Gary Edwards

Gary Edwards (born October 5, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1968 to 1982. He was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft and played for six teams during his career.

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 to 1976, 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 (at the time given out to the goaltender(s) of the team that allowed the fewest goals during the regular season), losing out to Bernie Parent of the Stanley Cup champion Philadelphia Flyers by a mere four goals.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1966–67 Toronto Marlboros OHA 8 — — — 480 37 0 4.62 — — — — — — — — — 1967–68 Toronto Marlboros OHA 38 — — — 2250 120 2 3.20 — 5 — — 290 18 0 3.72 — 1968–69 St. Louis Blues NHL 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — — 1968–69 Kansas City Blues CHL 32 — — — 1760 92 4 3.00 — 4 1 3 240 18 0 4.50 — 1969–70 St. Louis Blues NHL 1 0 1 0 60 4 0 4.00 .871 — — — — — — — — 1969–70 Kansas City Blues CHL 34 11 17 6 2040 115 2 3.38 — — — — — — — — — 1969–70 San Diego Gulls WHL 3 2 0 1 180 3 1 1.00 .971 — — — — — — — — 1970–71 San Diego Gulls WHL 4 4 0 0 240 12 0 3.00 .890 — — — — — — — — 1970–71 Kansas City Blues CHL 35 — — — 1980 85 2 2.58 — — — — — — — — — 1971–72 Los Angeles Kings NHL 44 13 23 5 2503 150 2 3.60 .898 — — — — — — — — 1972–73 Los Angeles Kings NHL 27 9 16 1 1560 94 1 3.62 .877 — — — — — — — — 1973–74 Los Angeles Kings NHL 18 5 7 2 929 50 1 3.23 .890 1 1 0 60 1 0 1.00 .957 1974–75 Los Angeles Kings NHL 27 15 3 8 1561 61 3 2.35 .916 — — — — — — — — 1975–76 Los Angeles Kings NHL 29 12 13 4 1737 103 0 3.56 .875 2 1 1 121 9 0 4.48 .871 1976–77 Los Angeles Kings NHL 10 0 6 2 498 39 0 4.70 .852 — — — — — — — — 1976–77 Cleveland Barons NHL 17 4 10 3 999 68 2 4.09 .876 — — — — — — — — 1977–78 Cleveland Barons NHL 30 6 18 5 1698 128 0 4.53 .857 — — — — — — — — 1978–79 Minnesota North Stars NHL 25 6 11 5 1334 83 0 3.74 .867 — — — — — — — — 1979–80 Minnesota North Stars NHL 25 9 7 10 1536 82 0 3.20 .877 7 3 3 336 22 0 3.93 .878 1980–81 Edmonton Oilers NHL 15 5 3 4 728 44 0 3.63 .865 1 0 0 20 2 0 6.00 .667 1981–82 St. Louis Blues NHL 10 1 5 1 480 45 0 5.63 .819 — — — — — — — — 1981–82 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 6 3 2 1 360 22 1 3.68 .886 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 286 88 125 51 15,980 973 11 3.40 .879 11 5 4 537 34 0 3.80 .878