▁a ▁second - round ▁selection ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁draft ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁R angers ▁for ▁center ▁Pet r ▁Ned vě d ▁and ▁go alt ender ▁J us si ▁Mark kan en . ▁V ali qu ette ▁spent ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 0 5 ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁R angers ' ▁A HL ▁affili ate , ▁the ▁Hart ford ▁Wolf ▁Pack , ▁during ▁the ▁N HL ▁lock out . ▁That ▁season , ▁he ▁and ▁team mate ▁Jason ▁La Bar ber a ▁shared ▁the ▁Harry ▁" H ap " ▁Hol mes ▁Memorial ▁Award , ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁goal ie ▁( or ▁goal ies ) ▁with ▁the ▁league ' s ▁lowest ▁team ▁goals ▁against ▁average . ▁In ▁fact , ▁V ali qu ette ▁owned ▁the ▁league ' s ▁lowest ▁goals ▁against ▁average ▁with ▁ 1 . 7 7 . ▁He ▁then ▁signed ▁with ▁Lok om ot iv ▁Y ar oslav l ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Super le ague ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁R angers ▁brought ▁V ali qu ette ▁back , ▁and ▁re - signed ▁him . ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁N HL ▁in ▁almost ▁three ▁years . ▁With ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁starting ▁goal ie ▁Kevin ▁Week es ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Dev ils , ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁V ali qu ette ▁became