Julian Klymkiw

Julian Gregory Klymkiw (July 16, 1933 – August 10, 2022) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He played one game in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers during the 1958–59 season as an emergency replacement. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1953 to 1965, was spent in the minor and senior leagues.

Biography Klymkiw was working as the Detroit Red Wings's assistant trainer during the October 12, 1958 game between the Rangers and Red Wings at the Detroit Olympia. Early in the third period, Rangers goaltender Gump Worsley was tripped up and crashed into his own net by Gordie Howe, pulling a tendon in his left leg. Worsley was removed from the ice on a stretcher, and the Wings offered the Rangers the use of Klymkiw for the remainder of the game. Klymkiw had been a goaltender during his amateur hockey career and participated in Detroit practices. He entered the game with the Red Wings leading 1–0 and gave up two goals, one to Marcel Pronovost and one to Gordie Howe, for a 3–0 loss.

Klymkiw was also the resident goaltender for the CBS show Shootout in the NHL, which ran in the gaps between periods of games broadcast by CBS.

Klymkiw died on August 10, 2022. 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% 1951–52 Brandon Wheat Kings MJHL 16 8 8 0 960 66 0 4.13 — — — — — — — — — 1952–53 Brandon Wheat Kings MJHL 36 23 11 1 2160 123 1 3.36 — 4 — — 240 18 0 4.50 — 1953–54 Roving Goalie EAHL 57 — — — 3420 239 1 4.19 — — — — — — — — — 1954–55 Brandon Regals MHL 24 — — — 1440 95 2 3.96 — — — — — — — — — 1956–57 Winnipeg Warriors WHL 4 2 2 0 240 20 0 5.00 — — — — — — — — — 1956–57 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds NOHA 33 — — — 1980 133 1 4.03 — — — — — — — — — 1957–58 Winnipeg Warriors WHL 3 0 2 1 180 8 0 2.67 — — — — — — — — — 1957–58 Winnipeg Maroons Al-Cup — — — — — — — — — 1 1 0 60 2 0 2.00 — 1958–59 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 19 2 0 6.37 .778 — — — — — — — — 1961–62 Warroad Lakers OSMHL 1 — — — 60 3 0 3.00 — — — — — — — — — 1961–62 Winnipeg Maroons Al-Cup — — — — — — — — — 2 — — 110 7 0 3.82 — 1962–63 Winnipeg Maroons SSHL 6 — — — 360 25 0 4.17 — — — — — — — — — 1962–63 Winnipeg Maroons Al-Cup — — — — — — — — — 10 — — 610 35 0 3.44 — 1964–65 Winnipeg Maroons SSHL 2 — — — 120 8 0 4.00 — — — — — — — — — NHL totals 1 0 0 0 19 2 0 6.37 .778 — — — — — — — —