John Garrett (ice hockey)
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| John Garrett | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 17, 1951 Trenton, Ontario, Canada | |||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | |||||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | |||||
| Position | Goaltender | |||||
| Caught | Left | |||||
| Played for |
NHL Draft |
38th overall, 1971 St. Louis Blues | ||||
| Playing career | 1971–1985 | |||||
John Murdoch Garrett (born June 17, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and television sports commentator. He played in the World Hockey Association from 1973 to 1979 and then in the National Hockey League from 1979 to 1985. After retiring from playing he turned to broadcasting.
Biography
Garrett was born in Trenton, Ontario.
Playing career
Originally selected in the
Garrett was involved in one of the oddest scenarios in the history of the
Broadcasting career
Garrett retired before the
Since the 2002–03 season, Garrett has served as the colour commentator for Canucks games on Sportsnet Pacific, first being partnered with Jim Hughson and later John Shorthouse. He also had occasional network assignments on HNIC and, since Rogers acquired the Canadian national contract for the NHL in 2014, he sometimes gets network assignments on either Sportsnet or City.
On March 23, 2023, Garrett announced his retirement from Canucks regional broadcasts at the conclusion of the 2022–23 NHL season. However, he will continue on Sportsnet's NHL coverage in a part-time capacity.[2][3]
Nicknames
After the 1984-85 season, Garrett earned the nickname "Lotto" because his high goals-against average of 6.49 was the same as Canada's national lottery,
Garrett picked up his Cheech nickname from teammate Rick Smith in the mid-seventies. His afro haircut and moustache resembled Cheech from comedy duo
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
1969–70
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Peterborough Petes | OHA-Jr. | 48 | — | — | — | 2850 | 142 | 3 | 2.99 | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 21 | 0 | 3.50 | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Montreal Jr. Canadiens
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MC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 1 | — | 371 | 19 | 0 | 3.07 | — | ||
1970–71
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Peterborough Petes | OHA-Jr. | 51 | — | — | — | 3062 | 151 | 5 | 2.96 | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 298 | 22 | 0 | 4.43 | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 35 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2041 | 121 | 3 | 3.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL
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17 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 951 | 52 | 2 | 3.28 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 37 | — | — | — | 2138 | 117 | 0 | 3.26 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | 123 | 17 | 0 | 8.29 | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 40 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 2290 | 137 | 1 | 3.59 | .903 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | 372 | 25 | 0 | 4.03 | .902 | ||
| 1974–75 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 58 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 3294 | 180 | 2 | 3.28 | .905 | 12 | 6 | 6 | — | 726 | 41 | 1 | 3.39 | .899 | ||
| 1975–76 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 52 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 3179 | 177 | 2 | 3.34 | .898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Toronto Toros | WHA | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 551 | 33 | 1 | 3.59 | .905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Birmingham Bulls | WHA | 65 | 24 | 34 | 4 | 3803 | 224 | 4 | 3.53 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Birmingham Bulls | WHA | 58 | 24 | 31 | 1 | 3306 | 210 | 2 | 3.81 | .877 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | 271 | 26 | 0 | 5.76 | — | ||
| 1978–79 | New England Whalers
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WHA | 41 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 2496 | 149 | 2 | 3.58 | .874 | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | 447 | 32 | 0 | 4.30 | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Hartford Whalers | NHL
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52 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 3046 | 202 | 0 | 3.98 | .865 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 60 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | .800 | ||
| 1980–81 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 54 | 15 | 27 | 12 | 3152 | 241 | 0 | 4.59 | .870 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 16 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 898 | 63 | 0 | 4.21 | .872 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 720 | 62 | 0 | 5.17 | .837 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 323 | 21 | 0 | 3.90 | .866 | ||
| 1982–83 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 17 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 953 | 64 | 0 | 4.03 | .874 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 17 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 934 | 48 | 1 | 3.08 | .905 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 60 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | .867 | ||
| 1983–84 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 29 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1653 | 113 | 0 | 4.10 | .851 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1984–85 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 407 | 44 | 0 | 6.49 | .819 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 179 | 9 | 0 | 3.02 | .894 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 323 | 148 | 151 | 15 | 18,919 | 1110 | 14 | 3.52 | .894 | 32 | 15 | 15 | — | 1816 | 124 | 1 | 4.10 | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 207 | 68 | 91 | 37 | 11,763 | 837 | 1 | 4.27 | .866 | 9 | 4 | 3 | — | 461 | 33 | 0 | 4.30 | .858 | ||||
"Garrett's stats". The Goaltender Home Page. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
References
- ISBN 978-1-77041-197-5.
- ^ Elliotte Friedman [@FriedgeHNIC] (March 24, 2023). "I am in shock as John Garrett announces this will be his last season doing Canuck regional games. Honestly, I love watching this broadcast crew" (Tweet). Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "John Garrett announces this will be his last season in Canucks broadcast booth". Sportsnet. March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com