Garry Blaine

Garry Blaine
Born (1933-04-19)April 19, 1933
Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
Died December 19, 1998(1998-12-19) (aged 65)
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1953–1960

Garry James Blaine (April 19, 1933 – December 19, 1998) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played one game in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens during the 1954–55 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1953 to 1960, was spent in the minor leagues.

Biography

Blaine began his professional hockey career with the Montreal Royals in the Quebec Hockey League in 1953. Blaine then played his one and only game in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens the next season, on January 2, 1955 against the Detroit Red Wings. He would then have spells in the QHL with the Trois-Rivières Lions, Chicoutimi Saguenéens and the Quebec Aces, the Western Hockey League with the Winnipeg Warriors and the Vancouver Canucks, the American Hockey League for the Buffalo Bisons and in the Eastern Professional Hockey League for the Sault Thunderbirds. With traveling becoming a big problem, Blaine retired in 1960.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1950–51 Winnipeg Canadiens MJHL 33 13 14 27 45
1951–52 St. Boniface Canadiens MJHL 35 14 18 32 45 5 3 1 4 0
1952–53 St. Boniface Canadiens MJHL 17 16 15 31 50 8 6 6 12 10
1952–53 St. Boniface Canadiens M-Cup 17 17 10 27 21
1953–54 Montreal Royals QSHL 54 11 20 31 24 11 2 6 8 6
1954–55 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1 0 0 0 0
1954–55 Montreal Royals QSHL 53 18 31 49 56 14 5 11 16 2
1955–56 Trois-Rivières Lions QSHL 22 6 6 12 4
1955–56 Winnipeg Warriors WHL 40 9 12 21 20
1956–57 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QSHL 12 2 6 8 2
1956–57 Buffalo Bisons AHL 14 7 6 13 8
1956–57 Springfield Indians AHL 29 6 8 14 12
1957–58 Quebec Aces QSHL 62 23 38 61 28 13 3 5 8 12
1958–59 Vancouver Canucks WHL 67 16 19 35 60 8 1 2 3 10
1959–60 Sault Thunderbirds EPHL 70 20 37 57 54
QSHL totals 203 60 101 161 114 38 10 22 32 20
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0

See also