Boston Bruins goaltending history : gerry Cheevers

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30 Gerry Cheevers

First time with the Bruins
Photo : A Breed Apart by Douglas Hunter
Gerry Cheevers

Second time with the Bruins
Photo shared by Pierre Plante

Bios

Nickname : Cheesy
Born : Ste.Catharine, Ontario, December 7, 1940
Catches : Left
Weight : 185 lbs.
Height : 5' 11"
Last Amateur Club : St.Michael's Majors (OHA)
Drafted by Toronto

Transactions

	09-Jun-65	Received from the Toronto Maple leafs in Intra-League Draft
	12-Feb-72	Selected by the New England Whalers (WHA) in WHA General Player Draft,
	xx-Jun-72	WHA rights traded to the Cleveland Crusaders (WHA) by New England (WHA) for cash
	25-Jan-76	Suspended by the Cleveland Crusaders (WHA) for leaving team and refusing to play
	27-Jan-76	Signed as a free agent after securing his release from Cleveland (WHA)
	xx-xxx-80	Retired

Bruins highs

1968-1969

Led the NHL in playoffs shutouts (3)

1969-1970

Led the NHL in playoffs games played (13), minutes played (781) and playoffs wins (12)

1971-1972

Led the NHL in playoffs wins (6)

1976-1977

Led the NHL in playoffs games played (14), playoffs minutes played (858) and playoffs shutouts (2)

Awards

Won the CHL champiopnship with the Oklahoma City Blazers, 1966, 1967 ... Winner of the Terry Sawchuk Trophy (CHL Fewest GAA) with the Oklahoma city Blazers, 1967 ... Member of the Stanley Cup Champions Boston Bruins, 1970, 1972 ... Named on the WHA First All-Star Team with the Cleveland Crusaders, 1973 ... Winner of the Ben Hatskin Trophy (WHA Top Goaltender) with the Cleveland Crusaders, 1973 ... Named on the WHA Second All-Star Team with the Cleveland Crusaders, 1974, 1975 ... Holds NHL record for the longest unbeaten streak by a goalie (32) ... Introduced in the hockey Hall of Fame, 1985.

Miscellaneous

Led the CHL in GAA with the Oklahoma City Blazers, 1965-66 (2,49), 1966-67 (2,80) ... Led the CHL in playoffs GAA with the Oklahoma City Blazers, 1965-66 (2,11), 1966-67 (2,57) ... Led the CHL in playoffs wins (8) with the Oklahoma City Blazers, 1965-66, 1966-67 ... Led the CHL in playoffs shutouts (1) with the Oklahoma City Blazers, 1966-67 ... Led the WHA in games played (59) with the Cleveland Crusaders, 1973-74 ... Led the WHA in minutes played (3562) with the Cleveland Crusaders, 1973-74 ... Led the WHA in shutouts with the Cleveland Crusaders, 1972-73 (5), 1973-74 (4), 1974-75 (4) ... Led the WHA in GAA with the Cleveland Crusaders, 1972-73 (2,84), 1975-76 (3,63) ... Led the WHA in playoffs GAA (2,41) with the Cleveland Cruisaders, 1972-73 ... Represented Canada at the Summit Series (1974-1975) ... Stiches where added on his now famous mask everytime he received a puck on his face to indicate it had hit him ... Holds Boston Bruins record for most career ties, most career points, most career penalty minutes, most season penalty minutes, most career playoffs games played, most career playoffs minutes played, most career playoffs wins, most career goals allowed and most season playoffs shutouts ... Shares with Ed Johnston Boston Bruins record for most season points ... Shares with Tiny Thompson Bruins record for career playoffs most shutouts.

Other teams

Toronto

Statistics

Regular season

 SEASON   GP   MIN   W   L   T   GA  SO   GAA    SA   Sv%   G   A PIM
1979-80   42  2479  24  11   7  116   4  2,81               0   0  62
1978-79   43  2509  23   9  10  132   1  3,16               0   2  23
1977-78   21  1086  10   5   2   48   1  2,65               0   1  14
1976-77   45  2700  30  10   5  137   3  3,04               0   4  46
1975-76   15   900   8   2   5   41   1  2,73   463  .911   0   0   2
1971-72   41  2420  27   5   8  101   2  2,50               0   2  25
1970-71   40  2400  27   8   5  109   3  2,73               0   0   4
1969-70   41  2384  24   8   8  108   4  2,72               0   0   4
1968-69   52  3112  28  12  12  145   3  2,80               0   0  14
1967-68   47  2646  23  17   5  125   3  2,83               0   2   8
1966-67   22  1298   5  10   6   72   1  3,33               0   0  12
1965-66    7   340   0   4   1   34   0  6,00               0   0   0
  TOTAL  416 24274 229 101  74 1168  26  2,89               0  11 214

Playoffs

 SEASON   GP   MIN   W   L   GA  SO   GAA    SA   Sv%   G   A PIM
1979-80   10   619   4   6   32   0  3,10               0   0   0
1978-79    6   360   4   2   15   0  2,50               0   0   0
1977-78   12   731   8   4   35   1  2,87               0   0   6
1976-77   14   858   8   5   44   1  3,08               0   0   0
1975-76    6   392   2   4   14   1  2,14               0   0   0
1971-72    8   483   6   2   21   2  2,61               0   0   0
1970-71    6   360   3   3   21   0  3,50               0   0   4
1969-70   13   781  12   1   29   0  2,23               0   1   2
1968-69    9   572   6   3   16   3  1,68               0   0   0
1967-68    4   240   0   4   15   0  3,75               0   0   0
  TOTAL   88  5396  53  34  242   8  2,69               0   1  12