Gerald Michael "Gerry" Cheevers (born on December 7, 1940, in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a former goaltender in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association between 1961 and 1980. December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Industry and Liberality Location City Information Established: Settled in 1797 Incorporated in 1845 Area: 97. ... Patrick Roy, a retired ice hockey goaltender The goaltender (also known colloquially as goalie or netminder) in ice hockey is the player who defends his teams goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his teams net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. ... The modernized NHL shield logo debuted in 2005, replacing the orange and black shield, which had been used since the leagues inception. ... World Hockey Association logo The World Hockey Association (French: Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional ice hockey league in North America from 1972 to 1979. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

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Overview

Gerry Cheevers' trademark "stitched" goalie mask

Cheevers' professional hockey career began in 1956 at the age of 16 when he played for the St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was owned by the Toronto Maple Leafs until the Boston Bruins drafted him in 1965. He spent six years in all in the minors until, by 1967, he was the team's number one goalie. He was a member of both the 1969-70 and 1971-72 Stanley Cup winning teams, gaining a reputation as a driven, "money" goaltender. Image File history File links Gerry Cheevers Trademark hockey mask This image originally obtained from the Chixdiggit FAQ: http://www. ... The Toronto St. ... A typical OHL hockey game. ... For other uses of Toronto Maple Leafs, see Toronto Maple Leafs (disambiguation). ... The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Stanley Cup on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame The Stanley Cup, originally called the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, is awarded each year by the National Hockey League to the champion of its playoff tournament. ...

Cheevers' unusual stitch-pattern goaltender mask came after he had been struck on it by a puck hard enough to have caused him injury if he had not been wearing one, and he had the team trainer paint on the mask the stitches he would have otherwise received. Ever after, any time he was similarly struck, he would have a new stitch-mark painted on. The mask became one of the most recognized of the era, and is now in the Hockey Hall of Fame. The Hockey Hall of Fame in a former bank building The Stanley Cup on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame The Hockey Hall of Fame, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, celebrates the history of ice hockey, with exhibits featuring memorabilia and NHL trophies (including the Stanley Cup) along with...

In the fall of 1972, he jumped to the fledgling World Hockey Association, playing three and a half seasons for the Cleveland Crusaders as one of the league's best goalies, winning First Team All-Star honors in 1973 and Second Team honors in 1974 and 1975. World Hockey Association logo The World Hockey Association (French: Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional ice hockey league in North America from 1972 to 1979. ... The Cleveland Crusaders was an ice hockey team that played in the WHA in Cleveland, Ohio from 1972-1976. ...

Returning to the Bruins during the 1976 season after financial disputes with Cleveland management, Cheevers finished out his playing career at the end of the 1980 season. After hanging up his pads, he became the Bruins' coach, a position he held for four and a half seasons. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Cheevers was not afraid to stray from the crease both to cut down the shooter's angle and to act as a "third defenseman". He was very aggressive with opposing players who strayed into or near the crease. Not a "stand-up" goalie, Cheevers could often be found on his knees or even his side. His famous trademark was the stitches that he painted on his mask each time he stopped a puck with his face.

His cumulative NHL goals against average was 2.89. He recorded 230 NHL wins, played in 419 NHL games, and recorded 26 NHL shutouts. He was also second in the WHA's history in career GAA and shutouts, despite playing in only half the league's seasons. Goals Against Average (GAAv) is an ice hockey statistic that represents the number of goals netminders concede on average per whole-game played. ...

After his departure as Bruins' coach, Cheevers has devoted his time to his interests in thoroughbred horse racing and as a hockey scout; he is currently on the Bruins' scouting staff.

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Regular season

Awards

• 1964-65 Harry (Hap) Holmes Memorial Award, which goes to the AHL goalie with the best goals against average.
• Played in the 1969 NHL All-Star Game.
• 1973 WHA First Team All-Star, won Ben Hatskin Award for best goaltender.
• 1979-80 Runner-up for the NHL's Vezina Memorial Trophy (Top goaltender).
• Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.

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International play

• 1974 Played for Team Canada at the Summit-74 series
• 1976 Spare goaltender for Team Canada in the Challenge Cup
• 1979 Played for NHL All Stars in the Challenge Cup vs. Team Soviet Union

Miscellaneous

Two bands have songs about Cheevers :

• Cheeky Monkey included a song about on their 1997 album Four Arms To Hold You,
• Chixdiggit! included a song on their first album called "I feel like Gerry Cheevers (Stitch Marks on My Heart)".