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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

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 8:32AM
All-Time NHL Goalie Rank: #26. John Vanbiesbrouck… #27. Bill Durnan… #28. GERRY CHEEVERS… #29. Miikka Kiprusoff… #30. Alec Connell… 

NHL/WHA Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Tm Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN GPS G A PTS
1961-62 21 TOR NHL 2 1 1 0 6 3.00 0 0 120 0.3 0 0 0
1965-66 25 BOS NHL 7 0 4 1 34 6.00 0 0 340 -0.7 0 0 0
1966-67 26 BOS NHL 22 5 10 6 72 3.33 1 12 1298 2.8 0 0 0
1967-68 27 BOS NHL 47 23 17 5 125 2.83 3 8 2646 6.9 0 2 2
1968-69 28 BOS NHL 52 28 12 12 145 2.80 3 14 3112 9.3 0 0 0
1969-70 29 BOS NHL 41 24 8 8 108 2.72 4 4 2384 7.2 0 0 0
1970-71 30 BOS NHL 40 27 8 5 109 2.72 3 4 2400 7.9 0 0 0
1971-72 31 BOS NHL 41 27 5 8 101 2.50 2 25 2420 8.5 0 2 2
1972-73 32 CLC WHA 52 32 20 0 149 1695 1546 .912 2.84 5 30 3144 0 1 1
1973-74 33 CLC WHA 59 30 20 6 180 1911 1731 .906 3.03 4 30 3562 0 0 0
1974-75 34 CLC WHA 52 26 24 2 167 1763 1596 .905 3.26 4 59 3076 0 1 1
1975-76 35 CLC WHA 28 11 14 1 95 834 739 .886 3.63 1 15 1570 0 0 0
1975-76 35 BOS NHL 15 8 2 5 41 2.73 1 2 900 3.3 0 0 0
1976-77 36 BOS NHL 45 30 10 5 137 3.04 3 46 2700 8.3 0 4 4
1977-78 37 BOS NHL 21 10 5 2 48 2.65 1 14 1086 3.9 0 1 1
1978-79 38 BOS NHL 43 23 9 10 132 3.16 1 23 2509 7.9 0 2 2
1979-80 39 BOS NHL 42 24 11 7 116 2.81 4 62 2479 8.9 0 0 0
Career NHL 418 230 102 74 1174 2.89 26 214 24394 74.4 0 11 11
Career WHA 191 99 78 9 591 6203 5612 .905 3.12 14 134 11352 0 2 2

NHL/WHA Playoffs

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Tm Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1967-68 27 BOS NHL 4 0 4 15 3.75 0 4 240 0 0 0
1968-69 28 BOS NHL 9 6 3 16 1.68 3 17 572 0 0 0
1969-70 29 BOS NHL SC 13 12 1 29 2.23 0 2 781 0 1 1
1970-71 30 BOS NHL 6 3 3 21 3.50 0 4 360 0 0 0
1971-72 31 BOS NHL SC 8 6 2 21 2.61 2 0 483 0 0 0
1972-73 32 CLC WHA 9 5 4 22 278 256 .921 2.41 0 4 548 0 0 0
1973-74 33 CLC WHA 5 1 4 18 196 178 .908 3.56 0 6 303 0 0 0
1974-75 34 CLC WHA 5 1 4 23 4.60 0 0 300 0 0 0
1975-76 35 BOS NHL 6 2 4 14 2.14 1 0 392 0 0 0
1976-77 36 BOS NHL 14 8 5 44 3.08 1 4 858 0 0 0
1977-78 37 BOS NHL 12 8 4 35 2.87 1 6 731 0 0 0
1978-79 38 BOS NHL 6 4 2 15 2.50 0 0 360 0 0 0
1979-80 39 BOS NHL 10 4 6 32 3.10 0 0 619 0 0 0
Career NHL 2 88 53 34 242 2.69 8 37 5396 0 1 1
Career WHA 19 7 12 63 474 434 .916 3.28 0 10 1151 0 0 0

Other Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Hide Partial Seasons
Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1956-57 16 St. Michael's Majors OHA-Jr. 1 4 4.00 0 60
1957-58 17 St. Michael's Majors OHA-Jr. 1 1 0 0 3 3.00 0 60
1958-59 18 St. Michael's Majors OHA-Jr. 6 28 4.67 0 360
1959-60 19 St. Michael's Majors OHA-Jr. 36 18 13 5 111 3.08 5 2160
1960-61 20 St. Michael's Majors OHA-Jr. 30 12 20 5 94 3.18 2 1775
1961-62 21 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds EPHL 29 13 13 3 103 3.55 1 1740
1961-62 21 2 Teams AHL 24 11 11 2 90 3.75 1 1440
1961-62 21 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 5 2 2 1 21 4.20 0 300
1961-62 21 Rochester Americans AHL 19 9 9 1 69 3.63 1 1140
1962-63 22 Rochester Americans AHL 19 7 9 3 75 3.95 1 1140
1962-63 22 Sudbury Wolves EPHL 51 17 24 10 212 4.16 4 3060
1963-64 23 Rochester Americans AHL 66 38 25 2 187 2.83 3 3960
1964-65 24 Rochester Americans AHL 72 48 21 3 195 2.68 5 4359
1965-66 25 Oklahoma City Blazers CPHL 30 16 9 5 73 2.49 3 1760
1966-67 26 Oklahoma City Blazers CPHL 26 14 6 5 71 2.80 1 1520
1974-75 34 Canada Summit-74 7 1 3 3 24 3.43 0 420
1978-79 38 NHL All-Stars Ch-Cup 1 0 1 0 6 6.00 0 60
Career 4 Seasons AHL 181 104 66 10 547 3.01 10 10899
Career 1 Season Ch-Cup 1 0 1 0 6 6.00 0 60
Career 2 Seasons CPHL 56 30 15 10 144 2.63 4 3280
Career 2 Seasons EPHL 80 30 37 13 315 3.94 5 4800
Career 5 Seasons OHA-Jr. 74 31 33 10 240 3.26 7 4415
Career 1 Season Summit-74 7 1 3 3 24 3.43 0 420

Other Playoffs

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1959-60 19 St. Michael's Majors OHA-Jr. 10 33 3.30 0 600
1960-61 20 St. Michael's Majors OHA-Jr. 20 52 2.60 1 1200
1960-61 20 St. Michael's Majors M-Cup 9 7 2 0 21 2.33 1 540
1961-62 21 Rochester Americans AHL 2 2 0 0 8 4.00 0 120
1962-63 22 Sudbury Wolves EPHL 8 4 4 0 29 3.59 1 485
1963-64 23 Rochester Americans AHL 2 0 2 0 8 4.00 0 120
1964-65 24 Rochester Americans AHL 10 8 2 0 24 2.34 0 615
1965-66 25 Oklahoma City Blazers CPHL 9 8 1 0 19 2.11 0 540
1966-67 26 Oklahoma City Blazers CPHL 11 8 3 0 29 2.57 1 677
Career 3 Seasons AHL 14 10 4 0 40 2.81 0 855
Career 2 Seasons CPHL 20 16 4 0 48 2.37 1 1217
Career 1 Season EPHL 8 4 4 0 29 3.59 1 485
Career 1 Season M-Cup 9 7 2 0 21 2.33 1 540
Career 2 Seasons OHA-Jr. 30 85 2.83 1 1800

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 13 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Gerry Cheevers 9.3 8.9 8.5 8.3 7.9 7.9 7.2 6.9 3.9 3.3 2.8 0.3 -0.7
Cesare Maniago 90.1 8.8 8.4 7.9 7.9 7.7 7.5 5.5 5.4 3.4 3.2 2.1 1.5 0.3
Mike Vernon 89.2 9.9 9.1 8.8 8.7 8.5 6.8 6.2 5.1 4.2 3.4 2.2 -0.1 -0.2
Andy Moog 89.0 9.4 9.0 8.6 8.3 7.3 7.2 7.0 6.8 6.2 5.6 1.3 0.8 0.7
Denis Herron 86.2 9.1 8.1 7.6 7.4 7.4 6.6 6.6 6.2 3.5 2.7 2.4 1.5 0.3
Bob Sauve 86.2 9.8 9.8 8.9 7.9 7.4 7.3 5.2 3.8 3.8 2.3 1.8 0.6 0.4
Gilles Meloche 86.1 10.2 10.0 9.0 8.1 7.5 7.3 7.0 6.4 6.1 5.3 5.1 3.1 0.3
Reggie Lemelin 84.7 10.5 9.5 9.1 7.6 6.5 6.3 6.2 5.5 4.9 4.2 3.4 2.9 -0.1
Glen Hanlon 84.4 9.9 9.0 8.1 8.1 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.0 5.0 4.4 4.0 1.5 0.7
Bill Ranford 84.3 13.2 10.7 10.4 9.9 8.6 8.5 7.2 5.6 4.4 3.7 3.0 1.1 0.8
Kirk McLean 83.7 11.4 9.6 8.7 7.3 7.2 6.7 5.9 4.9 4.7 3.8 3.8 0.3 0.1
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Gerry Cheevers 9.3 8.9 8.5 8.3 7.9 7.9 7.2 6.9 3.9 3.3 2.8 0.3 -0.7
Cesare Maniago 87.0 8.8 8.4 7.9 7.9 7.7 7.5 7.1 5.5 5.4 4.2 3.4 3.2 2.1 1.5 0.3
Bob Sauve 86.2 9.8 9.8 8.9 7.9 7.4 7.3 5.2 3.8 3.8 2.3 1.8 0.6 0.4
Denis Herron 86.0 9.1 8.1 7.6 7.4 7.4 6.6 6.6 6.2 3.5 2.7 2.4 1.5 0.3 0.3
Reggie Lemelin 83.5 10.5 9.5 9.1 7.6 6.5 6.3 6.2 5.5 4.9 4.2 3.4 2.9 1.2 0.8 -0.1
Jocelyn Thibault 82.7 11.4 10.8 10.5 9.4 9.1 9.0 8.9 6.0 3.9 3.7 3.0 2.9 1.6 0.3
Glen Hanlon 82.7 9.9 9.0 8.1 8.1 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.0 5.0 4.4 4.0 2.7 1.5 0.7
Bill Ranford 82.1 13.2 10.7 10.4 9.9 8.6 8.5 7.2 5.6 4.4 3.7 3.2 3.0 1.6 1.1 0.8
Greg Millen 81.8 10.4 8.3 7.6 7.6 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.4 6.4 5.7 5.2 4.4 1.3 0.1
Jeff Hackett 81.7 11.1 10.8 9.3 9.2 7.7 7.1 6.6 3.7 3.6 3.5 2.8 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.0
Gary Smith 81.4 12.0 8.9 8.4 8.1 7.3 6.1 5.6 3.6 3.1 2.2 2.0 2.0 0.2 0.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

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)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1970 Boston Bruins (NHL)
1972 Boston Bruins (NHL)

Games Played

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 (82)
Career WHA 191 (8)

Wins

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 (55)
Career WHA 99 (9)

Losses

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 plus OT/SO Losses

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 (50)
Career WHA 9 (9)

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 (82)
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 (82)

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 (63)
Career WHA 14 (2)

Minutes

1966-67 NHL 1298 (9)
1967-68 NHL 2646 (7)
1968-69 NHL 3112 (6)
1970-71 NHL 2400 (10)
Career NHL 24394 (79)

Adjusted Goals Against Average

1966-67 NHL 3.42 (7)
1968-69 NHL 2.83 (7)
1969-70 NHL 2.84 (8)
1970-71 NHL 2.65 (10)
1971-72 NHL 2.48 (6)
1978-79 NHL 2.75 (10)
1979-80 NHL 2.42 (6)
Career NHL 2.80 (45)

Goalie Point Shares

1966-67 NHL 2.8 (10)
1968-69 NHL 9.3 (5)
1969-70 NHL 7.2 (8)
1971-72 NHL 8.5 (6)
1976-77 NHL 8.3 (8)
1979-80 NHL 8.9 (7)
Career NHL 74.4 (75)
    

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.

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