Gerry Methe (born December 12, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
| Gerry Methe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 12, 1951 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | New England Whalers (WHA) | ||
| NHL draft |
46th overall, 1971 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 1972–1977 | ||
Career
editMethe was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the fourth round (46th overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. Methe played five regular season and two playoff games with the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association during the 1974–75 season.[1]
As a youth, he played in the 1964 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Richmond Hill, Ontario.[2] Prior to turning professional, Methe played major junior hockey with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey Association.
The Toledo Goaldiggers of the International Hockey League acquired Methe halfway through the 1975-76 season after the Cape Codders folded mid-season.[3]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1968–69 | Oshawa Generals | OHA-Jr. | 46 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Oshawa Generals | OHA-Jr. | 54 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Oshawa Generals | OHA-Jr. | 59 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 42 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 62 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 1972–73 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 74 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 140 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 1973–74 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 50 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 62 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 28 | ||
| 1974–75 | New England Whalers | WHA | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974–75 | Cape Cod Codders | NAHL-Sr. | 56 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 1975–76 | Cape Cod Codders | NAHL-Sr. | 22 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | Broome Dusters | NAHL-Sr. | 65 | 23 | 45 | 68 | 105 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | ||
| WHA totals | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| AHL totals | 124 | 24 | 43 | 67 | 202 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 41 | ||||
| IHL totals | 53 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 107 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | ||||
References
edit- ^ Hartford/New England Whalers All-Time Roster
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ^ Toledo Blade - Garvin Deals for Defenseman
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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