| Birth date | January 5, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Barrie, Ontario, Canada |
| Death date | October 5, 2004 (aged 62) |
| Death place | Huntsville, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 2 |
| Weight lb | 200 |
| Position | Goaltender |
| Catches | Left |
| Played for | Los Angeles Kings Houston Aeros |
| Career start | 1962 |
| Career end | 1978 |
Wayne Alvin Rutledge (January 5, 1942 – October 5, 2004) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angeles Kings between 1967 and 1970, and the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Houston Aeros between 1972 and 1978.
He died of stomach cancer in 2004.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1959–60 | Barrie Flyers | OHA | 48 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2840 | 168 | 3 | 3.55 | — | 6 | — | — | 300 | 30 | 0 | 5.00 | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA | 47 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 2790 | 159 | 2 | 3.42 | — | 6 | — | — | 300 | 37 | 0 | 6.17 | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA | 43 | — | — | — | 2580 | 163 | 2 | 3.79 | — | 10 | — | — | 600 | 36 | 0 | 3.60 | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Windsor Bulldogs | OHA Sr | 30 | — | — | — | 1800 | 95 | 2 | 3.17 | — | 11 | — | — | 660 | 22 | 3 | 2.00 | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Clinton Comets | EHL | 5 | — | — | — | 300 | 20 | 1 | 4.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Kingston Frontenacs | EPHL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 240 | 9 | 0 | 2.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Windsor Bulldogs | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | 2 | 790 | 34 | 1 | 2.58 | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Windsor Bulldogs | IHL | 65 | — | — | — | 3900 | 243 | 0 | 3.74 | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 360 | 20 | 0 | 3.33 | — | ||
| 1964–65 | St. Paul Rangers | CHL | 39 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 2320 | 134 | 2 | 3.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Minnesota Rangers | CHL | 70 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 4200 | 197 | 7 | 2.81 | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 454 | 19 | 1 | 2.51 | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 70 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 4200 | 203 | 2 | 2.90 | — | 12 | 5 | 7 | 742 | 36 | 1 | 2.91 | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 45 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 2441 | 117 | 2 | 2.88 | .897 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 150 | 8 | 0 | 3.22 | .890 | ||
| 1968–69 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 922 | 57 | 0 | 3.71 | .883 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 229 | 12 | 0 | 3.15 | .894 | ||
| 1969–70 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 20 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 956 | 68 | 0 | 4.27 | .891 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Springfield Kings | AHL | 6 | — | — | — | 340 | 23 | 0 | 4.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Long Island Ducks | EHL | 3 | — | — | — | 180 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Denver Spurs | WHL | 47 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 2648 | 142 | 3 | 3.22 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 198 | 13 | 0 | 3.94 | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | WHL | 60 | 24 | 27 | 8 | 3517 | 206 | 1 | 3.51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 36 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 2163 | 110 | 0 | 3.05 | .908 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 422 | 20 | 0 | 2.84 | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 25 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1509 | 84 | 0 | 3.34 | .86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 35 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 2098 | 113 | 2 | 3.23 | .892 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 25 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1456 | 77 | 1 | 3.17 | .901 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 200 | 10 | 0 | 3.00 | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 42 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 2512 | 132 | 3 | 3.15 | .891 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 634 | 47 | 0 | 4.45 | .869 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 131 | 8 | 0 | 3.66 | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Orillia Terriers | OHA Sr | 17 | — | — | — | 1020 | 119 | 0 | 7.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 176 | 94 | 72 | 7 | 10,372 | 682 | 6 | 3.24 | .894 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 82 | 28 | 38 | 7 | 4318 | 242 | 2 | 3.36 | .892 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 378 | 20 | 0 | 3.18 | .892 | ||||
References
- ^ Stubbs, Dave (30 September 2017). "Rutledge outplayed Sawchuk with expansion Kings". NHL.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.