Gerry Cheevers

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Gerry Cheevers is a Hall of Fame Canadian goaltender best known for backstopping the Boston Bruins to two Stanley Cup championships and for his iconic mask decorated with painted stitches.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Hockey League player
Stanley Cup champion
human
ice hockey goaltender
ice hockey player
awardReceived Stanley Cup NERFINISHED
careerEnd 1980
careerStart 1961
catches left
coachedTeam Boston Bruins NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Canada
dateOfBirth 1940-12-07
draftStatus undrafted
familyName Cheevers NERFINISHED
fullName Gerald Michael Cheevers NERFINISHED
givenName Gerald NERFINISHED
hallOfFameInduction Hockey Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 1985
height 180 cm
5 ft 11 in
inspiredBy idea that each painted stitch represented a puck impact that would have required real stitches
jerseyNumber 30
jerseyNumberRetiredBy Boston Bruins NERFINISHED
leaguePlayedIn National Hockey League NERFINISHED
World Hockey Association NERFINISHED
maskDesign white mask with painted black stitches
nationality Canadian
NHLTeamDebut Toronto Maple Leafs NERFINISHED
notableFor goaltending for the Boston Bruins during the early 1970s
wearing a goalie mask painted with stitches
placeOfBirth St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED
playedFor Boston Bruins NERFINISHED
Cleveland Crusaders NERFINISHED
Oshawa Generals NERFINISHED
Rochester Americans NERFINISHED
playedIn 1970 Stanley Cup Finals NERFINISHED
1972 Stanley Cup Finals NERFINISHED
positionPlayed goaltender
roleAfterRetirement head coach
hockey broadcaster
hockey scout
shoots left
sport ice hockey
StanleyCupWins 1970
1972
styleOfPlay aggressive goaltending style
weight 180 lb

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Toronto Marlboros notableAlumni Gerry Cheevers
Cleveland Crusaders notablePlayer Gerry Cheevers