Position: G ▪ Catches: Left
Height: 5-11 ▪ Weight: 189 lbs.
Born: November 8, 1924 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1976 (Full List)
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| Goalie Stats | Scoring Stats | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | GPS | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 1953-54 | 29 | NYR | NHL | 70 | 29 | 31 | 10 | 182 | 2.60 | 5 | 4200 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954-55 | 30 | NYR | NHL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 300 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956-57 | 32 | NYR | NHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 120 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958-59 | 34 | TOR | NHL | 39 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 106 | 2.72 | 3 | 2340 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1959-60 | 35 | TOR | NHL | 66 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 177 | 2.68 | 5 | 3960 | 12.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1960-61 | 36 | TOR | NHL | 58 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 145 | 2.50 | 2 | 3480 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961-62 | 37 | TOR | NHL | 59 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 151 | 2.56 | 2 | 3540 | 12.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1962-63 | 38 | TOR | NHL | 42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 109 | 2.60 | 1 | 2520 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1963-64 | 39 | TOR | NHL | 51 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 106 | 2.11 | 5 | 3009 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1964-65 | 40 | TOR | NHL | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 81 | 2.38 | 3 | 2040 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1965-66 | 41 | TOR | NHL | 35 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 75 | 2.25 | 3 | 1998 | 7.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1966-67 | 42 | TOR | NHL | 27 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 63 | 2.64 | 2 | 1431 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967-68 | 43 | TOR | NHL | 43 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 84 | 2.25 | 4 | 2239 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |||
| 1968-69 | 44 | TOR | NHL | 20 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 2.85 | 2 | 779 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969-70 | 45 | TOR | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 60 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career | NHL | 552 | 250 | 195 | 90 | 1340 | 2.51 | 37 | 32016 | 104.3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 36 | |||||
| Goalie Stats | Scoring Stats | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | G | A | PTS | PIM | |
| 1958-59 | 34 | TOR | NHL | 12 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 3.06 | 0 | 746 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1959-60 | 35 | TOR | NHL | 10 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 2.88 | 0 | 645 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1960-61 | 36 | TOR | NHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 1961-62 | 37 | TOR | NHL | SC | 10 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 2.07 | 0 | 579 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1962-63 | 38 | TOR | NHL | SC | 10 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 1.60 | 2 | 600 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1963-64 | 39 | TOR | NHL | SC | 14 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 2.12 | 2 | 850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1964-65 | 40 | TOR | NHL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2.43 | 0 | 321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1965-66 | 41 | TOR | NHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1966-67 | 42 | TOR | NHL | SC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.64 | 1 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1968-69 | 44 | TOR | NHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4.29 | 0 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | NHL | 4 | 74 | 35 | 34 | 180 | 2.47 | 5 | 4378 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Goalie Stats | Scoring Stats | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 1944-45 | 20 | Prince Albert Black Hawks | SJHL | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 2.57 | 0 | 630 | |||||||
| 1945-46 | 21 | 2 Teams | AHL | 42 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 164 | 3.92 | 4 | 2508 | |||||||
| 1945-46 | 21 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 41 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 160 | 3.90 | 4 | 2460 | |||||||
| 1945-46 | 21 | Providence Reds | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5.00 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| 1946-47 | 22 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 40 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 124 | 3.10 | 3 | 2400 | |||||||
| 1947-48 | 23 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 31 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 83 | 2.65 | 1 | 1880 | |||||||
| 1948-49 | 24 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 37 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 127 | 3.46 | 3 | 2200 | |||||||
| 1949-50 | 25 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 61 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 201 | 3.30 | 5 | 3660 | |||||||
| 1950-51 | 26 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 70 | 44 | 21 | 5 | 213 | 2.99 | 5 | 4280 | |||||||
| 1951-52 | 27 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 68 | 44 | 19 | 5 | 165 | 2.41 | 3 | 4110 | |||||||
| 1952-53 | 28 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 61 | 40 | 19 | 2 | 155 | 2.53 | 6 | 3680 | |||||||
| 1954-55 | 30 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 63 | 30 | 25 | 8 | 171 | 2.71 | 7 | 3780 | |||||||
| 1955-56 | 31 | Providence Reds | AHL | 61 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 174 | 2.81 | 3 | 3710 | |||||||
| 1956-57 | 32 | Providence Reds | AHL | 57 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 138 | 2.37 | 4 | 3501 | |||||||
| 1957-58 | 33 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 64 | 37 | 23 | 3 | 140 | 2.17 | 8 | 3870 | |||||||
| Career | 11 Seasons | AHL | 592 | 359 | 174 | 57 | 1684 | 2.82 | 45 | 35799 | ||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | SJHL | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 2.57 | 0 | 630 | ||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WHL | 63 | 30 | 25 | 8 | 171 | 2.71 | 7 | 3780 | ||||||||
| Goalie Stats | Scoring Stats | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 1944-45 | 20 | Laura Beavers | SIHA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| 1944-45 | 20 | Prince Albert Black Hawks | M-Cup | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 180 | |||||||
| 1948-49 | 24 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 4.19 | 0 | 329 | |||||||
| 1949-50 | 25 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 2.96 | 0 | 548 | |||||||
| 1950-51 | 26 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 2.73 | 0 | 703 | |||||||
| 1951-52 | 27 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 300 | |||||||
| 1952-53 | 28 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1.69 | 4 | 745 | |||||||
| 1954-55 | 30 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 300 | |||||||
| 1955-56 | 31 | Providence Reds | AHL | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2.56 | 0 | 540 | |||||||
| 1956-57 | 32 | Providence Reds | AHL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 300 | |||||||
| Career | 7 Seasons | AHL | 55 | 31 | 24 | 0 | 158 | 2.74 | 4 | 3465 | ||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | M-Cup | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 180 | ||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | SIHA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WHL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 300 | ||||||||
| Thru 15 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
| Johnny Bower | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
| Felix Potvin | 90.9 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 12.9 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 6.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | ||
| Sean Burke | 89.2 | 14.4 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 1.7 |
| Ed Giacomin | 89.0 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 11.0 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Olaf Kolzig | 88.9 | 14.6 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 88.0 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 1.6 |
| Nikolai Khabibulin | 87.4 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.5 |
| Evgeni Nabokov | 85.7 | 15.6 | 13.3 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 1.1 | |||
| Tomas Vokoun | 85.6 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| Ed Belfour | 85.5 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.0 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 3.2 |
| Gump Worsley | 85.2 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.0 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
| Johnny Bower | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ||||
| Felix Potvin | 90.9 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 12.9 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 6.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | |||||
| Olaf Kolzig | 90.6 | 14.6 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
| Ed Giacomin | 89.0 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 11.0 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 1.5 | |||||
| Rogie Vachon | 86.1 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 1.6 | ||
| Evgeni Nabokov | 85.7 | 15.6 | 13.3 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 1.1 | ||||||
| Tomas Vokoun | 85.6 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | -0.2 | |||
| Nikolai Khabibulin | 85.3 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 0.5 | |
| Sean Burke | 85.1 | 14.4 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 1.7 |
| Mike Liut | 83.9 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | |||||
| Bernie Parent | 83.1 | 19.9 | 18.6 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.7 | |||||
July 20, 1953: Traded to NY Rangers by Cleveland (AHL) with Eldred Kobussen for Emile Francis, Neil Strain and cash, July 20, 1953.
July 31, 1957: Traded to Cleveland (AHL) by NY Rangers for Ed MacQueen and cash, July 31, 1957.
June 3, 1958: Claimed by Toronto from Cleveland (AHL) in Inter-League Draft, June 3, 1958.
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