Position: G
Catches: Left
Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: January 17, 1929 in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec
Died: February 27, 1986
Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1978
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| All-Time NHL Goalie Rank: #1. Terry Sawchuk… #2. JACQUES PLANTE… #3. Martin Brodeur… #4. Dominik Hasek… |
| Goalie Stats | Scoring Stats | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | PIM | MIN | GPS | G | A | PTS |
| 1952-53 | 24 | MTL | NHL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1953-54 | 25 | MTL | NHL | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 1.59 | 5 | 0 | 1020 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954-55 | 26 | MTL | NHL | 52 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 110 | 2.14 | 5 | 2 | 3080 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1955-56 | 27 | MTL | NHL | 64 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 119 | 1.86 | 7 | 10 | 3840 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956-57 | 28 | MTL | NHL | 61 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 122 | 2.00 | 9 | 16 | 3660 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957-58 | 29 | MTL | NHL | 57 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 119 | 2.11 | 9 | 13 | 3386 | 13.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958-59 | 30 | MTL | NHL | 67 | 38 | 16 | 13 | 144 | 2.16 | 9 | 11 | 4000 | 15.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1959-60 | 31 | MTL | NHL | 69 | 40 | 17 | 12 | 175 | 2.54 | 3 | 2 | 4140 | 13.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960-61 | 32 | MTL | NHL | 40 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 112 | 2.80 | 2 | 2 | 2400 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961-62 | 33 | MTL | NHL | 70 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 166 | 2.37 | 4 | 14 | 4200 | 15.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962-63 | 34 | MTL | NHL | 56 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 138 | 2.49 | 5 | 2 | 3320 | 11.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1963-64 | 35 | NYR | NHL | 65 | 22 | 36 | 7 | 220 | 3.38 | 3 | 6 | 3900 | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1964-65 | 36 | NYR | NHL | 33 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 109 | 3.37 | 2 | 6 | 1938 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1968-69 | 40 | STL | NHL | 37 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 70 | 1.96 | 5 | 2 | 2139 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969-70 | 41 | STL | NHL | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 67 | 2.19 | 5 | 0 | 1839 | 7.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 1970-71 | 42 | TOR | NHL | 40 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 73 | 1.88 | 4 | 2 | 2329 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971-72 | 43 | TOR | NHL | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 86 | 2.63 | 2 | 2 | 1965 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972-73 | 44 | TOT | NHL | 40 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 103 | 2.81 | 3 | 2 | 2197 | 7.4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 1972-73 | 44 | TOR | NHL | 32 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 87 | 3.04 | 1 | 0 | 1717 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972-73 | 44 | BOS | NHL | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2.00 | 2 | 2 | 480 | 2.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 1974-75 | 46 | EDO | WHA | 31 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 88 | 803 | 715 | .890 | 3.32 | 1 | 2 | 1592 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Career | NHL | 837 | 437 | 246 | 145 | 1964 | 2.38 | 82 | 92 | 49533 | 173.4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | |||||
| Career | WHA | 31 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 88 | 803 | 715 | .890 | 3.32 | 1 | 2 | 1592 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Goalie Stats | Scoring Stats | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | PIM | MIN | G | A | PTS | |
| 1952-53 | 24 | MTL | NHL | SC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1.75 | 1 | 0 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1953-54 | 25 | MTL | NHL | 8 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 1.88 | 2 | 0 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | MTL | NHL | 12 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 2.82 | 0 | 0 | 639 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | MTL | NHL | SC | 10 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 1.80 | 2 | 2 | 600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | MTL | NHL | SC | 10 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 1.66 | 1 | 4 | 616 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | MTL | NHL | SC | 10 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 1.94 | 1 | 2 | 618 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | MTL | NHL | SC | 11 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 | 670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | MTL | NHL | SC | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 1.35 | 3 | 0 | 489 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1960-61 | 32 | MTL | NHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 2.33 | 0 | 2 | 412 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1961-62 | 33 | MTL | NHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1962-63 | 34 | MTL | NHL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1968-69 | 40 | STL | NHL | 10 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 1.43 | 3 | 0 | 589 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1969-70 | 41 | STL | NHL | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.48 | 1 | 2 | 324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1970-71 | 42 | TOR | NHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3.13 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1971-72 | 43 | TOR | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1972-73 | 44 | BOS | NHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | NHL | 6 | 112 | 71 | 36 | 237 | 2.14 | 14 | 12 | 6651 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Goalie Stats | Scoring Stats | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | PIM | MIN | G | A | PTS |
| 1947-48 | 19 | 2 Teams | QJHL | 33 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 92 | 2.82 | 2 | 1960 | |||||||
| 1947-48 | 19 | Quebec Citadelles | QJHL | 31 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 87 | 2.84 | 2 | 1840 | |||||||
| 1947-48 | 19 | Montreal Jr. Canadiens | QJHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 120 | |||||||
| 1948-49 | 20 | Quebec Citadelles | QJHL | 47 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 95 | 1.99 | 8 | 2860 | |||||||
| 1949-50 | 21 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 58 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 180 | 3.01 | 0 | 3590 | |||||||
| 1950-51 | 22 | Montreal Royals | QMHL | 60 | 28 | 29 | 3 | 203 | 3.30 | 4 | 3690 | |||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | Montreal Royals | QMHL | 60 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 201 | 3.39 | 4 | 3560 | |||||||
| 1952-53 | 24 | Montreal Royals | QMHL | 29 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 61 | 2.08 | 4 | 1760 | |||||||
| 1952-53 | 24 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 33 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 114 | 3.42 | 2 | 2000 | |||||||
| 1953-54 | 25 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 55 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 148 | 2.64 | 3 | 3370 | |||||||
| 1960-61 | 32 | Montreal Royals | EPHL | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 480 | |||||||
| 1964-65 | 36 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 17 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 51 | 3.01 | 1 | 1018 | |||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 105 | 51 | 45 | 8 | 313 | 2.94 | 6 | 6388 | ||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | EPHL | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 480 | ||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | QJHL | 80 | 53 | 19 | 7 | 187 | 2.33 | 10 | 4820 | ||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | QMHL | 149 | 78 | 61 | 10 | 465 | 3.10 | 12 | 9010 | ||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | QSHL | 58 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 180 | 3.01 | 0 | 3590 | ||||||||
| Goalie Stats | Scoring Stats | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | PIM | MIN | G | A | PTS |
| 1947-48 | 19 | Quebec Citadelles | QJHL | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 3.08 | 2 | 545 | |||||||
| 1948-49 | 20 | Quebec Citadelles | QJHL | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 3.27 | 0 | 790 | |||||||
| 1949-50 | 21 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3.00 | 0 | 400 | |||||||
| 1950-51 | 22 | Montreal Royals | QMHL | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 3.71 | 1 | 420 | |||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | Montreal Royals | QMHL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 3.00 | 1 | 420 | |||||||
| 1964-65 | 36 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2.67 | 1 | 315 | |||||||
| Career | 1 Season | AHL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2.67 | 1 | 315 | ||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | QJHL | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 71 | 3.19 | 2 | 1335 | ||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | QMHL | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 47 | 3.36 | 2 | 840 | ||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | QSHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3.00 | 0 | 400 | ||||||||
| Thru 18 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
| Jacques Plante | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.0 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 0.9 | |
| Terry Sawchuk | 92.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 15.6 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 1.5 |
| Glenn Hall | 90.7 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 12.6 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 |
| Harry Lumley | 90.4 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.1 | ||
| Dominik Hasek | 88.7 | 18.6 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 14.8 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.7 | ||
| Tony Esposito | 86.3 | 18.2 | 15.2 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 12.6 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | ||
| Turk Broda | 85.9 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 2.3 | -0.1 | ||||
| Martin Brodeur | 84.4 | 17.3 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| Curtis Joseph | 84.1 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 1.1 |
| Tiny Thompson | 82.8 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.1 | ||||||
| John Ross Roach | 80.8 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 | ||||
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |
| Jacques Plante | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.0 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 0.9 | ||||
| Terry Sawchuk | 91.9 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 15.6 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| Glenn Hall | 90.7 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 12.6 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | |||
| Harry Lumley | 90.4 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.1 | |||||
| Dominik Hasek | 88.7 | 18.6 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 14.8 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.7 | |||||
| Tony Esposito | 86.3 | 18.2 | 15.2 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 12.6 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | |||||
| Turk Broda | 85.9 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 2.3 | -0.1 | |||||||
| Martin Brodeur | 84.4 | 17.3 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 0.4 | |||
| Curtis Joseph | 84.0 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | ||
| Tiny Thompson | 82.8 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.1 | |||||||||
| John Ross Roach | 80.8 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 | |||||||
December 29, 1952: Signed as a free agent by Montreal (Buffalo-AHL), December 29, 1952.
April 4, 1953: Recorded a shutout (3-0) in NHL playoff debut at Chicago, April 4, 1953.
June 4, 1963: Traded to NY Rangers by Montreal with Don Marshall and Phil Goyette for Gump Worsley, Dave Balon, Leon Rochefort and Len Ronson, June 4, 1963.
September, 1967: Signed to tryout contract by California, September 1967.
September, 1967: Ordered to leave training camp when it was confirmed his rights were still property of NY Rangers, September 1967.
June 12, 1968: Claimed by St. Louis from NY Rangers in Intra-League Draft, June 12, 1968.
May 18, 1970: Traded to Toronto by St. Louis for cash, May 18, 1970.
February 12, 1972: Selected by Miami-Philadelphia (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, February 12, 1972.
March 3, 1973: Traded to Boston by Toronto with Toronto's 3rd round choice (Doug Gibson) in 1973 Amateur Draft for Boston's 1st round choice (Ian Turnbull) in 1973 Amateur Draft and future considerations (Eddie Johnston, May 22, 1973), March 3, 1973.
June, 1973: Selected by Edmonton (WHA) in 1973 WHA Professional Player Draft, June, 1973.
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