Gerry Odrowski

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Gerry Odrowski
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Odrowski at St. Michaels College, c. 1957
Born (1938-10-04) October 4, 1938 (age 86)
Trout Creek, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Oakland Seals
St. Louis Blues
Los Angeles Sharks
Phoenix Roadrunners
Minnesota Fighting Saints
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 19591976

Gerald Bernard Odrowski (born October 4, 1938) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 309 games in the National Hockey League and another 282 in the World Hockey Association. [1] He played for the NHL's Detroit Red Wings, Oakland Seals and St. Louis Blues as well as the WHA's Los Angeles Sharks, Phoenix Roadrunners, Minnesota Fighting Saints and the Winnipeg Jets. [2] Odrowski scored only 12 goals in his NHL career, but 7 of those goals were scored when his team was playing shorthanded. [3]

Contents

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1955–56Sunridge BeaversOHA Int
1956–57 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHA 520114
1957–58 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds NOHA 4847112010000
1958–59Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsNOHA53312154040002
1959–60 Sudbury Wolves EPHL 678212969418928
1960–61 Detroit Red Wings NHL 6814545100004
1961–62 Detroit Red WingsNHL6916724
1962–63 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 6972330125
1962–63 Detroit Red WingsNHL1000020002
1963–64 Quebec Aces AHL800025
1963–64 San Francisco Seals WHL 3731215701103330
1964–65 San Francisco SealsWHL7092029114
1965–66 San Francisco SealsWHL717243110270004
1966–67 California Seals WHL728273564601110
1967–68 Vancouver Canucks WHL82356
1967–68 California/Oakland Seals NHL42461010
1968–69 Oakland SealsNHL745162470112
1969–70 San Diego Gulls WHL686303678602212
1970–71 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL7072835561005513
1971–72 Phoenix RoadrunnersWHL2034730
1971–72 St. Louis Blues NHL551238110008
1972–73 Los Angeles Sharks WHA 78631378961236
1973–74 Los Angeles SharksWHA774323648
1974–75 Phoenix Roadrunners WHA77538437750220
1975–76 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA371121310
1975–76 Winnipeg Jets WHA130116
WHA totals28216114130230111456
NHL totals3091219311113001116

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References

  1. Player Information
  2. Hockey Database
  3. "Gerry Odrowski". www.statmuse.com. Retrieved 11 November 2023.