Chuck Adamson (ice hockey)

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Chuck Adamson
Born (1938-08-20) August 20, 1938 (age 86)
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 156 lb (71 kg; 11 st 2 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for IHL
Indianapolis Chiefs
Milwaukee Falcons
Fort Wayne Komets
Des Moines Oak Leafs
EHL
Jersey Larks
Playing career 1959–1967

Chuck Adamson (born August 20, 1938) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.

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Career

Adamson played seven seasons in the International Hockey League (IHL). He started his IHL career for the Indianapolis Chiefs, playing for the Chiefs from 1959 through 1962, except for two games played for the Milwaukee Falcons in the 1950-60 season. [1] He joined the Fort Wayne Komets for the 1962-63 IHL season after the Komets' previous goalie, Reno Zenier, refused to report. [2] He played for the Komets through the 1964-65 IHL season but then briefly came out of retirement to play for the Komets in 1966 when their regular goalie Gerry Randall was injured. [1] [3]

Adamson helped the Komets to their first two Turner Cup championships in 1963 and 1965. [4] He won the James Norris Memorial Trophy while playing with the Fort Wayne Komets during the 1964–65 IHL season. [5] [6] He was also a first team all-star that season, and was a second team All-Star in the 1962-63 IHL season. [5] [1] [7] He set an IHL record for most saves in a game with 72 for the Indianapolis Chiefs in 1960. [8] He set an IHL record for fewest saves in a full game for the Komets with 8 in a game against the Dayton Gems on March 27, 1965. [9]

As of 2013, he still held the Komets' record for fewest saves in a game, as well as records for most shots faced in a season, most saves in a season, and most consecutive games played by a goalie. [4]

The Komets retired his jersey number "1" in 2013, alongside number "33," which belonged to fellow Komets goaltender Nick Boucher. [4]

Awards and honors

AwardYear
James Norris Memorial Trophy – IHL Best Goaltender (statistical) 1964–65 [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chuck Adamson". Elite Prospects. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  2. ↑ "EHL Komets Pick Adamson To Replace Goalie Zernier". The Hockey News. November 3, 1962. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  3. ↑ "8,025 See Gems Beat Komets". Dayton Daily News. October 23, 1966. p. 20. Retrieved May 23, 2025– via newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 3 "Komets to honor goaltenders Adamson and Boucher". Our Sports Central. August 26, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Maxfield, Goyette picked for IHL All-Star Team". Times Herald. March 20, 1965. p. 6. Retrieved May 23, 2025– via newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Goyette of Port Huron Heads IHR All-Stars". Grand Rapids Press. March 22, 1965. p. 22. Retrieved May 23, 2025– via newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Ramsay Named Best Goalie". Evening World-Herald. March 9, 1963. p. 11. Retrieved May 23, 2025– via newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Stewart, D.L. (October 30, 1968). "Gems drop rookies Goetz, Lavoie". Journal Herald. p. 19. Retrieved May 23, 2025– via newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Carroll, Tom (November 2, 1967). "1966 Success Haunts Gems". Dayton Daily News. p. 6. Retrieved May 23, 2025– via newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "James Norris Memorial Trophy award winners". hockeydb.com. October 2, 2009. Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
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