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)
Selected by New England in the 1972 WHA General Player Draft
Transactions
xx-Jun-72
Acquired from the New England Whalers for cash
25-Jan-76
Suspended by Crusaders for refusing to play
27-Jan-76
Signed as free agent with the Boston Bruins (NHL) after securing his release from Crusaders
Cleveland highs
1972-1973
Ben Hatskin Trophy ... First All-Star team ... Played in the WHA All-Star Game ... Led the WHA in shutouts (5), GAA (2,84), save percentage (.912), playoffs GAA (2,41) and playoffs losses (4).
1973-1974
Second All-Star team ... Played in the WHA All-Star Game ... Led the WHA in games played (59), minutes played (3562), ties (6), shutouts (6) and shots against (1911).
1974-1975
Second All-Star team ... Played in the WHA All-Star Game ... Led the WHA in shutouts (4) and save percentage (.905).
1975-1976
Played in the WHA All-Star Game.
Awards
Winner of the Ben Hatskin Trophy (WHA top goaltender), 1973 ... Named on the WHA First All-Star team, 1973 ... Named on the WHA Second All-Star Team, 1974, 1975 ... Played in the WHA All-Star Game, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976.
Miscellaneous
Holds every Crusaders goaltending records ... Holds league goaltending record for career highest save percentage, career most penalty minutes and season most ties ... Shares with Joe Daley league record for season most shutouts.
Statistics
Regular season
SEASON GP MIN W L T GA SO GAA SA Sv% G A PIM
1975-76 28 1570 11 14 1 95 1 3,63 834 .886 0 0 15
1974-75 52 3076 26 24 2 167 4 3,26 1763 .905 0 1 59
1973-74 59 3562 30 20 6 180 4 3,03 1911 .906 0 0 30
1972-73 52 3144 32 20 0 149 5 2,84 1695 .912 0 1 30
TOTAL 191 11352 99 78 9 591 14 3,12 6203 .905 0 2 134
Playoffs
SEASON GP MIN W L GA SO GAA SA Sv% G A PIM
1974-75 5 300 1 4 23 0 4,60 0 0 0
1973-74 5 303 1 4 18 0 3,56 0 0 0
1972-73 9 548 5 4 22 0 2,41 0 0 0
TOTAL 19 1151 7 12 63 0 3,28 0 0 0
