Gerald Ferdinand "Gerry" Desjardins
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BIOGRAPHY
- BORN: July 22, 1944, Sudbury, Ontario.
- HOME:
- HEIGHT: 5'11"
- WEIGHT: 185-190 lbs.
- UNIFORM #:
- CATCHES: Left
- STYLE:
- STRENGTHS:
- WEAKNESSES:
TRANSACTIONS:
- Traded by Canadiens to Los Angeles Kings for first-round choice in 1969 (Dick Redmond) amateur draft and first-round choice in 1972 (Steve Shutt) amateur draft, June 11, 1968.
- Traded by Kings (with Bill White and Bryan Campbell) to Chicago Black Hawks for G Denis Dejordy, Gilles Marotte and Jim Stanfield, February 20, 1970.
- Traded by Black Hawks (with Kerry Bond and Gerry Pinder) to California Golden Seals for G Gary Smith, September 9, 1971.
- Traded by Golden Seals to Chicago Black Hawks for Paul Shmyr and G Gilles Meloche, October 18, 1971.
- Selected by New York Raiders in 1972 World Hockey Association General Player Draft, February 12, 1972.
- Claimed (from Black Hawks) by New York Islanders in Expansion Draft, June 6, 1972.
- World Hockey Association rights traded by New York-New Jersey Golden Raiders to Michigan Stags for cash, May, 1974.
- Signed by Michigan Stags, May, 1974.
- National Hockey League rights traded by Islanders to Buffalo Sabres for rights to Garry Lariviere, March 3, 1975.
ACCOLADES:
- Named to Ontario Hockey Association (Junior "B") All-Star First Team, 1963-64.
- Winner, Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award, 1967-68.
- Named to American Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1967-68.
- Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1977.
INJURIES:
- Torn cartilage and operation on right knee, 1966-67.
- Broken left forearm; missed remainder of season and postseason, 1970-71.
- Had two operations on arm; missed start of season, 1971-72.
- Injury to right eye, 1976-77.
- Had eye surgery, June, 1977.
PENALTY SHOTS:
- Stopped penalty shot (Pit Martin), November 8, 1972.
SEASON RECORDS:
REGULAR SEASON
Year Team GP Min W L T GA GAA Shots Sv% ShO G A PiM S/60 PERS
60-61 Sudbury Bell Telephone NBHL
61-62 Sudbury Bell Telephone NBHL
62-63 Toronto Marlboros OHA 30 1780 97 3.27 2
63-64 Garson Native Sons NOHA
London Nationals OHA-B
64-65 Toronto Marlboros OHA 53 3180 32 14 7 202 3.81 1
65-66 Houston Apollos CHL 20 1160 6 8 5 73 3.78 0 0 0 0
66-67 Houston Apollos CHL 36 2160 15 16 5 130 3.61 1 0 2 27
67-68 Cleveland Barons AHL 66 3934 26 26 14 226 3.45 3 0 1 4
68-69 Los Angeles Kings NHL 60 3499 18 34 6 190 3.26 4 0 1 6
69-70 Los Angeles Kings NHL 43 2453 7 29 5 159 3.89 3 0 0 14
Chicago Black Hawks NHL 4 240 4 0 0 8 2.00 0 0 1 0
70-71 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 22 1217 12 6 3 49 2.42 0 0 0 6
71-72 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 6 360 1 2 3 21 3.50 0 0 0 0
72-73 New York Islanders NHL 44 2498 5 35 3 195 4.68 0 0 0 9
73-74 New York Islanders NHL 36 1945 9 17 6 101 3.12 0 0 0 0
74-75 Michigan - Baltimore Stags WHA 41 2282 9 28 1 162 4.26 0 0 1 13
Buffalo Sabres NHL 9 540 6 2 1 25 2.78 0 0 0 0
75-76 Buffalo Sabres NHL 55 3280 29 15 11 161 2.95 2 0 1 2
76-77 Buffalo Sabres NHL 49 2871 31 12 6 126 2.63 3 0 0 2
77-78 Buffalo Sabres NHL 3 111 0 1 0 7 3.78 0 0 0 0
TEN (10) NHL SEASONS 331 19014 122 153 44 1042 3.29 12 0 3 39
ONE (1) WHA SEASON 41 2282 9 28 1 162 4.26 0 0 1 13
POST-SEASON
Year Team GP Min W L GA GAA Shots Sv% ShO G A PiM S/60 PERS
64-65 Toronto Marlboros OHA 19 1140 57 3.00 0
66-67 Houston Apollos CHL 6 328 2 4 18 3.29 0 0 0 0
68-69 Los Angeles Kings NHL 9 431 3 4 28 3.90 0 0 1 0
71-72 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 1 60 1 0 5 5.00 0 0 0 4
74-75 Buffalo Sabres NHL 15 760 7 5 43 3.39 0
75-76 Buffalo Sabres NHL 9 563 4 5 28 2.98 0 0 0 2
76-77 Buffalo Sabres NHL 1 60 0 1 4 4.00 0 0 0 2
FIVE (5) NHL POSTSEASONS 35 1874 15 15 108 3.46 0
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