Gord McRae

Gordon Alexander McRae (born April 12, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional hockey goaltender. He played in 71 regular season and 8 playoff games for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League from 1972 to 1978.

Playing career After a three-year college career with the Michigan Tech Huskies, McRae played with Charlotte of the Eastern Hockey League and Providence in the American Hockey League before joining the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1971. Signed by Toronto, he first appeared with the Leafs in 11 games during the 1972–73 season. He spent the next few years bouncing between the NHL club and its minor league affiliates in the CHL. His best season was 1974–75 when he appeared in 20 games, posting a 10–3–6 record with a 3.29 GAA. He backstopped the team to a first-round playoff upset over the Los Angeles Kings that season. McRae's final seasons were either as a back-up with the Leafs or in the Central League before retiring after the 1977–78 season. While with the Dallas Black Hawks of the CHL in 1976–77, he won the Terry Sawchuk trophy and was named to the CHL's first All-Star team.

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% 1964–65 Rouyn-Noranda Citadelles QNWJHL 6 — — — — — — 2.68 — — — — — — — — — 1965–66 Rouyn-Noranda Citadelles QNWJHL 21 — — — — — — 3.14 — — — — — — — — — 1967–68 Michigan Technological University WCHA 12 — — — 720 25 2 2.08 .926 — — — — — — — — 1968–69 Michigan Technological University WCHA 28 — — — 1680 84 1 3.00 .897 — — — — — — — — 1969–70 Michigan Technological University WCHA 31 — — — 1860 112 1 3.61 .885 — — — — — — — — 1970–71 Jacksonville Rockets EHL — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970–71 Jersey Devils EHL — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970–71 Charlotte Checkers EHL — — — — — — — — — 7 7 0 420 8 3 1.14 — 1971–72 Orillia Terriers OHA Sr 2 — — — 120 11 0 5.50 — — — — — — — — — 1971–72 Providence Reds AHL 3 2 1 0 140 8 0 3.42 — — — — — — — — — 1971–72 Tulsa Oilers CHL 17 5 5 6 879 54 0 3.68 — 7 3 4 372 28 0 4.51 — 1972–73 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 11 7 3 0 620 39 0 3.77 .892 — — — — — — — — 1972–73 Tulsa Oilers CHL 43 18 19 6 2459 154 3 3.75 — — — — — — — — — 1973–74 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 39 20 14 4 2222 119 2 3.21 — 8 — — 460 17 1 2.21 — 1974–75 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 20 10 3 6 1063 57 0 3.22 .891 7 2 5 441 21 0 2.86 .900 1974–75 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 29 4 16 4 1483 99 0 4.01 — — — — — — — — — 1975–76 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 20 6 5 2 954 59 0 3.71 .875 1 0 0 13 1 0 4.76 .800 1976–77 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2 0 1 1 120 9 0 4.53 .882 — — — — — — — — 1976–77 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 30 17 6 7 1796 81 1 2.71 — 3 1 2 179 10 0 3.35 — 1977–78 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 18 7 10 1 1037 57 1 3.30 .882 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 71 30 22 10 3793 221 1 3.50 .885 8 2 5 454 22 0 2.91 .898