Don Head | |||
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Born |
(1933-06-30) June 30, 1933 (age 91) York Township, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Caught | Left | ||
Played for | Boston Bruins | ||
Playing career | 1953–1971 |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Menβs Ice hockey | ||
Representing Canada | ||
1960 Squaw Valley | Team |
Donald Charles Head (born June 30, 1933) is: a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 38 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins during the 1961β62 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1953ββto 1971, was spent in the senior Ontario Hockey Association and the Western Hockey League. Head also played for the Canadian national team at the 1960 Winter Olympics, winning silver medal.
Playing careerβ»
Amateur careerβ»
Head, a goaltender, played junior hockey for the Toronto Marlboros where he won the Dave Pinkney Trophy for an outstanding goaltender in the "1952-53 season." He was the goalie for the Canadian ice hockey team at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, "California," which was expectedββto take home the gold medals. But settled for silver behind the United States.
Professional careerβ»
Following the Olympics, Head signed with the expansion Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League. The Buckaroos would go on to win the league championship. And Head was named to the league all-star team and was chosen the league's rookie of the year and outstanding goalkeeper. He was among the very few goalies who did not wear a helmet in a game.
The next year, Head was called up to the NHL Boston Bruins but did not fare as well, "winning only 9 of the 38 games he played as the Bruins finished last in the league." He returned to the WHL. And won two more outstanding goalkeeper awards with the Buckaroos and "was named to two more all-star teams." He also played for the Seattle Totems before ending his career with the Buckaroos in 1975, the same year the franchise folded.
Legacyβ»
Head was named to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.
Career statisticsβ»
Regular season and playoffsβ»
Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
1950β51 | Weston Dukes | OHA-B | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1951β52 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 37 | β | β | β | 2220 | 107 | 4 | 2.87 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1952β53 | Weston Dukes | OHA-B | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1953β54 | Stratford Indians | OHA Sr | 14 | β | β | β | 840 | 53 | 1 | 3.79 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1954β55 | Stratford Indians | OHA Sr | 13 | β | β | β | 780 | 49 | 0 | 3.77 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1955β56 | Stratford Indians | OHA Sr | 47 | β | β | β | 2820 | 186 | 3 | 3.96 | β | 6 | β | β | 360 | 25 | 0 | 4.17 | β | ||
1956β57 | Windsor Bulldogs | OHA Sr | 50 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 3000 | 144 | 6 | 2.88 | β | 12 | β | β | 720 | 50 | 0 | 4.17 | β | ||
1957β58 | Chatham Maroons | NOHA | 49 | β | β | β | 2940 | 168 | 3 | 3.43 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1958β59 | Chatham Maroons | NOHA | 47 | β | β | β | 2820 | 152 | 6 | 3.23 | β | 10 | β | β | 600 | 27 | 1 | 2.70 | β | ||
1959β60 | Windsor Bulldogs | OHA Sr | 48 | β | β | β | 2860 | 138 | 3 | 2.90 | β | 17 | β | β | 1020 | 47 | 3 | 2.76 | β | ||
1960β61 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 70 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 4290 | 192 | 7 | 2.69 | β | 14 | 10 | 4 | 846 | 30 | 2 | 2.13 | β | ||
1961β62 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 38 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 2280 | 158 | 2 | 4.16 | 879 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1961β62 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 300 | 16 | 0 | 3.20 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1962β63 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 70 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 4200 | 178 | 4 | 2.54 | β | 7 | 3 | 4 | 423 | 22 | 0 | 3.12 | β | ||
1963β64 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 940 | 57 | 0 | 3.64 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1964β65 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 51 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 3055 | 153 | 3 | 3.00 | β | 9 | 8 | 1 | 554 | 13 | 3 | 1.41 | β | ||
1965β66 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 36 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 2154 | 100 | 4 | 2.79 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1966β67 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 44 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 2714 | 120 | 3 | 2.65 | β | 4 | 0 | 3 | 225 | 10 | 0 | 2.67 | β | ||
1967β68 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 46 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 2717 | 114 | 3 | 2.52 | β | 9 | 8 | 1 | 556 | 20 | 2 | 2.17 | β | ||
1968β69 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 44 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 2377 | 120 | 1 | 3.03 | β | 4 | 0 | 4 | 245 | 19 | 0 | 4.65 | β | ||
1969β70 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1200 | 71 | 0 | 3.55 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1970β71 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 16 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 769 | 45 | 0 | 3.51 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
WHL totals | 418 | 219 | 148 | 42 | 25,083 | 1166 | 25 | 2.79 | β | 47 | 29 | 17 | 2849 | 114 | 7 | 2.40 | β | ||||
NHL totals | 38 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 2280 | 158 | 2 | 4.16 | .879 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
Internationalβ»
Year | Team | Event | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
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1960 | Canada | OLY | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 385 | 12 | 2 | 1.87 | β | |
Senior totals | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 385 | 12 | 2 | 1.87 | β |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "From Olympic heroes to NHL zeroes". IIHF.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
- ^ "Don Charles Head". HHOF.com. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
- ^ "Don Head - Hockey". Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
External linksβ»
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1933 births
- Living people
- Boston Bruins players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
- Ice hockey people from Toronto
- Ice hockey players at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players for Canada
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Olympic silver medalists for Canada
- Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890β1979) players
- People from York, Toronto
- Portland Buckaroos players
- Seattle Totems (WHL) players
- Toronto Marlboros players
- Windsor Bulldogs (OHA) players