| Birth date | October 29, 1944 (age 81) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 0 |
| Weight lb | 175 |
| Position | Left wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Played for | Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals St. Louis Blues California Golden Seals |
| Career start | 1964 |
| Career end | 1977 |
Stanley Frank Gilbertson (born October 29, 1944) is a retired American ice hockey player. He played 428 games in the National Hockey League for the California Golden Seals, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1971 and 1977. He lost the lower part of his leg in a 1977 car accident right before training camp and had to retire from hockey. Gilbertson is the last player to score an NHL goal on Christmas Day, as the league has not scheduled a Christmas game since Gilbertson scored on December 25, 1971.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1963–64 | Regina Pats | SJHL | 58 | 40 | 36 | 76 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Minneapolis Bruins | CHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Regina Pats | SJHL | 53 | 41 | 42 | 83 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | 43 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1965–66 | Clinton Comets | EHL | 34 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | California Seals | WHL | 59 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1967–68 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 69 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 72 | 27 | 19 | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 1969–70 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 64 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1970–71 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 68 | 31 | 18 | 49 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1971–72 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 78 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 66 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 76 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 25 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Denver Spurs | CHL | 10 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | California Seals | NHL | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 31 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 48 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1976–77 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 67 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 428 | 85 | 89 | 174 | 148 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
References
- ^ "NHL used to be busy on Christmas". www.nhl.com. Retrieved December 23, 2018.