Stan Gilbertson

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Stan Gilbertson
Born (1944-10-29) October 29, 1944 (age 81)
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Washington Capitals
St. Louis Blues
California Golden Seals
Playing career 19641977

Stanley Frank Gilbertson (born October 29, 1944) is a retired American ice hockey player. He played 428 games in the National Hockey League for the California Golden Seals, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1971 and 1977. He lost the lower part of his leg in a 1977 car accident right before training camp and had to retire from hockey. Gilbertson is the last player to score an NHL goal on Christmas Day, as the league has not scheduled a Christmas game since Gilbertson scored on December 25, 1971. [1]

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1963–64 Regina Pats SJHL58403676122
1964–65 Minneapolis Bruins CHL 40110
1964–65Regina PatsSJHL53414283148
1965–66 San Francisco Seals WHL 431893271126
1965–66 Clinton Comets EHL 347121964
1966–67 California Seals WHL59611172563140
1967–68 Vancouver Canucks WHL6918244235
1968–69 Hershey Bears AHL 72271946281176136
1969–70 Hershey BearsAHL642420441873146
1970–71 Hershey BearsAHL683118495042020
1971–72 California Golden Seals NHL 7816163247
1972–73 California Golden SealsNHL666152119
1973–74 California Golden SealsNHL7618123039
1974–75 St. Louis Blues NHL221454
1974–75 Washington Capitals NHL251171812
1974–75 Denver Spurs CHL10114157
1974–75California SealsNHL151452
1975–76 Washington CapitalsNHL311314276
1975–76 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL4813821631122
1976–77 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL67691513
NHL Totals428858917414831122

References

  1. "NHL used to be busy on Christmas". www.nhl.com. Retrieved December 23, 2018.