Montréal Canadiens goaltending history : Gerry McNeil

1 Gerry McNeil

Photo : Hockey, the Illustrated History

Bios

Born : Québec, Québec, April 17, 1926
Catches : Left
Weight : 155 lbs.
Height : 5' 7"
Last Amateur Club : Montréal Royals (QJHL)

Transactions

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Retired

Habs highs

1950-1951

Played in NHL All-Star Game ... Led the NHL in games played (70), minutes played (4200), playoffs games played (11), playoffs minutes played (785) and playoffs wins (5).

1951-1952

Played in NHL All-Star Game ... Led the NHL in games played (70), minutes played (4200), playoffs games played (11), playoffs minutes played (688) and playoffs wins (5).

1952-1953

Played in NHL All-Star Game ... Stanley Cup champion ... Led the NHL in shutouts (10)and playoffs shutouts (2) ... Second All-Star Team.

1956-1957

Stanley Cup champion

Awards

Named on the QSHL 1st All-Star Team with the Montréal Royals, 1947, 1948, 1949 ... Winner of the Byng of Vimy Trophy (MVP - QSHL) with the Montréal Royals, 1947, 1948, 1949 ... Named on the NHL Second All-Star Team, 1953 ... Named on the QHL First All-Star Team with the Montréal Royals, 1956 ... Winner of the Vezina Memorial Trophy (Top Goaltender - QHL) with the Montréal Royals, 1956 ... Named on the AHL Second All-Star Team with the Rochester Americans, 1958 ... Played in NHL All-Star Game, 1951, 1952, 1953 ... Member of the Stanley Cup champions Montréal Canadiens, 1953, 1957.

Miscellaneous

Led the QSHL in playoffs shutouts (1) with the Montréal Royals, 1944-45 ... Led the QSHL in GAA (3,35) and playoffs GAA (2,82) with the Montréal Royals, 1945-46 ... Led the QSHL in shutouts (5), GAA (3,10) and playoffs GAA (2,00) with the Montréal Royals, 1946-47 ... Led the QSHL in shutouts (3) with the Montréal Royals, 1947-48 (3) ... Led the QSHL in shutouts (5) with the Montréal Royals, 1948-49 ... Led the QHL in shutouts (5) and GAA (2,31) with the Montréal Royals, 1955-56 ... Led the AHL in games played (68), minutes played (4158)and playoffs GAA (2,37) with the Rochester Americans, 1957-58 ... Led the EPHL in GAA (2,39)v playoffs games played (14), playoffs shutouts (1) and playoffs wins (8) with the Montréal Royals, 1959-60 ... Shares with Jacques Plante Canadiens record for season most games played and season most minutes played.

Statistics

Regular season

 SEASON   GP   MIN   W   L   T   GA  SO   GAA    SA   Sv%   G   A PIM
1956-57    9   540   4   5   0   32   0  3,56               0   0   2
1953-54   53  3180  28  19   6  114   6  2,15               0   0   0
1952-53   66  3960  25  23  18  140  10  2,12               0   0   0
1951-52   70  4200  34  26  10  164   5  2,34               0   0   0
1950-51   70  4200  25  30  15  184   6  2,63               0   0   0
1949-50    6   360   3   1   2    9   1  1,50               0   0   0
1947-48    2    95   0   1   1    7   0  4,42               0   0   0
  TOTAL  276 16535 119 105  52  650  28  2,36               0   0   2

Playoffs

 SEASON   GP   MIN   W   L   GA  SO   GAA    SA   Sv%   G   A PIM
1953-54    3   190   2   1    3   1  0,95               0   0   0
1952-53    8   486   5   3   16   2  1,98               0   0   0
1951-52   11   688   4   7   23   1  2,01               0   0   0
1950-51   11   785   5   6   25   1  1,91               0   0   0
1949-50    2   135   1   1    5   0  2,22               0   0   0
  TOTAL   35  2284  17  18   72   5  1,89               0   0   0