Position: G
Catches: Left
Height: 6-4 Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: February 4, 1944 in Ottawa, Ontario
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| All-Time NHL Goalie Rank: #88. Rick Wamsley… #89. Gilles Villemure… #90. GARY SMITH… #90. Byron Dafoe… #92. Bob Sauve… |
| 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 |
| 1965-66 | 21 | TOR | NHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3.56 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966-67 | 22 | TOR | NHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3.65 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967-68 | 23 | OAK | NHL | 21 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 60 | 3.19 | 1 | 4 | 1129 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1968-69 | 24 | OAK | NHL | 54 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 148 | 2.97 | 4 | 7 | 2993 | 8.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 1969-70 | 25 | OAK | NHL | 65 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 195 | 3.11 | 2 | 18 | 3762 | 8.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1970-71 | 26 | CGS | NHL | 71 | 19 | 48 | 4 | 256 | 3.86 | 2 | 6 | 3975 | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1971-72 | 27 | CBH | NHL | 28 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 2.42 | 5 | 0 | 1540 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972-73 | 28 | CBH | NHL | 23 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 79 | 3.54 | 0 | 5 | 1340 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973-74 | 29 | VAN | NHL | 66 | 20 | 33 | 8 | 208 | 3.44 | 3 | 47 | 3632 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974-75 | 30 | VAN | NHL | 72 | 32 | 24 | 9 | 197 | 3.09 | 6 | 33 | 3828 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1975-76 | 31 | VAN | NHL | 51 | 20 | 24 | 6 | 167 | 3.50 | 2 | 24 | 2864 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1976-77 | 32 | MNS | NHL | 36 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 139 | 3.99 | 1 | 12 | 2090 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977-78 | 33 | TOT | NHL | 20 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 77 | 3.98 | 0 | 12 | 1160 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977-78 | 33 | WSH | NHL | 17 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 68 | 4.16 | 0 | 6 | 980 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977-78 | 33 | MNS | NHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 180 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978-79 | 34 | TOT | WHA | 22 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 92 | 679 | 587 | .865 | 4.28 | 0 | 10 | 1290 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1978-79 | 34 | INR | WHA | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 61 | 400 | 339 | .848 | 5.51 | 0 | 8 | 664 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978-79 | 34 | WNJ | WHA | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 279 | 248 | .889 | 2.97 | 0 | 2 | 626 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1979-80 | 35 | WIN | NHL | 20 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 73 | 4.08 | 0 | 25 | 1073 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career | NHL | 532 | 173 | 261 | 74 | 1675 | 3.39 | 26 | 193 | 29619 | 69.8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |||||
| Career | WHA | 22 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 92 | 679 | 587 | .865 | 4.28 | 0 | 10 | 1290 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 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 | |
| 1968-69 | 24 | OAK | NHL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 0 | 420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1969-70 | 25 | OAK | NHL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 3.15 | 0 | 4 | 248 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1971-72 | 27 | CBH | NHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1972-73 | 28 | CBH | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4.62 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 30 | VAN | NHL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3.27 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 32 | MNS | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.58 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1978-79 | 34 | WNJ | WHA | 10 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 3.73 | 0 | 4 | 563 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Career | NHL | 20 | 5 | 13 | 62 | 3.23 | 1 | 4 | 1153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | WHA | 10 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 3.73 | 0 | 4 | 563 | 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 |
| 1961-62 | 17 | St. Michael's Majors | OHA-Jr. | 31 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 83 | 2.68 | 3 | 1860 | |||||||
| 1962-63 | 18 | Neil McNeil Maroons | MTJHL | 28 | 65 | 2.35 | 3 | 1660 | ||||||||||
| 1963-64 | 19 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA-Jr. | 55 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 186 | 3.41 | 3 | 3270 | |||||||
| 1964-65 | 20 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 1964-65 | 20 | Tulsa Oilers | CPHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| 1964-65 | 20 | Victoria Maple Leafs | WHL | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 4.38 | 0 | 411 | |||||||
| 1965-66 | 21 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 37 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 97 | 2.86 | 2 | 2038 | |||||||
| 1966-67 | 22 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 17 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 2.62 | 1 | 871 | |||||||
| 1966-67 | 22 | Victoria Maple Leafs | WHL | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 2.97 | 2 | 1029 | |||||||
| 1977-78 | 33 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.69 | 0 | 65 | |||||||
| 1977-78 | 33 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 2.98 | 1 | 765 | |||||||
| 1979-80 | 35 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 73 | 3.31 | 0 | 1324 | |||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | AHL | 56 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 139 | 2.80 | 3 | 2976 | ||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | CHL | 35 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 111 | 3.19 | 1 | 2089 | ||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | CPHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | MTJHL | 28 | 65 | 2.35 | 3 | 1660 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | OHA-Jr. | 86 | 64 | 14 | 8 | 269 | 3.15 | 6 | 5130 | ||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WHL | 25 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 81 | 3.38 | 2 | 1440 | ||||||||
| 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 |
| 1961-62 | 17 | St. Michael's Majors | OHA-Jr. | 12 | 36 | 3.00 | 0 | 720 | ||||||||||
| 1961-62 | 17 | St. Michael's Majors | M-Cup | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 6.59 | 0 | 182 | |||||||
| 1961-62 | 17 | Neil McNeil Maroons | M-Cup | 182 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1962-63 | 18 | Neil McNeil Maroons | MTJHL | 10 | 40 | 4.00 | 0 | 600 | ||||||||||
| 1962-63 | 18 | Neil McNeil Maroons | M-Cup | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 360 | |||||||
| 1963-64 | 19 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA-Jr. | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 1 | 540 | ||||||||||
| 1963-64 | 19 | Toronto Marlboros | M-Cup | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 3.17 | 0 | 720 | |||||||
| 1965-66 | 21 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3.83 | 0 | 188 | |||||||
| 1977-78 | 33 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2.94 | 1 | 511 | |||||||
| 1979-80 | 35 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| Career | 1 Season | AHL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3.83 | 0 | 188 | ||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | CHL | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 3.26 | 1 | 571 | ||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | M-Cup | 22 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 85 | 4.04 | 0 | 182 | 1262 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Career | 1 Season | MTJHL | 10 | 40 | 4.00 | 0 | 600 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | OHA-Jr. | 21 | 62 | 2.95 | 1 | 1260 | |||||||||||
| Thru 14 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 | |
| Gary Smith | 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 | |
| Jeff Hackett | 90.1 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 |
| Bob Sauve | 89.5 | 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 Gilbert | 89.1 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| Patrick Lalime | 89.1 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | ||
| Daren Puppa | 88.7 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 9.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Bob Essensa | 88.5 | 12.5 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.0 | -0.1 | ||
| Ken Wregget | 88.3 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 |
| Jon Casey | 87.0 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ||
| Kirk McLean | 86.9 | 11.4 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Reggie Lemelin | 85.3 | 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 | -0.1 |
| 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 | |
| Gary Smith | 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 | |||
| Bob Sauve | 89.5 | 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 | |||
| Patrick Lalime | 89.1 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | ||||
| Gilles Gilbert | 89.1 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | -0.1 | ||
| Daren Puppa | 88.7 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 9.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Bob Essensa | 88.5 | 12.5 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.0 | -0.1 | ||||
| Jeff Hackett | 87.9 | 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 | |
| Jon Casey | 87.0 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ||||
| Reggie Lemelin | 85.1 | 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 | |
| Stephane Fiset | 84.4 | 10.7 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |||
| Kirk McLean | 83.9 | 11.4 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
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1969-70 NHL 65 (2) 1970-71 NHL 71 (1) 1973-74 NHL 66 (3) 1974-75 NHL 72 (1) 1975-76 NHL 51 (10) Career NHL 532 (54) Career WHA 22 (63) |
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1969-70 NHL 19 (6) 1970-71 NHL 19 (9) 1973-74 NHL 20 (8) 1974-75 NHL 32 (3) Career NHL 173 (83) Career WHA 7 (60) |
1969-70 NHL 34 (1) 1970-71 NHL 48 (1) 1973-74 NHL 33 (1) 1974-75 NHL 24 (6) 1975-76 NHL 24 (6) 1978-79 WHA 13 (10) Career NHL 261 (27) Career WHA 13 (57) |
1969-70 NHL 12 (4) 1971-72 NHL 6 (9) 1973-74 NHL 8 (8) 1976-77 NHL 8 (7) 1978-79 WHA 1 (10) Career NHL 74 (50) Career WHA 1 (49) |
1969-70 NHL 195 (1) 1970-71 NHL 256 (1) 1973-74 NHL 208 (1) 1974-75 NHL 197 (3) 1975-76 NHL 167 (7) Career NHL 1675 (38) Career WHA 92 (60) |
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1971-72 NHL 2.42 (5) |
1970-71 NHL 2 (9) 1971-72 NHL 5 (3) 1973-74 NHL 3 (7) 1974-75 NHL 6 (2) 1975-76 NHL 2 (9) Career NHL 26 (63) |
1969-70 NHL 3762 (3) 1970-71 NHL 3975 (1) 1973-74 NHL 3632 (4) 1974-75 NHL 3828 (3) Career NHL 29619 (57) |
1971-72 NHL 2.38 (5) |
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1969-70 NHL 8.9 (5) 1973-74 NHL 8.4 (8) 1974-75 NHL 12.0 (6) Career NHL 69.8 (79) |
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June 6, 1967: Claimed by California (Oakland) from Toronto in Expansion Draft, June 6, 1967.
September 9, 1971: Traded to Chicago by California for Kerry Bond, Gerry Pinder and Gerry Desjardins, September 9, 1971.
February 12, 1972: Selected by Chicago (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, February 12, 1972.
May 14, 1973: Traded to Vancouver by Chicago with Jerry Korab for Dale Tallon, May 14, 1973.
August 23, 1976: Traded to Minnesota by Vancouver for Cesare Maniago, August 23, 1976.
September 3, 1977: Signed as a free agent by Washington, September 3, 1977.
February 19, 1978: Traded to Minnesota by Washington for cash, February 19, 1978.
September, 1978: Signed as a free agent by Indianapolis (WHA), September 1978.
June 9, 1979: Signed as a free agent by Winnipeg (WHA) after Indianapolis (WHA) franchise folded, December 17, 1978; NHL rights retained by Winnipeg prior to Expansion Draft, June 9, 1979.
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