- Born: September 24, 1944 in Victoria, British Columbia
- Position: Goalie
While at Michigan Tech shaved the goaltending with future Hockey Hall of Famer Tony Esposito. In the three years, Best played 39 games, Mr. Zero 51. On March 19, 1965,
Best recorded the first shutout in NCAA tournament play against Brown.
Career Statistics[]
Regular Season[]
| Scoring Stats | Goalie Stats | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GD | G | A | PIM | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SVs | SV% | ||
| 1961-62 | Winnipeg Braves | MJHL | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 2350 | 168 | 0 | 4.30 | .837 | |||
| 1962-63 | Winnipeg Braves | MJHL | 37 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 2245 | 142 | 1 | 3.83 | .880 | |||
| 1963-64 | Michigan Tech Huskies (see note) | 1st Year | ||||||||||||||||
| 1964-65 | Michigan Tech Huskies | WCHA | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 840 | 42 | 3.00 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | Michigan Tech Huskies | WCHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 600 | 24 | 0 | 2.40 | ||||||||
| 1966-67 | Michigan Tech Huskies | WCHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 900 | 45 | 3.00 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 1750 | 123 | 0 | 4.22 | ||||||||
Note: Freshmen were not allowed to play on the varsity team.
Playoffs[]
| Scoring Stats | Goalie Stats | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GD | G | A | PIM | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SVs | SV% | ||
| 1962-63 | Winnipeg Braves | MJHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 180 | 18 | 0 | 6.00 | ||||
| Brandon Wheat Kings | Memorial Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 200 | 17 | 0 | 5.67 | 118 | .874 | |||
| 1964-65 | Michigan Tech Huskies | NCAA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 20 | 1.000 | ||
| 1967-68 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 442 | 24 | 0 | 3.24 | ||||||||
Awards & Achievements[]
- Played in MJHL / SJHL All-Star Game (1962 & 1963)
- MJHL Second All-Star Team (1962 & 1963)
- Western Collegiate Hockey Association Championship (1965)
- National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship (1965)
- WCHA Second All-Star Team (1967)
- NCAA All-American (1967)