Gary William "Suitcase" Edwards

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BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Toronto, Ontario, October 5, 1947.
HEIGHT: 5'9".
WEIGHT: 165 lbs.
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CATCHES: Left
LAST AMATEUR TEAM: Toronto Marlboros OHA.
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Selected by St. Louis Blues in first round (sixth overall) of National Hockey League Amateur Draft, 1968.
Loaned by St. Louis Blues to San Diego Gulls (WHL) for the loan of Bob Champoux, November 1969.
Claimed from St. Louis by Buffalo Sabres in Expansion Draft, June 10, 1970.
Loaned by Buffalo to St. Louis Blues (Kansas City CHL) for cash, October 1970.
Claimed from Buffalo by Los Angeles Kings in intra-league draft, June 8, 1971.
Traded by Los Angeles (with Juha Widing) to Cleveland Barons for G Gary Simmons and Jim Moxey, January 22, 1977.
Played on reserve list of Minnesota North Stars after Cleveland-Minnesota Dispersal Draft, June 15, 1978.
Traded by Minnesota to Edmonton Oilers for future considerations, February 2, 1981.
Claimed from Edmonton by St. Louis Blues in waiver draft, October 8, 1981.
Claimed from St. Louis by Pittsburgh Penguins, February 14, 1982.

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Gary's first National Hockey League action came with the St. Louis Blues. When Jacques Plante and Glenn Hall shared duties with the club, one would sit in the press box while the other played. A third goaltender would dress as the required backup, and in the event of injury, he would play while the other dressed.
One night in 1968-69, Plante was injured and Edwards entered the nets while Hall suited up. In his brief four minutes of action, Edwards did not allow a goal, stopping Chicago's Stan Mikita with a glove save.

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SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                       GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
65-66 Toronto Westvairs OHA-B 
66-67 Toronto Westvairs OHA-B
      Toronto Marlboros OHA       8    480                37   4.62                    0   0   0     0
67-68 Toronto Marlboros OHA      38   2250               120   3.20                    2   0   0     2
68-69 St. Louis Blues NHL         1      4   0   0   0     0   0.00                    0   0   0     0
      Kansas City Blues CHL      32   1760                92   3.00                    4   0   0     0
69-70 St. Louis Blues NHL         1     60   0   1   0     4   4.00                    0   0   0     0
      Kansas City Blues CHL      34   2040  11  17   6   115   3.38                    2   0   0     0
      San Diego Gulls WHL         3    180   2   0   1     3   1.00                    1   0   0     0
70-71 San Diego Gulls WHL         4    240   4   0   0    12   3.00                    0   0   0     0
      Kansas City Blues CHL      35   1980                85   2.58                    2   0   1     4
71-72 Los Angeles Kings NHL      44   2503  13  23   5   150   3.60                    2   0   0     0
72-73 Los Angeles Kings NHL      27   1560   9  16   1    94   3.62                    1   0   1     0
73-74 Los Angeles Kings NHL      18    929   5   7   2    50   3.23                    1   0   0    12
74-75 Los Angeles Kings NHL      27   1561  15   3   8    61   2.34                    3   0   0     0
75-76 Los Angeles Kings NHL      29   1740  12  13   4   103   3.55                    0   0   0     2
76-77 Los Angeles Kings NHL      10    501   0   6   2    39   4.67                    0   0   0     0
      Cleveland Barons NHL       17    999   4  10   3    68   4.08                    2   0   1     2
77-78 Cleveland Barons NHL       30   1700   6  18   5   128   4.52                    0   0   1     4
78-79 Minnesota North Stars NHL  25   1337   6  11   5    83   3.72                    0   0   1    26
79-80 Minnesota North Stars NHL  26   1539   9   7  10    82   3.20                    0   0   0     0
80-81 Edmonton Oilers NHL        15    729   5   3   4    44   3.62                    0   0   2     0
81-82 St. Louis Blues NHL        10    480   1   5   1    45   5.63                    1   0   1     0
      Pittsburgh Penguins NHL     6    360   3   2   1    22   3.67                    1   0   0     2
THIRTEEN (13) NHL SEASONS       286  16002  88 125  51   973   3.65                   11   0   7    48

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                       GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
67-68 Toronto Marlboros OHA       5    290           18   3.72                    0
69-69 Kansas City Blues CHL       4    240   1   3   18   4.50                    0   0   0     0
73-74 Los Angeles Kings NHL       1     60   1   0    1   1.00                    0
75-76 Los Angeles Kings NHL       2    120   1   1    9   4.50                    0
79-80 Minnesota North Stars NHL   7    337   3   3   22   3.92                    0   0   0     2
80-81 Edmonton Oilers NHL         1     20   0   0    2   6.00                    0   0   0     0
FOUR (4) NHL POSTSEASONS         11    537   5   4   34   3.80                    0

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