Gary Edwards (ice hockey)

Gary Edwards
Born	(1947-10-05) October 5, 1947 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	St. Louis Blues Los Angeles Kings Cleveland Barons Minnesota North Stars Edmonton Oilers Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL draft	6th overall, 1968 St. Louis Blues
Playing career	1968–1982

Gary Edwards (born October 5, 1947) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1968–69 to 1981–82.

Playing career

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Edwards was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the first round (6th overall) in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. Besides the Blues (1968–69 to 1969–70 and 1981–82), Edwards played for the Los Angeles Kings (1971–72 to 1976–77), Cleveland Barons/Minnesota North Stars (1976–77 to 1979–80), Edmonton Oilers (1980–81), and Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82). From 1972–76, he teamed with Rogatien Vachon to give the Los Angeles Kings one of the best goaltender tandems in the NHL. Edwards' best season was 1974-75 when he posted a 2.34 goals against average in 27 games while backing up Vachon. They were a close runner up for the 1975 Vezina Trophy, losing out to Bernie Parent of the Stanley Cup champion Philadelphia Flyers by a mere 4 goals.

Career statistics

				Regular season
Season	Team	League		GP	Min	GA	EN	SO	GAA	W	L	T	SV	Pct
1966-67	Toronto Marlboros	OHA		8		37	0	0	4.62
1967-68	Toronto Marlboros	OHA		41
1968-69	Kansas City Blues	CHL		32	1760	92	0	4	3.00
1968-69	St. Louis Blues	NHL		1	4	0	0	0	0.00
1969-70	Kansas City Blues	CHL		34	2040	115	1	2	3.38
1969-70	St. Louis Blues	NHL		1	60	4	0	0	4.00	0	1	0
1969-70	San Diego Gulls	WHL		3	180	3	0	0	1.00	2	0	1	102	0.971
1970-71	Kansas City Blues	CHL		33	1980	85	2	2	2.58
1970-71	San Diego Gulls	WHL		4	240	12	0	0	3.00	4	0	0	97	0.890
1971-72	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		44	2503	150	2	2	3.60	13	23	5
1972-73	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		27	1560	94	0	1	3.62	9	16	1
1973-74	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		18	929	50	1	1	3.23	5	7	2
1974-75	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		27	1561	61	1	3	2.34	15	3	8
1975-76	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		29	1740	103	1	0	3.55	12	13	4	731	0.876
1976-77	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		10	501	39	0	0	4.67	0	6	2
1976-77	Cleveland Barons	NHL		17	999	68	0	2	4.08	4	10	3
1977-78	Cleveland Barons	NHL		30	1700	128	2	0	4.52	6	18	5
1978-79	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		25	1337	83	1	0	3.72	6	11	5
1979-80	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		26	1539	82	1	0	3.20	9	7	10
1980-81	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		15	729	44	0	0	3.62	5	3	4
1981-82	St. Louis Blues	NHL		10	480	45	0	1	5.63	1	5	1
1981-82	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		6	360	22	0	1	3.67	3	2	1
NHL totals				286	16002	973	9	11	3.40	88	125	51	--	--

External links

• Gary Edwards career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database