Denis Bernard Herron

BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Chambly, Quebec, June 18, 1952.

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HEIGHT: 5'11".

WEIGHT: 165 lbs.

UNIFORM #: 29 (Pittsburgh).

CATCHES: Left

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WEAKNESSES:

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• Selected by Pittsburgh Penguins in third round (third Penguins pick, 40th overall) in National Hockey League Amateur Draft, 1972.
• Traded by Penguins (with Jean-Guy Lagace) to Kansas City Scouts for G Michel Plasse, January 10, 1975.
• Signed as free agent by Pittsburgh Penguins, August 7, 1976.
• Traded by Penguins (with second-round selection (Jocelyn Gauvreau) in 1982 entry draft) to Montreal Canadiens for Pat Hughes and Robbie Holland, August 30, 1979.
• Traded by Canadiens to Pittsburgh Penguins for third-round selection (W Nelson Emerson) in 1985 entry draft, September 15, 1982.

ACCOLADES:

• Named to Quebec Major Junior Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1971-72.
• Shared (with Richard Sevigny and Michel Larocque) Vezina Trophy, 1980-81.
• Shared (with Rick Wamsley) William M. Jennings Trophy, 1981-82.

INJURIES:

• Left game midway through first period bruised left leg, November 10, 1984.
• Left game with pulled groin, December 15, 1984.

PENALTY SHOTS:

• Stopped penalty shot (Guy Charron), October 30, 1979.

DID YOU KNOW?

• Denis is the first goaltender in National Hockey League history to be drafted and then start the following season in the National Hockey League, making the Pittsburgh Penguins' roster the fall after his 1972 draft year. Herron started the Penguins' third game of the season, a 5-2 win over the California Golden Seals.

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                          GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
69-70 Trois-Rivieres Draveurs QJHL   2     96   0   1   0    10   6.25                    0   0   0     0
70-71 Trois-Rivieres Draveurs QJHL  33   1980               136   4.12                    0   0   0     0
71-72 Trois-Rivieres Draveurs QMJHL 40   2400               160   4.00                    2   0   0    10
72-73 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL       18    967   6   7   2    55   3.41                    2   0   1     0
      Hershey Bears AHL             21   1185                63   3.19                    0   0   0     0
73-74 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL        5    260   1   3   0    18   4.15                    0   0   0     0
      Salt Lake Golden Eagles WHL    9    530   6   2   1    32   3.62                    0   0   0     4
      Hershey Bears AHL             17    967  10   4   1    52   3.22                    0   0   1     2
74-75 Hershey Bears AHL             12    615   2   7   2    45   4.39                    0   0   0     0
      Pittsburgh Penguins NHL        3    108   1   1   0    11   6.11                    0   0   0     0
      Kansas City Scouts NHL        22   1280   4  13   4    80   3.75                    0   0   1     2
75-76 Kansas City Scouts NHL        64   3620  11  39  11   243   4.03                    0   0   0    16
76-77 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL       34   1920  15  11   5    94   2.94                    1   0   1     4
77-78 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL       60   3534  20  25  15   210   3.57                    0   0   1     6
      Canada WORLD                   5    255   3   1   0    12   2.82                    0
78-79 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL       56   3208  22  19  12   180   3.37                    0   0   2    18
79-80 Montreal Canadiens NHL        34   1909  25   3   3    80   2.51                    0   0   0     0
80-81 Montreal Canadiens NHL        25   1147   6   9   6    67   3.50                    1   0   2     0
81-82 Montreal Canadiens NHL        27   1547  12   6   8    68   2.64                    3   0   0     4
82-83 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL       31   1707   5  18   5   151   5.31     931   .838     1   0   1    14
83-84 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL       38   2028   8  24   2   138   4.08    1200   .885     1   0   0    21
84-85 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL       42   2193  10  22   3   170   4.65    1362   .875     1   0   0     4
85-86 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL        3    180   0   3   0    14   4.67      92   .848     0   0   0     0
      Baltimore Clippers AHL        27   1510  10  11   4    86   3.42     793   .892     0   0   0     6
FOURTEEN (14) NHL SEASONS          462  25608 146 203  76  1579   3.70                   10   0   9    89

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                          GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
70-71 Trois Rivieres Draveurs QJHL   7    420           23   3.29                    1   0   1     4
71-72 Trois Rivieres Draveurs QMJHL  4    200           19   5.70                    0
72-73 Hershey Bears AHL              4    240           16   4.00                    0   0   0     0
73-74 Hershey Bears AHL              4    242   4   0    7   1.73                    0   0   0     2
76-77 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL        3    180   1   2   11   3.67                    0   0   0     5
78-79 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL        7    421   2   5   24   3.42                    0
79-80 Montreal Canadiens NHL         5    300   2   3   15   3.00                    0   0   0     0
THREE (3) NHL POSTSEASONS           15    901   5  10   50   3.33                    0

NHL GAME DIRECTORY:

• 10/11/84: L (60m, 32/36) 3-4 defeat at Boston (Peeters).
• 10/17/84: W (60m, 42/45) 4-3 victory vs. Vancouver (Garrett, Brodeur).
• 10/21/84: L (60m, 33/37) 2-4 defeat at Philadelphia (Froese).
• 10/27/84: W (60m, 33/38) 6-5 victory vs. Montreal (Soetaert).
• 10/31/84: W (60m, 35/41) 7-6 victory at New Jersey (Resch).
• 11/06/84: T (65m, 34/37) 3-3 OT tie vs. Edmonton (Fuhr).
• 11/10/84: - (9m59s, 5/7) 4-5 defeat at NY Islanders (Smith) [Replaced by Dion].
• 11/17/84: L (59m, 35/39) 3-5 defeat at Los Angeles (Eliot).
• 11/21/84: T (65m, 46/49) 3-3 OT tie vs. Washington (Mason).
• 11/22/84: L (40m, 18/23) 3-9 defeat at Hartford (Millen) [Replaced by Dion].
• 11/24/84: L (60m, 22/27) 3-5 defeat vs. New Jersey (Low).
• 11/27/84: T (65m, 34/36) 2-2 OT tie vs. Buffalo (Barrasso).
• 11/29/84: L (60m, 29/35) 3-6 defeat vs. Chicago (Bannerman).
• 12/02/84: - (20m, 9/12) 1-9 defeat at Washington (Mason) [Replaced Romano].
• 12/05/84: - (3m16s, 2/2) 7-4 victory vs. St. Louis (Liut) [Replaced Romano].
• 12/07/84: W (61m35s, 26/29) 4-3 OT victory at NY Rangers (Hanlon).
• 12/08/84: W (60m, 33/37) 6-4 victory vs. Calgary (Edwards).
• 12/12/84: W (60m, 31/34) 4-3 victory vs. NY Islanders (Hrudey).
• 12/15/84: - (20m, 12/13) 5-2 victory at Toronto (St. Croix) [Replaced by Romano].
• 12/22/84: L (60m, 31/36) 2-5 defeat at NY Islanders (Smith).
• 12/29/84: - (20m, 4/9) 2-10 defeat at Quebec (Gosselin) [Replaced Romano].
• 01/04/85: L (60m, 27/34) 2-7 defeat at Buffalo (Barrasso).
• 01/12/85: W (60m, 45/48) 4-3 victory vs. Edmonton (Moog).
• 01/16/85: L (60m, 27/32) 4-5 defeat vs. Washington (Riggin).
• 01/19/85: - (20m, 12/16) 5-4 victory vs. Chicago (Bannerman) [Replaced by Romano].
• 01/26/85: L (60m, 29/35) 3-6 defeat at Edmonton (Fuhr).
• 01/30/85: - (21m54s, 14/18) 5-6 defeat vs. Toronto (Bernhardt) [Replaced by Romano].
• 02/09/85: L (60m, 31/35) 1-4 defeat at NY Islanders (Hrudey).
• 02/16/85: L (40m, 15/22) 1-8 defeat vs. Quebec (Sevigny) [Replaced by Romano].
• 03/02/85: W (60m, 32/36) 5-4 victory vs. NY Rangers (Hanlon).
• 03/03/85: L (60m, 42/49) 3-7 defeat at NY Rangers (Vanbiesbrouck).
• 03/07/85: L (60m, 29/34) 1-5 defeat at St. Louis (Wamsley).
• 03/16/85: W (60m, 26/26) 5-0 victory vs. NY Rangers (Vanbiesbrouck).
• 03/17/85: L (60m, 38/42) 3-4 defeat at Hartford (Liut).
• 03/19/85: L (59m, 39/43) 3-5 defeat vs. Philadelphia (Lindbergh).
• 03/22/85: L (60m, 36/39) 1-3 defeat at Buffalo (Barrasso).
• 03/26/85: L (60m, 35/40) 4-5 defeat at NY Rangers (Hanlon).
• 03/27/85: W (60m, 32/35) 4-3 victory vs. New Jersey (Resch).
• 03/30/85: L (60m, 39/45) 4-6 defeat at New Jersey (Low).
• 03/31/85: L (60m, 29/33) 2-4 defeat vs. Montreal (Penney).
• 04/03/85: L (60m, 30/33) 2-3 defeat vs. Detroit (Stefan).
• 04/06/85: L (59m, 34/40) 4-7 defeat vs. Washington (Jensen).
• 11/08/85: L (59m, 26/30) 3-5 defeat at New Jersey (Resch).
• 11/19/85: L (60m, 21/25) 3-4 defeat at Washington (Peeters, Jensen).
• 11/24/85: L (59m, 29/35) 4-7 defeat at Philadelphia (Jensen).