Gerry Cheevers
Gerald Michael Cheevers "Cheesy"
Born: December 7, 1940
St. Catharines, ON Canada
Position: G
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
Shoot/Catch: Left
Career: 1961-1979
Elected to Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.
Minor league statistics
Gerry Cheevers compiled a career record of 329 wins, 180 losses and 83 ties with a goals against average of 2.96 in his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins and Cleveland Crusaders. He began playing during the 1961 season and last took the ice during the 1979 campaign. Cheevers was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-62 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965-66 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966-67 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967-68 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 47 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968-69 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969-70 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970-71 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971-72 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 41 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972-73 | WHA | Cleveland Crusaders | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973-74 | WHA | Cleveland Crusaders | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974-75 | WHA | Cleveland Crusaders | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975-76 | WHA | Cleveland Crusaders | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975-76 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976-77 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 45 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977-78 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978-79 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 43 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979-80 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 609 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 348 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-62 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | ||
| 1965-66 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 7 | 340 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6.00 | 0 | ||
| 1966-67 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 22 | 1298 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 3.33 | 0 | ||
| 1967-68 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 47 | 2646 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 125 | 2.83 | 0 | ||
| 1968-69 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 52 | 3112 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 145 | 2.80 | 0 | ||
| 1969-70 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 41 | 2384 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 108 | 2.72 | 0 | ||
| 1970-71 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 40 | 2400 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 109 | 2.73 | 0 | ||
| 1971-72 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 41 | 2420 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 2.50 | 0 | ||
| 1972-73 | WHA | Cleveland Crusaders | 52 | 3144 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 149 | 2.84 | 1844 | 1695 | .919 |
| 1973-74 | WHA | Cleveland Crusaders | 59 | 3562 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 180 | 3.03 | 2091 | 1911 | .914 |
| 1974-75 | WHA | Cleveland Crusaders | 52 | 3076 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 167 | 3.26 | 1930 | 1763 | .913 |
| 1975-76 | WHA | Cleveland Crusaders | 28 | 1570 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 95 | 3.63 | 929 | 834 | .898 |
| 1975-76 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 15 | 900 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 2.73 | 0 | ||
| 1976-77 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 45 | 2700 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 3.04 | 0 | ||
| 1977-78 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 21 | 1086 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 2.65 | 0 | ||
| 1978-79 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 43 | 2509 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 3.16 | 0 | ||
| 1979-80 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 42 | 2479 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 116 | 2.81 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 609 | 35746 | 329 | 180 | 83 | 19 | 40 | 1766 | 2.96 | 7969 | 6203 | .778 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968-69 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969-70 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970-71 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971-72 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972-73 | WHA | Cleveland Crusaders | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973-74 | WHA | Cleveland Crusaders | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974-75 | WHA | Cleveland Crusaders | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975-76 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976-77 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977-78 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978-79 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979-80 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 107 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltending:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 4 | 240 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | ||
| 1968-69 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 9 | 572 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 1.68 | 0 | ||
| 1969-70 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 13 | 781 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2.23 | 0 | ||
| 1970-71 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 6 | 360 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | ||
| 1971-72 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 8 | 483 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2.61 | 0 | ||
| 1972-73 | WHA | Cleveland Crusaders | 9 | 548 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2.41 | 300 | 278 | .927 |
| 1973-74 | WHA | Cleveland Crusaders | 5 | 303 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3.56 | 214 | 196 | .916 |
| 1974-75 | WHA | Cleveland Crusaders | 5 | 300 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | ||
| 1975-76 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 6 | 393 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2.14 | 0 | ||
| 1976-77 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 14 | 858 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 3.08 | 0 | ||
| 1977-78 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 12 | 731 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 2.87 | 0 | ||
| 1978-79 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 6 | 360 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | ||
| 1979-80 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 10 | 619 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3.10 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 107 | 6548 | 60 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 305 | 2.79 | 779 | 474 | .608 |
Awards
1972 - WHA Hatskin Best Goaltender
1972 - WHA First Team All-Star
1973 - WHA Second Team All-Star
1974 - WHA Second Team All-Star
