Jacques Joubert (born March 23, 1971) is an American former professional ice hockey center who was an All-American for Boston University.
Career Joubert's college career began at Princeton University in 1990. The year turned out poorly for him as he scored just 2 goals in 13 games and left the program in the middle of the year and return to juniors. After sitting out the following year, per NCAA transfer rules, Joubert made his debut for Boston University and was far more productive, notching 35 points and making himself enough of a commodity for the Dallas Stars to select him in the NHL Supplemental Draft.
Joubert continued his upward trend as a junior, finishing second on the Terriers in scoring and earned a spot on the second All-American team. He helped BU win both Hockey East championships and the top eastern seed at the NCAA Tournament. The Terriers won their first two games and reached the championship game. In a surprising turn of events, Boston University was overwhelmed by underdog Lake Superior State and suffered their worst championship loss since 1961.
Joubert was named team captain for his senior season and responded with his best performance yet. While he failed to make the All-American squad, he tied for the team lead in goals and led the Terriers to a second straight 30+ win season. BU tied for the regular season championship with Maine but were able to were able to capture their second consecutive Hockey East Championship. Armed with the top eastern seed yet again, BU's offense dominated in the quarter- and semifinals, propelling the Terriers to the championship once more. This time, Joubert's team had to get past Maine, a team they had failed to defeat in four games that season. Boston University managed to score the only goal in the first period and began to take over the game in the second. Joubert's final college goal came on the power play at the midway point of the game and turned out to be the game-winner. Maine cut into the Terriers lead with a pair of goals but a big third period enabled the Terriers to win the game 6–2.
After graduating, Joubert began his professional career with a good season for the Peoria Rivermen. His scoring declined in year two as he split time between two leagues. By the beginning of 1997, he found himself further away from the NHL than he wanted and ended up spending much of next three years playing in Europe. He retired in 2000.
Joubert was inducted into the Boston University athletic Hall of Fame in 2010.
Statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1990–91 Princeton ECAC Hockey 132026————— 1990–91 North Iowa Huskies USHL 14881612————— 1992–93 Boston University Hockey East 4017183554————— 1993–94 Boston University Hockey East 4120244482————— 1994–95 Boston University Hockey East 4029235241————— 1995–96 Peoria Rivermen IHL 7317254245122572 1996–97 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 42791622————— 1996–97 Rochester Americans AHL 2053810————— 1997–98 Tallahassee Tiger Sharks ECHL 22571226————— 1997–98 EC Graz Austria 14641010————— 1998–99 Heilbronner Falken GER 2 401418324214781514 1999–00 Esbjerg IK Denmark 15661232————— NCAA totals 134 68 65 133 183 — — — — — IHL totals 115 24 34 58 67 12 2 5 7 2
Awards and honors Award Year All-Hockey East First Team 1993–94 AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1993–94 Hockey East All-Tournament Team 1994
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