Yves Bélanger (ice hockey)

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Yves Bélanger
Born (1952-09-30) September 30, 1952 (age 71)
Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for St. Louis Blues
Atlanta Flames
Boston Bruins
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1972–1980

Yves Bélanger (born September 30, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.

Early life[edit]

Belanger was born in Baie-Comeau. He played junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the Sherbrooke Castors.[1]

Career[edit]

Bélanger was not drafted into the National Hockey League (NHL), but signed with the Cleveland Crusaders of the World Hockey Association.[1] He made his NHL debut during the 1974–75 season with the St. Louis Blues.[1] He was traded along with Bob MacMillan, Dick Redmond and a second‐round selection in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft (23rd overall–Mike Perovich) from the St. Louis Blues to the Atlanta Flames for Phil Myre, Curt Bennett and Barry Gibbs on December 12, 1977.[2] He played parts of two seasons with the Flames. He ended his NHL career with the Boston Bruins during the 1979-80 season.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1969–70 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 47 2780 225 0 4.86 .858
1970–71 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 39 2340 182 0 4.67 .870 8 460 50 0 6.52 .850
1971–72 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 38 2280 188 2 4.95 .870 1 39 4 0 6.15 .862
1972–73 Syracuse Blazers EHL 38 2255 90 5 2.39 7 7 0 436 11 1 1.51
1973–74 Jacksonville Barons AHL 54 17 27 4 2878 199 0 4.15
1974–75 St. Louis Blues NHL 11 6 3 2 640 29 1 2.72 .901
1974–75 Denver Spurs CHL 36 19 13 3 2060 105 0 3.06
1975–76 St. Louis Blues NHL 31 11 17 1 1758 113 0 3.86 .884
1975–76 Providence Reds AHL 10 3 4 3 620 37 0 3.58 2 0 2 120 8 0 4.00
1976–77 St. Louis Blues NHL 3 2 0 0 140 7 0 3.00 .875
1976–77 Kansas City Blues CHL 31 21 4 4 1826 83 1 2.73 .896
1977–78 St. Louis Blues NHL 3 0 3 0 145 15 0 6.23 .821
1977–78 Atlanta Flames NHL 17 7 8 0 936 55 1 3.53 .873
1977–78 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 9 5 3 0 492 20 1 2.44 .897
1978–79 Atlanta Flames NHL 5 1 2 0 181 78 0 6.96 .731
1978–79 Philadelphia Firebirds AHL 22 4 14 1 1235 108 0 5.25 .850
1979–80 Boston Bruins NHL 8 2 0 3 328 19 0 3.48 .856
1979–80 Binghamton Dusters AHL 25 7 13 1 1334 95 0 4.27 .859
1980–81 Charlottetown Islanders NBSHL
1981–82 Cap Peele Caps NBIHA 22 1296 69 1 3.19
1982–83 Cap Peele Caps NBIHA 21 1226 81 0 3.96 7 3 4 420 19 0 2.72
1983–84 Charlottetown GJs NBSHL
1986–87 Charlottetown Islanders NBSHL 2 2 0 0 120 6 0 3.00
NHL totals 78 29 33 0 4127 259 2 3.77 .874

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Yves Belanger". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  2. ^ "Sports News Briefs," The New York Times, Tuesday, December 13, 1977. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

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Preceded by
Inaugural
Winner of the Terry Sawchuk Trophy
shared with Gord McRae

1976–77
Succeeded by