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Gerry Cheevers

Position: G
Catches: Left
Height: 5-11    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: December 7, 1940 in St. Catharines, Ontario

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1985

Coaching Record

* Sweater numbers are available 1951-1970, 1972-1994, and 1999-2008.
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Toronto Maple Leafs
1962		 31
Boston Bruins
1966-1968		 30
Boston Bruins
1969-1980

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1961-62 21 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2 120 1 1 0 2 .500 0 6 3.00 0 0 0 0
1965-66 25 Boston Bruins NHL 7 340 0 4 1 1 .100 0 34 6.00 0 0 0 0
1966-67 26 Boston Bruins NHL 22 1298 5 10 6 16 .381 1 72 3.33 0 0 0 12
1967-68 27 Boston Bruins NHL 47 2646 23 17 5 51 .567 3 125 2.83 0 2 2 8
1968-69 28 Boston Bruins NHL 52 3112 28 12 12 68 .654 3 145 2.80 0 0 0 14
1969-70 29 Boston Bruins NHL 41 2384 24 8 8 56 .700 4 108 2.72 0 0 0 4
1970-71 30 Boston Bruins NHL 40 2400 27 8 5 59 .738 3 109 2.72 0 0 0 4
1971-72 31 Boston Bruins NHL 41 2420 27 5 8 62 .775 2 101 2.50 0 2 2 25
1972-73 32 Cleveland Crusaders WHA 52 3144 32 20 0 64 .615 5 149 2.84 1695 1546 .912 0 1 1 30
1973-74 33 Cleveland Crusaders WHA 59 3562 30 20 6 66 .589 4 180 3.03 1911 1731 .906 0 0 0 30
1974-75 34 Cleveland Crusaders WHA 52 3076 26 24 2 54 .519 4 167 3.26 1763 1596 .905 0 1 1 59
1975-76 35 Cleveland Crusaders WHA 28 1570 11 14 1 23 .442 1 95 3.63 834 739 .886 0 0 0 15
1975-76 35 Boston Bruins NHL 15 900 8 2 5 21 .700 1 41 2.73 0 0 0 2
1976-77 36 Boston Bruins NHL 45 2700 30 10 5 65 .722 3 137 3.04 0 4 4 46
1977-78 37 Boston Bruins NHL 21 1086 10 5 2 22 .647 1 48 2.65 0 1 1 14
1978-79 38 Boston Bruins NHL 43 2509 23 9 10 56 .667 1 132 3.16 0 2 2 23
1979-80 39 Boston Bruins NHL 42 2479 24 11 7 55 .655 4 116 2.81 0 0 0 62
Career NHL 418 24394 230 102 74 534 .658 26 1174 2.89 0 11 11 214
Career WHA 191 11352 99 78 9 207 .556 14 591 3.12 6203 5612 .905 0 2 2 134

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1967-68 27 Boston Bruins NHL 4 240 0 4 0 .000 0 15 3.75 0 0 0 4
1968-69 28 Boston Bruins NHL 9 572 6 3 12 .667 3 16 1.68 0 0 0 17
1969-70 29 Boston Bruins NHL SC 13 781 12 1 24 .923 0 29 2.23 0 1 1 2
1970-71 30 Boston Bruins NHL 6 360 3 3 6 .500 0 21 3.50 0 0 0 4
1971-72 31 Boston Bruins NHL SC 8 483 6 2 12 .750 2 21 2.61 0 0 0 0
1972-73 32 Cleveland Crusaders WHA 9 548 5 4 10 .556 0 22 2.41 0 0 0 4
1973-74 33 Cleveland Crusaders WHA 5 303 1 4 2 .200 0 18 3.56 0 0 0 6
1974-75 34 Cleveland Crusaders WHA 5 300 1 4 2 .200 0 23 4.60 0 0 0 0
1975-76 35 Boston Bruins NHL 6 392 2 4 4 .333 1 14 2.14 0 0 0 0
1976-77 36 Boston Bruins NHL 14 858 8 5 16 .615 1 44 3.08 0 0 0 4
1977-78 37 Boston Bruins NHL 12 731 8 4 16 .667 1 35 2.87 0 0 0 6
1978-79 38 Boston Bruins NHL 6 360 4 2 8 .667 0 15 2.50 0 0 0 0
1979-80 39 Boston Bruins NHL 10 619 4 6 8 .400 0 32 3.10 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 2 88 5396 53 34 106 .609 8 242 2.69 0 1 1 37
Career WHA 19 1151 7 12 14 .368 0 63 3.28 0 0 0 10

Other Regular Season

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1956-57 16 St. Michael's Majors OHA-Jr. 1 60 0 4 4.00
1957-58 17 St. Michael's Majors OHA-Jr. 1 60 1 0 0 2 1.000 0 3 3.00
1958-59 18 St. Michael's Majors OHA-Jr. 6 360 0 28 4.67
1959-60 19 St. Michael's Majors OHA-Jr. 36 2160 18 13 5 41 .569 5 111 3.08
1960-61 20 St. Michael's Majors OHA-Jr. 30 1775 12 20 5 29 .392 2 94 3.18
1960-61 20 St. Michael's Majors M-Cup 9 540 7 2 0 14 .778 1 21 2.33
1961-62 21 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 5 300 2 2 1 5 .500 0 21 4.20
1961-62 21 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds EPHL 29 1740 13 13 3 29 .500 1 103 3.55
1961-62 21 Rochester Americans AHL 19 1140 9 9 1 19 .500 1 69 3.63
1962-63 22 Rochester Americans AHL 19 1140 7 9 3 17 .447 1 75 3.95
1962-63 22 Sudbury Wolves EPHL 51 3060 17 24 10 44 .431 4 212 4.16
1963-64 23 Rochester Americans AHL 66 3960 38 25 2 78 .600 3 187 2.83
1964-65 24 Rochester Americans AHL 72 4359 48 21 3 99 .688 5 195 2.68
1965-66 25 Oklahoma City Blazers CPHL 30 1760 16 9 5 37 .617 3 73 2.49
1966-67 26 Oklahoma City Blazers CPHL 26 1520 14 6 5 33 .660 1 71 2.80
1974-75 34 Canada Summit-74 7 420 1 3 3 5 .357 0 24 3.43
1978-79 38 NHL All-Stars Ch-Cup 1 60 0 1 0 0 .000 0 6 6.00
Career AHL 181 10899 104 66 10 218 .606 10 547 3.01
Career Ch-Cup 1 60 0 1 0 0 .000 0 6 6.00
Career CPHL 56 3280 30 15 10 70 .636 4 144 2.63
Career EPHL 80 4800 30 37 13 73 .456 5 315 3.94
Career M-Cup 9 540 7 2 0 14 .778 1 21 2.33
Career OHA-Jr. 74 4415 31 33 10 72 .486 7 240 3.26
Career Summit-74 7 420 1 3 3 5 .357 0 24 3.43

Other Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1959-60 19 St. Michael's Majors OHA-Jr. 10 600 0 33 3.30
1960-61 20 St. Michael's Majors OHA-Jr. 20 1200 1 52 2.60
1961-62 21 Rochester Americans AHL 2 120 2 0 0 4 1.000 0 8 4.00
1962-63 22 Sudbury Wolves EPHL 8 485 4 4 0 8 .500 1 29 3.59
1963-64 23 Rochester Americans AHL 2 120 0 2 0 0 .000 0 8 4.00
1964-65 24 Rochester Americans AHL 10 615 8 2 0 16 .800 0 24 2.34
1965-66 25 Oklahoma City Blazers CPHL 9 540 8 1 0 16 .889 0 19 2.11
1966-67 26 Oklahoma City Blazers CPHL 11 677 8 3 0 16 .727 1 29 2.57
Career AHL 14 855 10 4 0 20 .714 0 40 2.81
Career CPHL 20 1217 16 4 0 32 .800 1 48 2.37
Career EPHL 8 485 4 4 0 8 .500 1 29 3.59
Career OHA-Jr. 30 1800 1 85 2.83

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1969 NHL

Awards

1972-73 WHA Ben Hatskin Trophy

Honors

1972-73 WHA WHA All-Star Team (1st)
1973-74 WHA WHA All-Star Team (2nd)
1974-75 WHA WHA All-Star Team (2nd)

Games Played (Goalie)

1966-67 NHL 22 (10)
1967-68 NHL 47 (7)
1968-69 NHL 52 (8)
1972-73 WHA 52 (4)
1973-74 WHA 59 (1)
 1974-75 WHA 52 (5)
1978-79 NHL 43 (10)
Career NHL 418 (74)
Career WHA 191 (8)

Wins (Goalie)

1967-68 NHL 23 (2)
1968-69 NHL 28 (2)
1969-70 NHL 24 (4)
1970-71 NHL 27 (3)
1971-72 NHL 27 (3)
1972-73 WHA 32 (2)
1973-74 WHA 30 (2)
1974-75 WHA 26 (7)
1976-77 NHL 30 (5)
1978-79 NHL 23 (8)
1979-80 NHL 24 (7)
Career NHL 230 (46)
Career WHA 99 (9)

Losses (Goalie)

1966-67 NHL 10 (7)
1967-68 NHL 17 (8)
1972-73 WHA 20 (9)
1973-74 WHA 20 (7)
1974-75 WHA 24 (5)
Career WHA 78 (10)

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1966-67 NHL 6 (4)
1968-69 NHL 12 (2)
1969-70 NHL 8 (9)
1971-72 NHL 8 (7)
1973-74 WHA 6 (1)
 1974-75 WHA 2 (7)
1978-79 NHL 10 (4)
Career NHL 74 (47)
Career WHA 9 (9)

Points (Goalie)

1967-68 NHL 51 (4)
1968-69 NHL 68 (2)
1969-70 NHL 56 (4)
1970-71 NHL 59 (4)
1971-72 NHL 62 (3)
1972-73 WHA 64 (2)
1973-74 WHA 66 (2)
1974-75 WHA 54 (7)
1976-77 NHL 65 (5)
1978-79 NHL 56 (7)
1979-80 NHL 55 (7)
Career NHL 534 (46)
Career WHA 207 (8)

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1966-67 NHL .381 (8)
1967-68 NHL .567 (6)
1968-69 NHL .654 (4)
1969-70 NHL .700 (1)
 1970-71 NHL .738 (2)
1971-72 NHL .775 (1)
 1972-73 WHA .615 (3)
1973-74 WHA .589 (4)
1976-77 NHL .722 (3)
1978-79 NHL .667 (5)
1979-80 NHL .655 (6)
Career NHL .658 (2)

Shutouts

1966-67 NHL 1 (8)
1968-69 NHL 3 (8)
1969-70 NHL 4 (5)
1970-71 NHL 3 (7)
1971-72 NHL 2 (10)
1972-73 WHA 5 (1)
 1973-74 WHA 4 (1)
 1974-75 WHA 4 (1)
 1975-76 WHA 1 (8)
1976-77 NHL 3 (8)
1979-80 NHL 4 (2)
Career NHL 26 (56)
Career WHA 14 (2)

Goals Against

1966-67 NHL 72 (6)
1967-68 NHL 125 (7)
1968-69 NHL 145 (9)
1972-73 WHA 149 (10)
1973-74 WHA 180 (3)
1974-75 WHA 167 (9)
Career NHL 1174 (74)
Career WHA 591 (9)

Goals Against Average

1966-67 NHL 3.33 (7)
1968-69 NHL 2.80 (7)
1969-70 NHL 2.72 (8)
1971-72 NHL 2.50 (6)
1972-73 WHA 2.84 (1)
 1973-74 WHA 3.03 (2)
1974-75 WHA 3.26 (5)
1978-79 NHL 3.16 (10)
1979-80 NHL 2.81 (6)
Career NHL 2.89 (63)

Transactions

Glossary / Transaction information may be incomplete.

June 9, 1965: Claimed by Boston from Toronto in Intra-League Draft, June 9, 1965.

February 12, 1972: Selected by New England (WHA) in WHA General Player Draft, February 12, 1972.

June, 1972: WHA rights traded to Cleveland (WHA) by New England (WHA) for cash, June, 1972.

January 25, 1976: Suspended by Cleveland (WHA) for leaving team and refusing to play, January 25, 1976.

January 27, 1976: Signed as a free agent by Boston after securing his release from Cleveland (WHA), January 27, 1976.