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Paul Gauthier (ice hockey)
Paul Joseph Alphonse Gauthier (December 8, 1915 – March 10, 1984) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played one game in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1937–38 season, on January 13, 1938 against the Chicago Black Hawks. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1935 to 1949, was spent in the minor leagues. He was the lightest goalie to ever play in the NHL, weighing in at 125 lbs.[1][2]
| Paul Gauthier | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | December 8, 1915 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died | March 10, 1984 (aged 68) Riverside, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||
| Weight | 125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Right | ||
| Played for | Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1935–1949 | ||
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | ||
| 1932–33 | Winnipeg Monarchs | WDJHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | Winnipeg Blues | MJHL | 7 | — | — | — | 420 | 15 | 0 | 2.14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | Winnipeg Maroons | MJHL | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 480 | 25 | 1 | 3.13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 240 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 | ||
| 1934–35 | Winnipeg Maroons | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 2 | 480 | 25 | 1 | 3.13 | ||
| 1935–36 | Montreal Senior Canadiens | MCHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 6.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | Pittsburgh Shamrocks | IHL | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 990 | 56 | 0 | 3.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936–37 | Minneapolis Millers | AHA | 48 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 2880 | 105 | 6 | 2.19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 408 | 8 | 1 | 1.18 | ||
| 1937–38 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 1.71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | New Haven Eagles | IAHL | 47 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 2910 | 126 | 5 | 2.60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | ||
| 1938–39 | Spokane Clippers | PCHL | 34 | — | — | — | 2040 | 105 | 3 | 3.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938–39 | New Haven Eagles | IAHL | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 370 | 30 | 0 | 4.86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | Kansas City Greyhounds | AHA | 47 | 20 | 27 | 0 | 2871 | 163 | 6 | 3.41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Seattle Olympics | PCHL | 41 | — | — | — | 2460 | 131 | 1 | 3.20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 | ||
| 1941–42 | Washington Lions | AHL | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 540 | 34 | 0 | 3.78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | New Haven Eagles | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1942–43 | Washington Lions | AHL | 41 | 10 | 26 | 5 | 2530 | 203 | 0 | 4.81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 2760 | 139 | 4 | 3.02 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 240 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 | ||
| 1944–45 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 240 | 15 | 0 | 3.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Houston Huskies | USHL | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 960 | 69 | 1 | 4.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Philadelphia Rockets | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 7 | 0 | 2.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | San Francisco Shamrocks | PCHL | 5 | — | — | — | 300 | 19 | 0 | 3.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | Houston Huskies | USHL | 27 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1640 | 112 | 1 | 4.10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 423 | 19 | 0 | 2.70 | ||
| 1947–48 | Omaha Knights | USHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 310 | 29 | 0 | 5.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Washington Lions | AHL | 13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 716 | 72 | 0 | 6.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 172 | 66 | 83 | 20 | 10,426 | 646 | 9 | 3.72 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 300 | 27 | 0 | 5.40 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 1.71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "NHL Stats". NHL.com. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ^ Obermeyer, Jeff (2004). Hockey in Seattle. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-2923-3.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database