John Murdoch "Chi Chi" Garrett
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BIOGRAPHY
- BORN: Trenton, Ontario, June 17, 1951.
- HOME:
- HEIGHT: 5'8".
- WEIGHT: 175 lbs.
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- CATCHES: Left
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- WEAKNESSES:
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:
TRANSACTIONS:
- Selected by St. Louis Blues in third round (second Blues pick, 38th overall) during National Hockey League amateur draft, 1971.
- Rights traded by St. Louis to Chicago Black Hawks, completing February 8 trade sending Danny O'Shea to St. Louis, September 19, 1972.
- Selected by Minnesota Fighting Saints in 1973 World Hockey Association Professional Player Draft, June 1973.
- Signed as free agent by Toronto Toros after Minnesota franchise folded, March 10, 1976.
- Toronto franchise transferred to Birmingham, renamed "Bulls", June 30, 1976.
- Traded by Birmingham to New England Whalers for future considerations, September 1978.
- Reclaimed from Whalers by Chicago Black Hawks prior to Expansion Draft, June 9, 1979.
- Claimed by Hartford Whalers as a priority selection in Expansion Draft, June 9, 1979.
- Traded by Hartford to Quebec Nordiques for G Michel Plasse and fourth-round selection (Ron Chyzowski) in 1983 entry draft, January 12, 1982.
- Traded by Quebec to Vancouver Canucks for Anders Eldebrink, February 4, 1983.
ACCOLADES:
- Named to Ontario Hockey Association All-Star Second Team, 1969-70.
- Member of Memorial Cup champion Montreal Jr. Canadiens, 1970.
- Named to Ontario Hockey Association All-Star First Team, 1970-71.
- Named to World Hockey Association All-Star First Team, 1976-77.
- Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1983.
INJURIES:
- Left game with cut, October 11, 1983. Garrett suffered a deep gash under his left eyebrow when he was hit squarely on the mask by Guy Chouinard's shot 7:55 into the game.
PENALTY SHOTS:
DID YOU KNOW?
- John's coach in Peterborough was Roger Neilson.
- On December 26, 1974, the Edmonton Oilers fired 54 shots on Garrett, but Garrett turned aside 53 of them in a 5-1 WHA victory by the Minnesota Fighting Saints.
- John was a commentator on Hockey Night in Canada from 1986 to 1998, before moving on to other networks.
SEASON RECORDS:
REGULAR SEASON
Year Team GP Min W L T GA GAA Shots Sv% ShO G A PiM S/60 PERS
69-70 Peterborough Petes OHAJr 48 2850 142 2.99 3 0 0 8
Montreal Jr. Canadiens MCUP 9 371 7 1 0 19 3.07 0
70-71 Peterborough Petes OHAJr 51 3062 151 2.96 5 0 1 21
71-72 Kansas City Blades CHL 35 2041 13 14 7 121 3.55 3 0 0 10
72-73 Portland Buckaroos WHL 17 951 6 8 2 52 3.28 515 .899 2 0 0 2
Richmond Robins AHL 37 2138 117 3.26 0 0 1 2
73-74 Minnesota Fighting Sai. WHA 40 2290 21 18 0 137 3.59 1414 .903 1 0 0 10
74-75 Minnesota Fighting Sai. WHA 58 3294 30 23 2 180 3.28 1890 .905 2 0 0 6
75-76 Minnesota Fighting Sai. WHA 52 3179 26 22 4 177 3.34 1733 .898 2 0 0 6
Toronto Toros WHA 9 551 3 6 0 33 3.59 349 .905 1 0 1 0
76-77 Birmingham Bulls WHA 65 3803 24 34 4 224 3.53 2212 .899 4 0 3 21
77-78 Birmingham Bulls WHA 58 3306 24 31 1 210 3.81 1714 .877 2 0 3 26
78-79 New England Whalers WHA 41 2496 20 17 4 149 3.58 1180 .874 2 0 0 6
79-80 Hartford Whalers NHL 52 3046 16 24 11 202 3.98 0 0 2 12
80-81 Hartford Whalers NHL 54 3152 15 27 12 241 4.59 0 0 1 2
Canada WORLD 3 120 8 4.00
81-82 Hartford Whalers NHL 16 898 5 6 4 63 4.21 0 0 1 2
Quebec Nordiques NHL 12 720 4 5 3 62 5.17 0 0 0 0
82-83 Quebec Nordiques NHL 17 953 6 8 2 64 4.03 507 .874 0 0 1 2
Vancouver Canucks NHL 17 934 7 6 3 48 3.08 506 .905 1 0 1 0
83-84 Vancouver Canucks NHL 29 1653 14 10 2 113 4.10 758 .851 0 0 0 9
84-85 Vancouver Canucks NHL 10 407 1 5 0 44 6.49 243 .819 0 0 0 14
85-86 Fredericton Express AHL 3 179 2 1 0 9 3.02 85 .894 0 0 0 2
SEVEN (6) WHA SEASONS 323 18919 148 151 15 1110 3.52 14 0 7 75
SIX (6) NHL SEASONS 207 11763 68 91 37 837 4.27 1 0 6 41
POST-SEASON
Year Team GP Min W L T GA GAA Shots Sv% ShO G A PiM S/60 PERS
69-70 Peterborough Petes OHAJr 6 360 2 4 0 21 3.50 0
70-71 Peterborough Petes OHAJr 5 298 0 3 2 22 4.43 0
72-73 Richmond Robins AHL 3 123 0 3 17 8.29 0 0 0 2
73-74 Minnesota Fighting Sai. WHA 7 372 4 2 25 4.03 0 0 0 14
74-75 Minnesota Fighting Sai. WHA 12 726 6 6 41 3.39 1 0 1 2
77-78 Birmingham Bulls WHA 5 271 1 4 26 5.76 0 0 0 0
78-79 New England Whalers WHA 8 447 4 3 32 4.30 0 0 0 0
79-80 Hartford Whalers NHL 1 60 0 1 8 8.00 0 0 0 0
81-82 Quebec Nordiques NHL 5 323 3 2 21 3.90 0 0 0 0
82-83 Vancouver Canucks NHL 1 60 1 0 4 4.00 0 0 0 0
83-84 Vancouver Canucks NHL 2 18 0 0 0 0.00 5 1.000 0 0 0 0
FIVE (5) WHA POSTSEASONS 32 1816 15 15 124 4.10 1 0 1 16
FOUR (4) NHL POSTSEASONS 9 461 4 3 33 4.30 0 0 0 0
NHL GAME DIRECTORY:
- 10/17/84: - (2m31s, 0/1) 3-4 defeat at Pittsburgh (Herron) [Replaced by Brodeur].
- 10/18/84: - (30m56s, 26/32) 2-13 defeat at Philadelphia (Froese) [Replaced Brodeur].
- 11/09/84: L (60m, 24/31) 5-7 defeat at Winnipeg (Behrend, Hayward).
- 11/21/84: L (60m, 34/40) 4-6 defeat at Calgary (Lemelin).
- 11/27/84: - (20m, 8/8) 1-6 defeat vs. St. Louis (Liut) [Replaced Caprice].
- 11/29/84: L (60m, 31/43) 1-12 defeat at Los Angeles (Janecyk).
- 12/01/84: L (34m57s, 12/16) 3-6 defeat at Los Angeles (Janecyk) [Replaced Caprice].
- 12/20/84: - (19m, 5/8) 1-9 defeat at Calgary (Lemelin) [Replaced Brodeur].
- 12/21/84: W (60m, 25/26) 3-1 victory at Edmonton (Fuhr).
- 12/23/84: L (60m, 31/36) 4-5 defeat vs. Calgary (Lemelin).
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