 After graduating from junior hockey , Bégin played his first full professional season with Saint John in 1998 – 99 . He had 20 points and 156 penalty minutes in 73 games , and scored his first professional goal on October 8 , 1998 , against the St. John 's Maple Leafs . Bégin spent the majority of the next two seasons in Saint John , but made sporadic appearances with Calgary . He appeared in 13 games with the Flames in 1999 – 2000 and scored his first NHL goal on February 12 , 2000 , on goaltender Sean Burke of the Phoenix Coyotes . He played in four NHL games in 2000 – 01 while enjoying the best statistical season of his professional career in Saint John , scoring 28 points in 58 games . In the playoffs , Bégin led Saint John to the Calder Cup championship . He scored 17 points in 19 games and was named the recipient of the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the most valuable player of the post @-@ season . His 17 points were fourth best in the AHL , and 10 goals were second . 
