Gerry Desjardins

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Gerry Desjardins
Born (1944-07-22) July 22, 1944 (age 79)
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Los Angeles Kings
Chicago Blackhawks
New York Islanders
Michigan Stags
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 19651978

Gerard Ferdinand Desjardins (born July 22, 1944) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders, and Buffalo Sabres, and also played one season for the Michigan Stags in the World Hockey Association (WHA). [1] Desjardins' career ended after a puck struck his eye in 1977, which led many NHL goalies to switch from fibreglass facemasks toward the cage and helmet style. [2] Many amateur and junior hockey leagues subsequently banned fibreglass masks altogether, and began mandating the helmet/cage combination.

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1961–62Sudbury Bell TelephoneNBHL
1962–63 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 3017809723.27
1963–64Garson Native Sons NOJHA
1963–64 London Nationals WOJHL
1964–65 Toronto MarlborosOHA-Jr.5332147318020213.811911405703.00
1965–66 Houston Apollos CPHL 2068511607303.78
1966–67 Houston ApollosCPHL3615165216013013.616243281803.29
1967–68 Cleveland Barons AHL 66262614393422633.45
1968–69 Los Angeles Kings NHL 6018346349919043.26.8979344312803.90.861
1969–70 Los Angeles KingsNHL437295245315933.89.886
1969–70 Chicago Black Hawks NHL4400240802.00.943
1970–71 Chicago Black HawksNHL22126312174902.42.919
1971–72 Chicago Black HawksNHL61233602103.50.88511060505.00.853
1972–73 New York Islanders NHL445353249819504.68.866
1973–74 New York IslandersNHL369176194510103.12.902
1974–75 Michigan Stags WHA 419281228216204.26.884
1974–75 Buffalo Sabres NHL96215402502.78.90515757604303.39.863
1975–76 Buffalo SabresNHL55291511328016122.95.8909455632802.98.881
1976–77 Buffalo SabresNHL4931126287112632.63.90010160404.00.810
1977–78 Buffalo SabresNHL3010111703.78.781
NHL totals3311221534419,0141042123.29.892351515187410803.46.866

"Desjardins's stats". The Goaltender Home Page. Retrieved 2017-09-28.

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References

  1. "Gerry Ferdinand Desjardins". Legends of Hockey.net. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  2. Hynes, Jim; Smith, Gary (2015). Saving Face: The Art and History of the Goalie Mask. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN   9781613218624 . Retrieved 21 July 2018.