Stan Gilbertson

Stanley Frank Gilbertson (born October 29, 1944) is a retired American ice hockey player. He played 428 games in the National Hockey League for the California Golden Seals, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1971 and 1977. He lost the lower part of his leg in a 1977 car accident right before training camp and had to retire from hockey. Gilbertson is the last player to score an NHL goal on Christmas Day, as the league has not scheduled a Christmas game since Gilbertson scored on December 25, 1971.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1963–64 Regina Pats SJHL 58 40 36 76 122 — — — — — 1964–65 Minneapolis Bruins CHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1964–65 Regina Pats SJHL 53 41 42 83 148 — — — — — 1965–66 San Francisco Seals WHL 43 1 8 9 32 7 1 1 2 6 1965–66 Clinton Comets EHL 34 7 12 19 64 — — — — — 1966–67 California Seals WHL 59 6 11 17 25 6 3 1 4 0 1967–68 Vancouver Canucks WHL 69 18 24 42 35 — — — — — 1968–69 Hershey Bears AHL 72 27 19 46 28 11 7 6 13 6 1969–70 Hershey Bears AHL 64 24 20 44 18 7 3 1 4 6 1970–71 Hershey Bears AHL 68 31 18 49 50 4 2 0 2 0 1971–72 California Golden Seals NHL 78 16 16 32 47 — — — — — 1972–73 California Golden Seals NHL 66 6 15 21 19 — — — — — 1973–74 California Golden Seals NHL 76 18 12 30 39 — — — — — 1974–75 St. Louis Blues NHL 22 1 4 5 4 — — — — — 1974–75 Washington Capitals NHL 25 11 7 18 12 — — — — — 1974–75 Denver Spurs CHL 10 11 4 15 7 — — — — — 1974–75 California Seals NHL 15 1 4 5 2 — — — — — 1975–76 Washington Capitals NHL 31 13 14 27 6 — — — — — 1975–76 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 48 13 8 21 6 3 1 1 2 2 1976–77 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 67 6 9 15 13 — — — — — NHL totals 428 85 89 174 148 3 1 1 2 2