Gilles Villemure
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BIOGRAPHY
- BORN: Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, May 30, 1940.
- HEIGHT: 5'8".
- WEIGHT: 185 lbs.
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TRANSACTIONS:
- Loaned (by Long Island Ducks (EHL)) to Charlotte Checkers (EHL) as emergency injury replacement, January 30, 1962.
- Loaned (by Long Island Ducks (EHL)) to Johnstown Jets (EHL) as emergency injury replacement, January 31, 1962.
- Promoted (from Baltimore Clippers AHL) to New York Rangers to replace injured Jacques Plante, November 20, 1963.
- Traded (by Rangers) to Chicago Black Hawks for Doug Jarrett, October 28, 1975.
ACCOLADES:
- Named to Western Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1962-63.
- Winner, Western Hockey League Rookie of the Year, 1962-63.
- Named to Western Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1965-66.
- Named to American Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1966-67.
- Named to American Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1968-69.
- Winner, Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award, 1968-69.
- Winner, Les Cunningham Award, 1968-69.
- Named to American Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1969-70.
- Winner, Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award, 1969-70.
- Winner, Les Cunningham Award, 1969-70.
- Shared (with Ed Giacomin) Vezina Trophy, 1970-71.
- Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1971.
- Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1972.
- Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1973.
INJURIES:
FIRSTS:
- Gilles made his National Hockey League debut on November 20, 1963, for the New York Rangers. Replacing an injured Jacques Plante, Gilles and the Rangers tied the Boston Bruins, 1-1.
MISCELLANEOUS:
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SEASON RECORDS:
REGULAR SEASON
Year Team GP Min W L T GA GAA Shots Sv% ShO G A PiM S/60 PERS
58-59 Trios-Rivieres Reds QJHL
Troy Bruins IHL 3 180 1 2 0 18 6.00 0 0 0 0
59-60 Guelph Biltmores OHAJr 35 1980 128 3.66 1
60-61 New York Rovers EHL 51 3060 16 34 1 223 4.37 1 0 0 0
61-62 Long Island Ducks EHL 65 3900 25 39 1 242 3.72 3 0 0 0
Charlotte Checkers EHL 1 60 0 1 0 7 7.00 0 0 0 0
Johnstown Jets EHL 1 60 1 0 0 2 2.00 0 0 0 0
62-63 Vancouver Canucks WHL 70 4200 35 31 4 228 3.26 5 0 0 6
63-64 Baltimore Clippers AHL 66 3960 31 33 2 192 2.91 3 0 2 0
New York Rangers NHL 5 300 0 2 3 18 3.60 0 0 0 0
64-65 Vancouver Canucks WHL 60 3676 27 26 6 212 3.46 2 0 0 4
65-66 Vancouver Canucks WHL 69 4178 32 34 3 223 3.20 5 0 2 0
66-67 Baltimore Clippers AHL 70 4180 34 27 9 238 3.42 4 0 0 4
67-68 New York Rangers NHL 4 200 1 2 0 8 2.40 1 0 0 0
Buffalo Bisons AHL 37 2160 18 13 6 89 2.47 3 0 1 4
68-69 New York Rangers NHL 4 240 2 1 1 9 2.25 0 0 0 0
Buffalo Bisons AHL 62 3674 36 12 14 148 2.42 6 0 1 2
69-70 Buffalo Bisons AHL 65 3714 156 2.52 8 0 2 4
70-71 New York Rangers NHL 34 2039 22 8 4 78 2.30 4 0 0 0
71-72 New York Rangers NHL 37 2129 24 7 4 74 2.09 3 0 2 6
72-73 New York Rangers NHL 34 2040 20 12 2 78 2.29 3 0 0 2
73-74 New York Rangers NHL 21 1054 7 7 3 62 3.53 0 0 0 0
74-75 New York Rangers NHL 45 2470 22 14 6 130 3.16 2 0 0 2
75-76 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 15 797 2 7 5 57 4.29 0 0 0 0
76-77 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 6 312 0 4 1 28 5.38 0 0 0 0
TEN (10) NHL SEASONS 205 11581 100 64 29 542 2.81 13 0 2 10
POST-SEASON
Year Team GP Min W L GA GAA Shots Sv% ShO G A PiM S/60 PERS
59-60 Guelph Biltmores OHAJr 5 300 19 3.80 1
62-63 Vancouver Canucks WHL 7 429 3 4 27 3.78 1 0 0 0
64-65 Vancouver Canucks WHL 5 309 1 4 17 3.30 0 0 0 0
65-66 Vancouver Canucks WHL 7 420 3 4 27 3.86 0 0 1 0
66-67 Baltimore Clippers AHL 9 569 4 5 39 4.11 0 0 0 0
67-68 Buffalo Bisons AHL 5 247 1 3 15 3.64 0 0 0 0
68-69 New York Rangers NHL 1 60 0 1 4 4.00 0 0 0 0
Buffalo Bisons AHL 6 360 2 4 19 3.17 1 0 0 0
69-70 Buffalo Bisons AHL 14 875 11 3 31 2.13 1 0 1 0
70-71 New York Rangers NHL 2 80 0 1 6 4.50 0 0 0 0
71-72 New York Rangers NHL 6 360 4 2 14 2.33 0 0 0 0
72-73 New York Rangers NHL 2 61 0 1 2 1.97 0 0 0 0
73-74 New York Rangers NHL 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
74-75 New York Rangers NHL 2 94 1 0 6 3.83 0
SIX (6) NHL POSTSEASONS 14 656 5 5 32 2.93 0
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