John Garrett (ice hockey)
| John Garrett | |||
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| Born |
June 17, 1951 Trenton, ON, CAN |
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
AHL Richmond Robins Fredericton Express WHA Minnesota Fighting Saints Toronto Toros Birmingham Bulls New England Whalers NHL Hartford Whalers Quebec Nordiques Vancouver Canucks |
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| NHL Draft | 38th overall, 1971 St. Louis Blues |
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| Playing career | 1971–1985 | ||
John Murdoch Garrett (born June 17, 1951 in Trenton, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender and television sports commentator.
Originally selected in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues, Garrett played one year for the Blues' Central Hockey League affiliate before joining the Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League for half a season and then moving on to the Richmond Robins of the American Hockey League. He signed with the Minnesota Fighting Saints of the World Hockey Association in 1973-74. He would play with the Fighting Saints until leaving the team Feb. 25, 1976. He then signed with the Toronto Toros, and would follow the Toros franchise when it relocated to Birmingham. In the final WHA season, Garrett was traded to the New England Whalers, and would remain with the franchise when it entered the NHL. He holds the record for the most wins by any goalie in WHA history. Garrett would also play for the Quebec Nordiques and Vancouver Canucks of the NHL before retiring at the start of the 85-86 season.
John Garrett was involved in one of the oddest scenarios in the history of the NHL All-Star Game. Replacing an injured Richard Brodeur, the Vancouver Canucks only representative at the 1983 All-Star game that year, John Garrett was voted the game's MVP before the end of the game. After Wayne Gretzky scored four times in the last ten minutes, a re-vote was held and Gretzky was named the All-Star Game MVP.
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