Position: G ▪ Catches: Left
Height: 5-11 ▪ Weight: 160 lbs.
Born: November 27, 1940 in Flin Flon, Manitoba
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| Goalie Stats | Scoring Stats | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | GPS | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 1962-63 | 22 | MTL | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 60 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968-69 | 28 | MTL | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 60 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969-70 | 29 | STL | NHL | 30 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 58 | 2.11 | 4 | 1651 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970-71 | 30 | STL | NHL | 51 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 133 | 2.79 | 3 | 2859 | 9.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1971-72 | 31 | STL | NHL | 30 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 92 | 3.42 | 1 | 1614 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1972-73 | 32 | WNJ | WHA | 49 | 152 | 1411 | 1259 | .892 | 3.15 | 2 | 2894 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1973-74 | 33 | WNJ | WHA | 37 | 123 | 1184 | 1061 | .896 | 3.27 | 3 | 2254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| 1974-75 | 34 | TOT | WHA | 41 | 131 | 1304 | 1173 | .900 | 3.25 | 3 | 2417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1974-75 | 34 | WNJ | WHA | 6 | 16 | 213 | 197 | .925 | 2.70 | 1 | 355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1974-75 | 34 | SDM | WHA | 35 | 115 | 1091 | 976 | .895 | 3.35 | 2 | 2062 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1975-76 | 35 | SDM | WHA | 67 | 208 | 1980 | 1772 | .895 | 3.26 | 3 | 3823 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| 1976-77 | 36 | SDM | WHA | 46 | 129 | 1242 | 1113 | .896 | 3.09 | 3 | 2506 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1977-78 | 37 | TOT | WHA | 57 | 192 | 1754 | 1562 | .891 | 3.41 | 2 | 3381 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 1977-78 | 37 | CNS | WHA | 6 | 26 | 146 | 120 | .822 | 5.02 | 0 | 311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1977-78 | 37 | HSA | WHA | 51 | 166 | 1608 | 1442 | .897 | 3.24 | 2 | 3070 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 38 | BRB | WHA | 37 | 129 | 1073 | 944 | .880 | 3.76 | 0 | 2060 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Career | NHL | 113 | 41 | 42 | 17 | 290 | 2.79 | 8 | 6244 | 19.3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Career | WHA | 334 | 1064 | 9948 | 8884 | .893 | 3.30 | 16 | 19335 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 17 | ||||||
| Goalie Stats | Scoring Stats | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | G | A | PTS | PIM | |
| 1969-70 | 29 | STL | NHL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 4.72 | 0 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1970-71 | 30 | STL | NHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2.33 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1971-72 | 31 | STL | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6.90 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1972-73 | 32 | WNJ | WHA | 7 | 22 | 210 | 188 | .895 | 3.14 | 2 | 420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1974-75 | 34 | SDM | WHA | 10 | 39 | 4.50 | 0 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1975-76 | 35 | SDM | WHA | 11 | 39 | 3.66 | 0 | 640 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 1976-77 | 36 | SDM | WHA | 3 | 9 | 75 | 66 | .880 | 3.38 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career | NHL | 10 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 4.36 | 1 | 509 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | WHA | 31 | 109 | 285 | 254 | .891 | 3.76 | 2 | 1740 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Goalie Stats | Scoring Stats | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 1957-58 | 17 | Winnipeg Braves | MJHL | 27 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 121 | 4.43 | 1 | 1640 | |||||||
| 1958-59 | 18 | Winnipeg Braves | MJHL | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 107 | 3.55 | 1 | 1810 | |||||||
| 1959-60 | 19 | Winnipeg Braves | MJHL | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 99 | 3.62 | 1 | 1640 | |||||||
| 1959-60 | 19 | Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 240 | |||||||
| 1960-61 | 20 | Winnipeg Braves | MJHL | 31 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 111 | 3.58 | 2 | 1860 | |||||||
| 1960-61 | 20 | Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 4.78 | 0 | 540 | |||||||
| 1961-62 | 21 | 3 Teams | EPHL | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 2.91 | 0 | 660 | |||||||
| 1961-62 | 21 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EPHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 120 | |||||||
| 1961-62 | 21 | Kingston Frontenacs | EPHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 180 | |||||||
| 1961-62 | 21 | North Bay Trappers | EPHL | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 360 | |||||||
| 1962-63 | 22 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EPHL | 41 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 122 | 2.98 | 2 | 2460 | |||||||
| 1962-63 | 22 | Spokane Comets | WHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 180 | |||||||
| 1963-64 | 23 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 4.13 | 0 | 480 | |||||||
| 1963-64 | 23 | Omaha Knights | CPHL | 59 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 173 | 2.93 | 2 | 3540 | |||||||
| 1964-65 | 24 | Omaha Knights | CPHL | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 2.67 | 0 | 900 | |||||||
| 1964-65 | 24 | 2 Teams | AHL | 30 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 126 | 4.14 | 1 | 1828 | |||||||
| 1964-65 | 24 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 600 | |||||||
| 1964-65 | 24 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 77 | 3.76 | 1 | 1228 | |||||||
| 1965-66 | 25 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 27 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 83 | 3.08 | 2 | 1617 | |||||||
| 1965-66 | 25 | 2 Teams | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5.25 | 0 | 80 | |||||||
| 1965-66 | 25 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 20 | |||||||
| 1965-66 | 25 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| 1966-67 | 26 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 70 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 216 | 3.10 | 0 | 4187 | |||||||
| 1967-68 | 27 | Houston Apollos | CPHL | 57 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 163 | 2.95 | 1 | 3312 | |||||||
| 1968-69 | 28 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 65 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 210 | 3.27 | 1 | 3852 | |||||||
| 1978-79 | 38 | Phoenix Roadrunners | PHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| Career | 5 Seasons | AHL | 175 | 75 | 77 | 21 | 592 | 3.41 | 2 | 10427 | ||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | CPHL | 131 | 73 | 40 | 16 | 376 | 2.91 | 3 | 7752 | ||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | EPHL | 52 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 154 | 2.96 | 2 | 3120 | ||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | MJHL | 115 | 67 | 45 | 3 | 438 | 3.78 | 5 | 6950 | ||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | PHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | WHL | 43 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 158 | 3.68 | 2 | 2577 | ||||||||
| Goalie Stats | Scoring Stats | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 1957-58 | 17 | Winnipeg Braves | MJHL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 300 | |||||||
| 1958-59 | 18 | Winnipeg Braves | MJHL | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2.69 | 1 | 490 | |||||||
| 1958-59 | 18 | Winnipeg Braves | M-Cup | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 2.81 | 1 | 960 | |||||||
| 1959-60 | 19 | Winnipeg Braves | MJHL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3.60 | 0 | 250 | |||||||
| 1960-61 | 20 | Winnipeg Braves | MJHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4.00 | 0 | 210 | |||||||
| 1963-64 | 23 | Omaha Knights | CPHL | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1.90 | 3 | 600 | |||||||
| 1964-65 | 24 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 240 | |||||||
| 1966-67 | 26 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1.99 | 0 | 301 | |||||||
| 1968-69 | 28 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3.95 | 0 | 304 | |||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 47 | 3.34 | 0 | 845 | ||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | CPHL | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1.90 | 3 | 600 | ||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | M-Cup | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 2.81 | 1 | 960 | ||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | MJHL | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 71 | 3.41 | 1 | 1250 | ||||||||
| Thru 5 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Ernie Wakely | 9.1 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Pascal Leclaire | 91.7 | 10.1 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 89.9 | 9.3 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Bill Ranford | 87.0 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| Kevin Weekes | 86.5 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Gary Smith | 86.4 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Kirk McLean | 85.8 | 9.6 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Jim Carey | 84.7 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 1.0 | -0.2 |
| Devan Dubnyk | 84.6 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 2.0 | |
| Vincent Riendeau | 84.2 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| Corey Crawford | 84.2 | 10.0 | 7.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Ernie Wakely | 9.1 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |||||
| Jim Carey | 84.7 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 1.0 | -0.2 | ||||
| Devan Dubnyk | 84.6 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 2.0 | |||||
| Corey Crawford | 84.2 | 10.0 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |||
| Semyon Varlamov | 84.1 | 9.4 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 1.1 | ||||
| Pasi Nurminen | 81.9 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 1.4 | ||||||
| Tuukka Rask | 81.6 | 10.2 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | |||
| Howard Lockhart | 81.0 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ||||
| Pascal Leclaire | 75.2 | 10.1 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ||
| Tommy Soderstrom | 75.2 | 7.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 0.0 | ||||
| Dave Dryden | 72.1 | 9.0 | 7.2 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
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All-Star Games
1971 NHL |
Honors
1977-78 WHA WHA All-Star Team (2nd) |
Games Played |
Games Played 1972-73 WHA 49 (8) 1975-76 WHA 67 (2) 1976-77 WHA 46 (8) 1977-78 WHA 57 (2) 1978-79 WHA 37 (9) Career WHA 334 (1) |
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Wins |
Losses |
Ties plus OT/SO Losses |
Goals Against 1972-73 WHA 152 (8) 1975-76 WHA 208 (4) 1977-78 WHA 192 (3) 1978-79 WHA 129 (7) Career WHA 1064 (2) |
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Goals Against Average 1972-73 WHA 3.15 (7) 1973-74 WHA 3.27 (7) 1974-75 WHA 3.25 (4) 1975-76 WHA 3.26 (5) 1976-77 WHA 3.09 (2) 1977-78 WHA 3.41 (5) 1978-79 WHA 3.76 (9) Career WHA 3.30 (2) |
Shutouts 1970-71 NHL 3 (7) 1972-73 WHA 2 (4) 1973-74 WHA 3 (2) 1974-75 WHA 3 (3) 1975-76 WHA 3 (2) 1976-77 WHA 3 (4) 1977-78 WHA 2 (3) Career WHA 16 (1) |
Minutes |
Adjusted Goals Against Average |
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Goalie Point Shares 1970-71 NHL 9.1 (5) |
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