Doug Favell

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Doug Favell
Born (1945-04-05) April 5, 1945 (age 79)
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Philadelphia Flyers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Colorado Rockies
Playing career 1965–1979

Douglas Robert Favell (born April 5, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and former box lacrosse player. Favell played in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Colorado Rockies.

Playing career

Favell playing for the Colorado Rockies against the Atlanta Flames in 1978

Favell, along with future Flyers' teammate Bernie Parent, played his junior hockey for the Niagara Falls Flyers in the OHA. After the club won the Memorial Cup in 1965, both goalies began their professional careers in the Boston Bruins organization, who held their rights. Over the next two seasons, Favell played in the Bruins' farm system.

Favell, like Chicago Black Hawks goaltender Tony Esposito, was one of the few goaltenders then to employ the now-popular butterfly style, often going down to the ice to block shots in an era where the stand-up style of play dominated.

With the arrival of the six new expansion clubs for the

1967 NHL Expansion Draft. The goalies split the work that first season and led the Flyers to a first-place finish in the NHL's Western Division. Favell had a stellar 2.27 GAA with four shutouts. Both goalies toiled for the Flyers until Parent was dealt to the Toronto Maple Leafs
in February 1971.

Without Parent, Favell became the Flyers' workhorse goalie. He recorded seasons of 44, 54 and 44 games with GAAs of 2.66, 2.81 and 2.83 on an improving Flyers team. In 1973, the Flyers reached the league semifinals and Favell was one of the top players, appearing in 11 playoff games and recording a 2.60 GAA and one shutout.

Before the next season, Favell was traded to the Maple Leafs for none other than Bernie Parent. The Leafs had three veteran goalies but Favell played the most games in the regular season and playoffs. He recorded a strong win–loss record with a solid 2.71 GAA in 32 games. The following season saw the Leafs rely on two goalies, but Favell struggled in 39 games with the poorest goals against (4.05) of his career. His third season with the team was his last with only three games played and extended time on the injury list.

Favell's NHL rights were sold to the

Firebirds of the American Hockey League
.

Colorado exposed him to the

Oklahoma City Blazers
, was the first goaltender to have artwork on his mask, Favell was the first to use a painted design, just before Halloween 1970.

Lacrosse

Favell also played

National Lacrosse League in 1974. On May 19, 1974 at the Philadelphia Spectrum Favell was the backup goalie for the Flyers on the day they won their 1st Stanley Cup in the afternoon. Later that evening he played in a Wings game at the Spectrum as well making him the only known athlete to participate in 2 professional sports in the same day. Favell was inducted into the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2005.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season
 Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1962–63
 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 1 — — — 60 2 0 2.00 — — — — — — — — —
1963–64
 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 28 — — — 1748 98 3 3.36 — — — — — — — — —
1964–65
 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 22 — — — 1320 79 0 3.59 — 3 2 1 180 9 0 3.00 —
1964–65
 Niagara Falls Flyers M-Cup — — — — — — — — — 2 1 0 80 3 0 2.25 —
1964–65
 Minneapolis Bruins
CPHL
 1 1 0 0 60 3 0 3.00 — — — — — — — — —
1965–66
Oklahoma City Blazers
 CPHL 18 4 8 5 1060 59 0 3.34 — — — — — — — — —
1965–66 San Francisco Seals WHL 2 1 1 0 120 6 0 3.00 — 2 0 2 113 10 0 5.31 —
1966–67
 Oklahoma City Blazers CPHL 33 14 13 4 1860 88 1 2.83 — — — — — — — — —
1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 37 15 15 6 2192 83 4 2.27 .931 2 1 1 120 8 0 4.00 .871
1968–69 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 21 3 12 5 1195 71 1 3.56 .902 1 0 1 60 5 0 5.00 .861
1968–69 Quebec Aces AHL 4 0 4 0 199 16 0 4.82 — — — — — — — — —
1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 15 4 5 4 820 43 1 3.15 .917 — — — — — — — —
1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 44 16 15 9 2434 108 2 2.66 .915 2 0 2 119 8 0 4.00 .867
1971–72 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 54 18 25 9 2993 140 5 2.81 .916 — — — — — — — —
1972–73 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 44 20 15 4 2419 114 3 2.83 .913 11 5 6 666 29 1 2.60 .920
1973–74 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 32 14 7 9 1752 79 0 2.71 .909 3 0 3 181 10 0 3.31 .912
1974–75 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 39 12 17 6 2149 145 1 4.05 .878 — — — — — — — —
1975–76 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 0 2 1 160 15 0 5.63 .786 — — — — — — — —
1975–76
Oklahoma City Blazers
 CHL 4 3 1 0 240 12 0 3.00 — — — — — — — — —
1976–77 Colorado Rockies NHL 30 8 15 3 1614 105 0 3.90 .895 — — — — — — — —
1977–78 Colorado Rockies NHL 47 13 20 11 2663 159 1 3.58 .888 — — — — — — — —
1978–79 Colorado Rockies NHL 7 0 5 2 380 34 0 5.37 .816 2 0 2 120 6 0 3.00 .933
1978–79
Philadelphia Firebirds
 AHL 32 12 15 4 1834 137 1 4.48 — — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 373 123 153 69 20771 1096 18 3.17 .905 21 6 15 1265 66 1 3.13 908

References

  1. ^ "Niagara Region Breaking News - Niagara Region's Online Newspaper".
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