Gerry_Desjardins

Gerry Desjardins

Gerry Desjardins

Canadian former ice hockey goaltender

Gerard Ferdinand Desjardins (born July 22, 1944) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders, and Buffalo Sabres, and also played one season for the Michigan Stags in the World Hockey Association (WHA).[1] Desjardins' career ended after a puck struck his eye in 1977, which led many NHL goalies to switch from fibreglass facemasks toward the cage and helmet style.[2] Many amateur and junior hockey leagues subsequently banned fibreglass masks altogether, and began mandating the helmet/cage combination.

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"Desjardins's stats". The Goaltender Home Page. Retrieved 2017-09-28.

References

  1. [1]
    "Gerry Ferdinand Desjardins". Legends of Hockey.net. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  2. [2]
    Hynes, Jim; Smith, Gary (2015). Saving Face: The Art and History of the Goalie Mask. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9781613218624. Retrieved 21 July 2018.


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