Stan Gilbertson
Stanley Frank Gilbertson (born October 29, 1944 in Duluth, Minnesota) is a retired American ice hockey player. He played 428 games in the National Hockey League for the California Golden Seals, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1971 and 1977. He lost the lower part of his leg in a 1977 car accident right before training camp and had to retire from hockey. Gilberston is the last player to score an NHL goal on Christmas Day, as the league has not scheduled a Christmas game since Gilberston scored on December 25, 1971.[1]
| Stan Gilbertson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 29, 1944 Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals St. Louis Blues California Golden Seals | ||
| Playing career | 1964–1977 | ||
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1963–64 | Regina Pats | SJHL | 58 | 40 | 36 | 76 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Minneapolis Bruins | CHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Regina Pats | SJHL | 53 | 41 | 42 | 83 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | 43 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1965–66 | Clinton Comets | EHL | 34 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | California Seals | WHL | 59 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1967–68 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 69 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 72 | 27 | 19 | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 1969–70 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 64 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1970–71 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 68 | 31 | 18 | 49 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1971–72 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 78 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 66 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 76 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 25 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Denver Spurs | CHL | 10 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | California Seals | NHL | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 31 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 48 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1976–77 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 67 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL Totals | 428 | 85 | 89 | 174 | 148 | 3 | 1 !1 | 2 | 2 | |||||
References
- https://www.nhl.com/news/former-players-reflect-on-last-time-games-were-played-christmas/c-284872472 Retrieved December 23, 2018
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
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