Mike Palmateer

Mike Palmateer
Born	January 13, 1954 (1954-01-13) Toronto, Ontario, CAN
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Right
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs Washington Capitals
Playing career	1976–1984

Michael Scott Palmateer (born January 13, 1954 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goalie. He played in the NHL from 1976 to 1984 for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Washington Capitals.

Playing career

Palmateer was drafted 85th overall by the Leafs in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. Palmateer played 356 games in the NHL, posting 149 wins against 138 losses and 52 ties while compiling a 3.53 GAA. Palmateer was the Leafs' starting goalie from 1976–1980, making him the only Leafs' goalie between Johnny Bower, Félix Potvin, Turk Broda, Curtis Joseph and Ed Belfour to hold on to the starting job for more than 2 years.

Awards and achievements

• 1980-81 - Set an NHL record for assists by a goaltender in one season (8).

Career statistics

Regular season

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
1976-77	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		50	23	18	8	2877	154	4	3.21
1977-78	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		63	34	19	9	3760	172	5	2.74
1978-79	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		58	26	21	10	3396	167	4	2.95
1979-80	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		38	16	14	3	2039	125	2	3.68
1980-81	Washington Capitals	NHL		49	18	19	9	2679	173	2	3.87
1981-82	Washington Capitals	NHL		11	2	7	2	584	47	0	4.83
1982-83	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		53	21	23	7	2965	197	0	3.99
1983.84	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		34	9	17	4	1831	149	0	4.88
NHL Totals				356	149	138	52	19931	1184	17	3.52

Transactions

• Traded by the Toronto Maple Leafs with a 3rd round choice in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft (Torrie Robertson) to the Washington Capitals for Robert Picard, Tim Coulis and a 2nd round choice in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft (Bob McGill), June 11, 1980.
• Sold by the Washington Capitals to the Toronto Maple Leafs, September 9, 1982.

External links

• Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
• Mike Palmateer's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Mike Palmateer's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database