Wayne Rutledge

Wayne Rutledge
Born (1942-01-05)January 5, 1942
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Died October 5, 2004(2004-10-05) (aged 62)
Huntsville, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Los Angeles Kings
Houston Aeros
Playing career 1962–1978

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

  1. ^ Stubbs, Dave (30 September 2017). "Rutledge outplayed Sawchuk with expansion Kings". NHL.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
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