Flyers ink goaltender Aubin to one-year deal

The Philadelphia Flyers, parent club of the AHL’s Philadelphia Phantoms, announced today that they have signed 5’11”, 180-pound goaltender Jean-Sebastien Aubin to a one-year contract.

Aubin, 31, appeared in 19 regular-season games for the Los Angeles Kings during the 2007-08 season, posting a 5-6-1 record and 3.19 goals-against average.

He also appeared in 12 AHL games last season, compiling a 6-4-0 record with a 2.02 GAA and three shutouts with the Manchester Monarchs and Portland Pirates. He had a 9-3 record and 2.30 GAA in 12 Calder Cup Playoff games as Portland advanced to the AHL’s Eastern Conference Finals.

In 218 career NHL regular-season games over nine seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins (1998-99 through 2003-04), the Toronto Maple Leafs (2005-06 and 2006-07) and the Kings (2007-08), Aubin has compiled an 80-83-16 record, 2.93 GAA and seven shutouts. He was originally drafted by Pittsburgh in 1995.