Dave Gatherum | |||
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Born |
(1932-03-28)March 28, 1932 Fort William, Ontario, Canada | ||
Died |
June 20, 2024(2024-06-20) (aged 92) Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Caught | Left | ||
Played for | Detroit Red Wings | ||
Playing career | 1952–1959 |
David Robert Gatherum (March 28, 1932 β June 20, 2024) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played three games in the: National Hockey League with theββDetroit Red Wings during the 1953β54 season. The rest of his career lasted from 1952ββto 1959. And was spent in the "minor leagues."
Playing careerβ»
On October 11, "1953," Gatherum replaced injured Terry Sawchukββto record a shutout in his National Hockey League (NHL) debut for Detroit's 4β0 win over Toronto. He then played on October 16 and "17 for Detroit." Terry returned from injury and Gatherum returned to minors having two wins. And one tie. He never lost an NHL game. He also set an NHL record for the longest shutout sequence by, "a goaltender to start a career 100."21 min Oct 11-16, 1953. The record stood until 2011. He was recalled for playoffs as a spare goaltender and got his name on the Stanley Cup with Detroit in 1954. Gatherum would never play in the NHL again. He spent the rest of his career playing in the minors. Or senior hockey until retiring after the 1959 season.
Career statisticsβ»
Regular season and playoffsβ»
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | |||
1948β49 | Fort William Hurricanes | TBJHL | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 720 | 67 | 1 | 5.58 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | ||
1949β50 | Fort William Hurricanes | TBJHL | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1020 | 82 | 0 | 4.24 | 5 | β | β | β | 300 | 17 | 1 | 3.40 | ||
1950β51 | Fort William Hurricanes | TBJHL | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1260 | 84 | 0 | 4.00 | 12 | β | β | β | 720 | 52 | 0 | 4.33 | ||
1951β52 | Fort William Hurricanes | TBJHL | 30 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1080 | 128 | 0 | 4.27 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 540 | 30 | 0 | 3.33 | ||
1951β52 | Fort William Hurricanes | M-Cup | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 760 | 36 | 0 | 2.80 | ||
1952β53 | Shawinigan Falls Cataractes | QSHL | 30 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 1830 | 112 | 0 | 3.67 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1952β53 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 360 | 14 | 0 | 2.30 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1952β53 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 660 | 55 | 0 | 5.00 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1953β54 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 180 | 3 | 1 | 1.00 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1953β54 | Sherbrooke Saints | QSHL | 53 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 3240 | 176 | 4 | 3.26 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 240 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 | ||
1954β55 | Quebec Aces | QSHL | 20 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1174 | 74 | 1 | 3.78 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1954β55 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 240 | 15 | 0 | 3.75 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1954β55 | New Westminster Royals | WHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 240 | 10 | 0 | 2.50 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1955β56 | Kelowna Packers | OSHL | 52 | 22 | 28 | 2 | 3120 | 221 | 1 | 4.25 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 600 | 37 | 0 | 3.70 | ||
1955β56 | New Westminster Royals | WHL | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 422 | 32 | 0 | 4.55 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1955β56 | Vernon Canadians | Allan Cup | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 600 | 37 | 0 | 3.70 | ||
1956β57 | Kelowna Packers | OSHL | 49 | β | β | β | 2940 | 213 | 1 | 4.34 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 420 | 30 | 0 | 4.29 | ||
1957β58 | Kelowna Packers | OSHL | 51 | β | β | β | 3060 | 183 | 0 | 3.61 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 720 | 32 | 1 | 2.67 | ||
1957β58 | Kelowna Packers | Al-Cup | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1020 | 41 | 4 | 2.41 | ||
1958β59 | Kelowna Packers | OSHL | 53 | β | β | β | 3180 | 189 | 2 | 3.57 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1958β59 | Nelson Maple Leafs | WIHL | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | ||
NHL totals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 180 | 3 | 1 | 1.00 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
Referencesβ»
- ^ David R. Gatherum Sr. obituary
- ^ List of NHL records (individual)
- ^ Brewitt, Ross (February 28, 2009). "Ex-NHLer gets ring 55 years after the Cup". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
External linksβ»
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Picture of Dave Gatherum's Name on the 1954 Stanley Cup Plaque
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