Jack Norris

Jack "John" Wayne Norris (born August 5, 1942) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Norris played parts of four seasons in the National Hockey League, along with another four seasons in the World Hockey Association, between 1964 and 1976.

Career Norris joined the NHL with the Boston Bruins in the 1964–65 season, playing 23 games as the backup to Eddie Johnston, but lost his spot the following season to Gerry Cheevers. Norris was subsequently traded to the Chicago Black Hawks, where he played ten games over two seasons. Norris spent significant time in the minor leagues before eventually joining the Los Angeles Kings as the backup to Denis DeJordy.

After spending the 1971–72 season in the minor leagues, Norris joined the Alberta Oilers for the WHA's inaugural 1972–73 season. He spent two seasons as the starter with the Oilers (renamed Edmonton Oilers in 1973–74 season) and two more with the Phoenix Roadrunners before retiring in 1976.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1959–60 Estevan Bruins SJHL 19 — — — 1160 82 1 4.24 — — — — — — — — — 1960–61 Estevan Bruins SJHL 49 — — — 2940 148 3 3.02 — 7 — — — 380 20 0 3.16 — 1961–62 Estevan Bruins SJHL 42 — — — 2420 87 7 2.16 — 10 6 3 1 620 25 0 2.42 — 1962–63 Estevan Bruins SJHL 54 — — — 3240 139 5 2ю57 — 12 7 4 1 740 37 0 3.00 — 1962–63 Estevan Bruins M-Cup — — — — — — — — — 6 2 4 0 370 23 0 3.73 — 1963–64 Los Angeles Blades WHL 31 13 16 2 1836 115 2 3.71 — 8 4 4 — 491 31 0 3.79 — 1963–64 Minneapolis Bruins CHL 4 2 1 1 240 19 0 4.75 — — — — — — — — — — 1964–65 Boston Bruins NHL 23 10 11 2 1379 85 1 3.70 .898 — — — — — — — — — 1964–65 Los Angeles Blades WHL 38 18 19 1 2307 146 1 3.80 — — — — — — — — — — 1965–66 Los Angeles Blades WHL 20 5 15 0 1200 117 0 5.85 — — — — — — — — — — 1965–66 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 18 9 7 2 1040 51 1 2.94 — — — — — — — — — — 1966–67 Los Angeles Blades WHL 35 14 17 3 2102 133 2 3.80 — — — — — — — — — — 1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 7 2 3 0 334 22 1 3.95 .869 — — — — — — — — — 1967–68 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 39 13 15 10 2423 132 0 3.27 — — — — — — — — — — 1968–69 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 3 1 0 0 100 10 0 6.00 .844 — — — — — — — — — 1968–69 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 36 — — — 2099 98 4 2.80 — 11 10 1 — 660 26 0 2.36 — 1969–70 Montreal Voyageurs AHL 55 — — — 3265 149 4 2.74 — 8 4 4 — 495 24 1 2.91 — 1970–71 Los Angeles Kings NHL 25 7 11 2 1305 85 0 3.91 .888 — — — — — — — — — 1971–72 Seattle Totems WHL 38 5 28 5 2219 152 2 4.14 .887 — — — — — — — — — 1971–72 Springfield Kings AHL 10 5 4 1 569 36 0 3.80 — 2 0 2 — 108 14 0 7.78 — 1972–73 Alberta Oilers WHA 64 28 29 3 3702 189 1 3.06 .903 — — — — — — — — — 1973–74 Edmonton Oilers WHA 53 23 24 1 2954 158 2 3.21 .898 3 0 2 — 111 9 0 4.86 — 1974–75 Phoenix Roadrunners WHA 33 14 15 4 1962 107 1 3.27 .891 2 0 2 — 100 10 0 6.00 — 1975–76 Phoenix Roadrunners WHA 41 21 14 4 2412 128 1 3.18 .891 5 2 3 — 298 17 0 3.42t — NHL totals 58 20 25 4 3118 202 2 3.89 .889 — — — — — — — — — WHA totals 191 86 82 12 11,033 582 5 3.17 .897 10 2 7 — 509 36 0 4.24 —