Introduction
Gary Edwards (born October 5, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1968–69 to 1981–82.
Playing career
Gary Edwards was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the first round (6th overall) in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. Besides the Blues (1968–69 to 1969–70 and 1981–82), Edwards played for the Los Angeles Kings (1971–72 to 1976–77), Cleveland Barons/Minnesota North Stars (1976–77 to 1979–80), Edmonton Oilers (1980–81), and Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82). From 1972–76, he teamed with Rogatien Vachon to give the Los Angeles Kings one of the best goaltender tandems in the NHL. Edwards' best season was 1974-75 when he posted a 2.34 goals against average in 27 games while backing up Vachon. They were a close runner up for the 1975 Vezina Trophy, losing out to Bernie Parent of the Stanley Cup champion Philadelphia Flyers by a mere 4 goals.
Career statistics
| Regular season | ||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | Min | GA | EN | SO | GAA | W | L | T | SV | Pct | |
| 1966-67 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 8 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 4.62 | |||||||
| 1967-68 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 41 | |||||||||||
| 1968-69 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 32 | 1760 | 92 | 0 | 4 | 3.00 | ||||||
| 1968-69 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||||||
| 1969-70 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 34 | 2040 | 115 | 1 | 2 | 3.38 | ||||||
| 1969-70 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 1 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1969-70 | San Diego Gulls | WHL | 3 | 180 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 0.971 | |
| 1970-71 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 33 | 1980 | 85 | 2 | 2 | 2.58 | ||||||
| 1970-71 | San Diego Gulls | WHL | 4 | 240 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 0.890 | |
| 1971-72 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 44 | 2503 | 150 | 2 | 2 | 3.60 | 13 | 23 | 5 | |||
| 1972-73 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 27 | 1560 | 94 | 0 | 1 | 3.62 | 9 | 16 | 1 | |||
| 1973-74 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 18 | 929 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 3.23 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 1974-75 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 27 | 1561 | 61 | 1 | 3 | 2.34 | 15 | 3 | 8 | |||
| 1975-76 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 29 | 1740 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 3.55 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 731 | 0.876 | |
| 1976-77 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 10 | 501 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 4.67 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 1976-77 | Cleveland Barons | NHL | 17 | 999 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 4.08 | 4 | 10 | 3 | |||
| 1977-78 | Cleveland Barons | NHL | 30 | 1700 | 128 | 2 | 0 | 4.52 | 6 | 18 | 5 | |||
| 1978-79 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 25 | 1337 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 3.72 | 6 | 11 | 5 | |||
| 1979-80 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 26 | 1539 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 3.20 | 9 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 1980-81 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 15 | 729 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 3.62 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 1981-82 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 10 | 480 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 5.63 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 1981-82 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 6 | 360 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 3.67 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| NHL totals | 286 | 16002 | 973 | 9 | 11 | 3.40 | 88 | 125 | 51 | -- | -- | |||