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Jim Rutherford

Position: G
Catches: Left
Height: 5-8    Weight: 168 lbs.
Born: February 17, 1949 in Beeton, Ontario

Drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1st round (10th overall) of the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft.

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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
1970-71 21 Detroit Red Wings NHL 29 1498 7 15 3 17 .340 1 94 3.77 0 0 0 0
1971-72 22 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 40 2160 17 15 5 39 .527 1 116 3.22 0 0 0 16
1972-73 23 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 49 2660 20 22 5 45 .479 3 129 2.91 0 0 0 0
1973-74 24 2 Teams NHL 51 2852 16 23 8 40 .426 0 168 3.53 0 4 4 4
1973-74 24 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 26 1432 7 12 4 18 .391 0 82 3.44 0 1 1 2
1973-74 24 Detroit Red Wings NHL 25 1420 9 11 4 22 .458 0 86 3.63 0 3 3 2
1974-75 25 Detroit Red Wings NHL 59 3478 20 29 10 50 .424 2 217 3.74 0 4 4 4
1975-76 26 Detroit Red Wings NHL 44 2640 13 25 6 32 .364 4 158 3.59 0 0 0 4
1976-77 27 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48 2740 7 34 6 20 .213 0 180 3.94 0 1 1 2
1977-78 28 Detroit Red Wings NHL 43 2468 20 17 4 44 .537 1 134 3.26 0 2 2 2
1978-79 29 Detroit Red Wings NHL 32 1892 13 14 5 31 .484 1 103 3.27 0 2 2 4
1979-80 30 Detroit Red Wings NHL 23 1326 6 13 3 15 .341 1 92 4.16 0 0 0 24
1980-81 31 3 Teams NHL 31 1741 9 16 4 22 .379 0 135 4.65 0 2 2 2
1980-81 31 Detroit Red Wings NHL 10 600 2 6 2 6 .300 0 43 4.30 0 1 1 0
1980-81 31 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 18 961 4 10 2 10 .313 0 82 5.12 0 0 0 2
1980-81 31 Los Angeles Kings NHL 3 180 3 0 0 6 1.000 0 10 3.33 0 1 1 0
1981-82 32 Los Angeles Kings NHL 7 380 3 3 0 6 .500 0 43 6.79 0 0 0 0
1982-83 33 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 60 0 1 0 0 .000 0 7 7.00 0 0 0 0
Career 13 Seasons NHL 457 25895 151 227 59 361 .413 14 1576 3.65 0 15 15 62

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
1971-72 22 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 4 240 0 4 0 .000 0 14 3.50 0 0 0 0
1977-78 28 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3 180 2 1 4 .667 0 12 4.00 0 1 1 0
1980-81 31 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1 20 0 0 0 0 2 6.00 0 0 0 0
Career 3 Seasons NHL 8 440 2 5 4 .286 0 28 3.82 0 1 1 0

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
1966-67 17 Aurora Tigers OHA-C 30 1800 2 63 2.10
1967-68 18 Hamilton Red Wings OHA-Jr. 9 510 0 19 2.24
1968-69 19 Hamilton Red Wings OHA-Jr. 45 2730 3 153 3.36
1968-69 19 Montreal Jr. Canadiens M-Cup 6 366 6 0 0 12 1.000 0 20 3.28
1969-70 20 Fort Worth Wings CHL 35 2060 12 14 8 32 .471 1 92 2.68
1970-71 21 Fort Worth Wings CHL 3 180 0 11 3.67
1971-72 22 Hershey Bears AHL 3 180 3 0 0 6 1.000 0 7 2.33
1976-77 27 Canada WEC-A 2 89 1 0 0 2 1.000 0 7 4.72
1978-79 29 Canada WEC-A 6 320 1 5 0 2 .167 0 24 4.50
1981-82 32 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 29 1614 12 11 4 28 .519 0 90 3.35
1982-83 33 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 12 591 3 7 1 7 .318 0 44 4.47
Career 3 Seasons AHL 44 2385 18 18 5 41 .500 0 141 3.55
Career 2 Seasons CHL 38 2240 12 14 8 32 .471 1 103 2.76
Career 1 Season M-Cup 6 366 6 0 0 12 1.000 0 20 3.28
Career 1 Season OHA-C 30 1800 2 63 2.10
Career 2 Seasons OHA-Jr. 54 3240 3 172 3.19
Career 2 Seasons WEC-A 8 409 2 5 0 4 .286 0 31 4.55

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
1967-68 18 Hamilton Red Wings OHA-Jr. 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
1968-69 19 Hamilton Red Wings OHA-Jr. 5 300 0 27 5.40
1969-70 20 Fort Worth Wings CHL 4 244 3 1 0 6 .750 0 12 2.95
1981-82 32 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 2 144 0 2 0 0 .000 0 8 3.33
Career 1 Season AHL 2 144 0 2 0 0 .000 0 8 3.33
Career 1 Season CHL 4 244 3 1 0 6 .750 0 12 2.95
Career 2 Seasons OHA-Jr. 6 320 0 0 0 0 0 27 5.06

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games Played (Goalie)

1972-73 NHL 49 (6)
1973-74 NHL 51 (8)
1974-75 NHL 59 (4)
1976-77 NHL 48 (10)
Career NHL 457 (63)

Wins (Goalie)

1971-72 NHL 17 (10)
1972-73 NHL 20 (9)
1973-74 NHL 16 (10)
Career NHL 151 (89)

Losses (Goalie)

1970-71 NHL 15 (10)
1972-73 NHL 22 (6)
1973-74 NHL 23 (4)
1974-75 NHL 29 (3)
1975-76 NHL 25 (5)
1976-77 NHL 34 (2)
Career NHL 227 (39)

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1973-74 NHL 8 (8)
1974-75 NHL 10 (6)
Career NHL 59 (71)

Points (Goalie)

1972-73 NHL 45 (9)
1973-74 NHL 40 (10)
1974-75 NHL 50 (10)
Career NHL 361 (90)

Shutouts

1972-73 NHL 3 (8)
1975-76 NHL 4 (4)

Goals Against

1971-72 NHL 116 (8)
1973-74 NHL 168 (4)
1974-75 NHL 217 (2)
1976-77 NHL 180 (5)
Career NHL 1576 (42)
  

Transactions

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June 8, 1971: Claimed by Pittsburgh from Detroit in Intra-League Draft, June 8, 1971.

January 17, 1974: Traded to Detroit by Pittsburgh with Jack Lynch for Ron Stackhouse, January 17, 1974.

December 4, 1980: Traded to Toronto by Detroit for Mark Kirton, December 4, 1980.

March 10, 1981: Traded to Los Angeles by Toronto for Los Angeles' 5th round choice (Barry Brigley) in 1981 Entry Draft, March 10, 1981.

September 13, 1982: Signed as a free agent by Detroit, September 13, 1982.