Gerry Minor

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Gerry Minor
Born (1958-10-27) October 27, 1958 (age 67)
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Vancouver Canucks
NHL draft 90th overall, 1978
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 19781987

Gerald Minor (born October 27, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent his entire NHL career with the Vancouver Canucks. Selected by the Canucks in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft, Minor made his professional debut that year in the minor leagues, joining the Canucks in 1979. He spent five seasons playing for the Canucks and their minor league affiliates in the Central Hockey League and American Hockey League, and retired in 1987.

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Playing career

He had a quick release and a natural touch around the net and was a steady role player in five NHL seasons with the Canucks, where he held the record for most shorthanded goals by a rookie in the 1980–81 season. Minor helped set the Vancouver record for the fastest four goals in a game (done in 1 minute, 23 seconds), by scoring the first goal in a game vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins on November 26, 1980. He also set the Canucks' single-season record (since broken) for shorthanded goals with six in 1980–81. Minor missed most of 1981–82 season and the start of 1982 playoffs with a slight skull fracture, suffered during Vancouver's 1981 training camp, and with a broken left ankle - an injury suffered in Vancouver's January 10, 1982 game versus the Chicago Black Hawks. He scored one goal and three assists during the 1982 Stanley Cup Finals against the New York Islanders.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1974–75 Regina Pat Blues SJHL 3828194756
1974–75 Regina Pats WCHL 162686110116
1975–76 Regina PatsWCHL71244165124608814
1976–77 Regina PatsWCHL48223254120608814
1977–78 Regina PatsWCHL6654751292381315223731
1978–79 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 4218284667
1978–79 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 3714253976
1979–80 Vancouver Canucks NHL 50112
1979–80 Dallas Black HawksCHL73315283162934731
1980–81 Vancouver CanucksNHL7410142410830008
1981–82 Vancouver CanucksNHL130116913417
1981–82 Dallas Black HawksCHL12581392
1982–83 Vancouver CanucksNHL3915657
1982–83 Fredericton Express AHL 174172114
1983–84 Vancouver CanucksNHL90000
1983–84 Fredericton ExpressAHL6616425885714520
1984–85 New Haven Nighthawks AHL5211294065
1984–85 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL21410148
1985–86 Indianapolis Checkers IHL7228467410853478
1986–87 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL681722399315391232
NHL totals1401121321731213425