesota Wild. He was born on July 5, 1987 in Caledonia, Ontario, Canada.

Hamilton Red Wings
Talbot had played junior hockey with the Caledonia Thunder before making a leap to the Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs in the South Central AAA League before making another leap to the Hamilton Red Wings in the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) in the 2004-05 season.

Alabama-Huntsville Chargers
In the 2007-08 season, Talbot went to play college hockey at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, playing for the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers in the College Hockey America league (CHA) in the NCAA Divison I. He was named the All-College Hockey America Second Team in the 2009-10 season and was named Most Valuable Player in the 2010 NCAA Tournament.

Connecticut Whale/Hartford Wolf Pack
Talbot was signed as a free-agent for the New York Rangers. He played for the New York Rangers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate the Hartford Wolf Pack (which was temporarily renamed the Connecticut Whale in 2010 and reverted back to their original name after the 2012-13 season). Talbot also played two games with the Greenville Road Warriors in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) and then went back to the Whale/Wolf Pack. When the Whale/Wolf Pack didn't qualify for the 2012 AHL playoffs, Talbot had played in the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs with the Rangers.

New York Rangers
Talbot had officially made his NHL debut on October 24, 2013 with the New York Rangers against the Philadelphia Flyers but it was a 2-1 loss for the Rangers. Talbot's first NHL win was his next game against the Detroit Red Wings. In the 2014-15 season, Talbot became the back-up goalie for the Rangers and recorded 3 shutouts.

Edmonton Oilers
On June 27, 2015 the Rangers traded Talbot to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for 3 of the picks in the 2015 NHL Draft. He got the position of the starting goaltender for the Oilers. Talbot had recorded another shutout in the 2017-18 season against the Calgary Flames.

Philadelphia Flyers
In the 2018-19 season, the Oilers traded Talbot to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Anthony Stolarz.

Calgary Flames
In 2019, Talbot had moved to the Calgary Flames and played for them in the 2019-20 season. He earned the nickname "Yes We Cam" Talbot.

Minnesota Wild
On October 9, 2020 Talbot signed to become the starting goaltender for the Minnesota Wild and started play in the 2020-21 season. He has recorded 2 shutouts for the Wild as of the 2020-21 season.