Gary Dornhoefer

Gary Otto Dornhoefer (born February 2, 1943 in Kitchener , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played in his active time from 1961 to 1978 for the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League .

Career

Statue representing Dornhoefer's overtime goal in the 1973 play-offs

Gary Dornhoefer began his career as a hockey player with the Niagara Falls Flyers, for which he was active from 1961 to 1963 in the Canadian junior league Ontario Hockey Association . Subsequently, the winger was under contract from 1963 to 1967 with the Boston Bruins from the National Hockey League , in which, however, he was never able to prevail permanently. Instead, he was mainly used in the minor leagues during this period . There he played for the Minneapolis Bruins from the Central Professional Hockey League , the San Francisco Seals from the Western Hockey League and the Hershey Bears from the American Hockey League . With the Hershey Bears he even spent the entire 1966/67 season in the AHL. In the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft , the Canadian was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers . In the newly formed franchise , he was one of the leading players for the next eleven years and was invited in 1973 and 1977 to take part in the NHL All-Star Game . After the 1977/78 season he ended his career with the Flyers at the age of 35.

From 1978 to 1986 Dornhoefer was a commentator for Hockey Night in Canada . He also regularly commented on games of the Philadelphia Flyers.

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	14th	787	214	328	542	1291
Playoffs	9	80	17th	19th	36	203

personal data
SURNAME	Dornhoefer, Gary
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Dornhoefer, Gary Otto (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH	February 2, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kitchener , Ontario , Canada