Holds Scouts goaltending record for career most games played, career most minutes played, career most wins, career most losses, career most goals allowed, career lowest GAA, season most games played, season most minutes played, season most wins, season most losses, season most ties, season most goals allowed and season lowest GAA ... Shares with Michel Plasse, Bill McKenzie and Peter McDuffe Scouts record for career and season most points ... Shares with Michel Plasse Scouts record for career most penalty minutes ... Holds franchise record for season most losses and season most goals allowed.
From the Kansas city Scouts media guides
When the Scouts opened their first season in the NHL, the goaltending position appeared least prone to short-run change. With Denis Herron's arrival to Kansas city, the team's fromt office and the fans were happy those thoughts were short-lived. The nimble flip-flopping netminder saw action in 22 Scouts games and was spectacular in the club's most impressive win, a 3-2 victory over the high-flying Bruins in Boston on January 35, 1975.
Denis also started his NHL career with a flash. In his first two league games he posted back-to-back shutouts with Pittsburgh in his rookie season. To help bear the demanding load of being a no. 1 goalie for Kansas City, the team medical staff tried to put some extra weight on him during the summer. A high protein calorie diet that included up to eight milk shakes a day was ordered. It didn't work...
