Gerard Ferdinand Desjardins (born July 22, 1944) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders, and Buffalo Sabres, and also played one season for the Michigan Stags in the World Hockey Association (WHA).[1] Desjardins' career ended after a puck struck his eye in 1977, which led many NHL goalies to switch from fibreglass facemasks toward the cage and helmet style.[2] Many amateur and junior hockey leagues subsequently banned fibreglass masks altogether, and began mandating the helmet/cage combination.
| Gerry Desjardins | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 22, 1944 Sudbury, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Los Angeles Kings Chicago Blackhawks New York Islanders Michigan Stags Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 1965–1978 | ||
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1961–62 | Sudbury Bell Telephone | NBHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA-Jr. | 30 | — | — | — | 1780 | 97 | 2 | 3.27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Garson Native Sons | NOJHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | London Nationals | WOJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA-Jr. | 53 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 3180 | 202 | 1 | 3.81 | — | 19 | — | — | 1140 | 57 | 0 | 3.00 | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Houston Apollos | CPHL | 20 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1160 | 73 | 0 | 3.78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Houston Apollos | CPHL | 36 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 2160 | 130 | 1 | 3.61 | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 328 | 18 | 0 | 3.29 | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 66 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 3934 | 226 | 3 | 3.45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 60 | 18 | 34 | 6 | 3499 | 190 | 4 | 3.26 | .897 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 431 | 28 | 0 | 3.90 | .861 | ||
| 1969–70 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 43 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 2453 | 159 | 3 | 3.89 | .886 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 8 | 0 | 2.00 | .943 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1217 | 49 | 0 | 2.42 | .919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 360 | 21 | 0 | 3.50 | .885 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | .853 | ||
| 1972–73 | New York Islanders | NHL | 44 | 5 | 35 | 3 | 2498 | 195 | 0 | 4.68 | .866 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | New York Islanders | NHL | 36 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 1945 | 101 | 0 | 3.12 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Michigan Stags | WHA | 41 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 2282 | 162 | 0 | 4.26 | .884 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 540 | 25 | 0 | 2.78 | .905 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 760 | 43 | 0 | 3.39 | .863 | ||
| 1975–76 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 55 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 3280 | 161 | 2 | 2.95 | .890 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 563 | 28 | 0 | 2.98 | .881 | ||
| 1976–77 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 49 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 2871 | 126 | 3 | 2.63 | .900 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | .810 | ||
| 1977–78 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 7 | 0 | 3.78 | .781 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 331 | 122 | 153 | 44 | 19,014 | 1042 | 12 | 3.29 | .892 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 1874 | 108 | 0 | 3.46 | .866 | ||||
"Desjardins's stats". The Goaltender Home Page. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
References
edit- ^ "Gerry Ferdinand Desjardins". Legends of Hockey.net. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ^ Hynes, Jim; Smith, Gary (2015). Saving Face: The Art and History of the Goalie Mask. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9781613218624. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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