Gerard Ferdinand Desjardins (born July 22, 1944) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders, and Buffalo Sabres, and also played one season for the Michigan Stags in the World Hockey Association (WHA).[1] Desjardins' career ended after a puck struck his eye in 1977, which led many NHL goalies to switch from fibreglass facemasks toward the cage and helmet style.[2] Many amateur and junior hockey leagues subsequently banned fibreglass masks altogether, and began mandating the helmet/cage combination.

Gerry Desjardins
Born (1944-07-22) July 22, 1944 (age 80)
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Los Angeles Kings
Chicago Blackhawks
New York Islanders
Michigan Stags
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 1965–1978

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1961–62 Sudbury Bell Telephone NBHL
1962–63 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 30 1780 97 2 3.27
1963–64 Garson Native Sons NOJHA
1963–64 London Nationals WOJHL
1964–65 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 53 32 14 7 3180 202 1 3.81 19 1140 57 0 3.00
1965–66 Houston Apollos CPHL 20 6 8 5 1160 73 0 3.78
1966–67 Houston Apollos CPHL 36 15 16 5 2160 130 1 3.61 6 2 4 328 18 0 3.29
1967–68 Cleveland Barons AHL 66 26 26 14 3934 226 3 3.45
1968–69 Los Angeles Kings NHL 60 18 34 6 3499 190 4 3.26 .897 9 3 4 431 28 0 3.90 .861
1969–70 Los Angeles Kings NHL 43 7 29 5 2453 159 3 3.89 .886
1969–70 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 4 4 0 0 240 8 0 2.00 .943
1970–71 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 22 12 6 3 1217 49 0 2.42 .919
1971–72 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 6 1 2 3 360 21 0 3.50 .885 1 1 0 60 5 0 5.00 .853
1972–73 New York Islanders NHL 44 5 35 3 2498 195 0 4.68 .866
1973–74 New York Islanders NHL 36 9 17 6 1945 101 0 3.12 .902
1974–75 Michigan Stags WHA 41 9 28 1 2282 162 0 4.26 .884
1974–75 Buffalo Sabres NHL 9 6 2 1 540 25 0 2.78 .905 15 7 5 760 43 0 3.39 .863
1975–76 Buffalo Sabres NHL 55 29 15 11 3280 161 2 2.95 .890 9 4 5 563 28 0 2.98 .881
1976–77 Buffalo Sabres NHL 49 31 12 6 2871 126 3 2.63 .900 1 0 1 60 4 0 4.00 .810
1977–78 Buffalo Sabres NHL 3 0 1 0 111 7 0 3.78 .781
NHL totals 331 122 153 44 19,014 1042 12 3.29 .892 35 15 15 1874 108 0 3.46 .866

"Desjardins's stats". The Goaltender Home Page. Retrieved 2017-09-28.

References

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  1. ^ "Gerry Ferdinand Desjardins". Legends of Hockey.net. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  2. ^ Hynes, Jim; Smith, Gary (2015). Saving Face: The Art and History of the Goalie Mask. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9781613218624. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
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