Gary Edwards

Gary Edwards
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg)
Teams	St. Louis Blues Los Angeles Kings Cleveland Barons Minnesota North Stars Edmonton Oilers Pittsburgh Penguins
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1947-10-05)October 5, 1947, Toronto, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	6th overall, 1968 St. Louis Blues
Pro Career	1968 – 1982

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

Playing Career

Gary 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 has 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. They were a close runner up for the 1975 Vezina Trophy.

Gallery

Mask worn by Edwards in the 1975-76 season.

Career Statistics

Season   Team                        Lge    GP   Min   GA  EN SO   GAA   W   L   T    SV    Pct
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1966-67  Toronto Marlboros           OHA     8     0   37   0  0  4.62   0   0   0     0  0.000
1968-69  Kansas City Blues           CHL    32  1760   92   0  4  3.00   0   0   0     0  0.000
1968-69  St. Louis Blues             NHL     1     4    0   0  0  0.00   0   0   0     0  0.000
1969-70  Kansas City Blues           CHL    34  2040  115   1  2  3.38   0   0   0     0  0.000
1969-70  St. Louis Blues             NHL     1    60    4   0  0  4.00   0   1   0     0  0.000
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   0   0   0     0  0.000
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     0  0.000
1972-73  Los Angeles Kings           NHL    27  1560   94   0  1  3.62   9  16   1     0  0.000
1973-74  Los Angeles Kings           NHL    18   929   50   1  1  3.23   5   7   2     0  0.000
1974-75  Los Angeles Kings           NHL    27  1561   61   1  3  2.34  15   3   8     0  0.000
1975-76  Los Angeles Kings           NHL    29  1740  103   1  0  3.55  12  13   4   731  0.876
1976-77  Cleveland Barons            NHL    17   999   68   0  2  4.08   4  10   3     0  0.000
1976-77  Los Angeles Kings           NHL    10   501   39   0  0  4.67   0   6   2     0  0.000
1977-78  Cleveland Barons            NHL    30  1700  128   2  0  4.52   6  18   5     0  0.000
1978-79  Minnesota North Stars       NHL    25  1337   83   1  0  3.72   6  11   5     0  0.000
1979-80  Minnesota North Stars       NHL    26  1539   82   1  0  3.20   9   7  10     0  0.000
1980-81  Edmonton Oilers             NHL    15   729   44   0  0  3.62   5   3   4     0  0.000
1981-82  St. Louis Blues             NHL    10   480   45   0  1  5.63   1   5   1     0  0.000
1981-82  Pittsburgh Penguins         NHL     6   360   22   0  1  3.67   3   2   1     0  0.000

External Links

• Gary Edwards's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by None

St. Louis Blues first round draft pick 1968

Succeeded by Gene Carr