Gerry McNeil

Gerry McNeil
Date of birth	April 17, 1926
place of birth	Quebec City , Quebec , Canada
date of death	June 17, 2004
Place of death	Montréal , Québec , Canada
size	170 cm
Weight	70 kg
position	goalkeeper
Catch hand	Left
Career stations
1943-1949	Montréal Royals
1949-1950	Cincinnati Mohawks
1950-1954	Canadiens de Montréal
1954-1955	Marquis de Jonquière
1955-1957	Montreal Royals
1957-1959	Rochester Americans
1959-1960	Montréal Royals
1960-1961	As de Québec

Gerald George "Gerry" McNeil (born April 17, 1926 in Quebec City , Québec ; † June 17, 2004 in Montréal , Québec) was a Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper who, during his active time from 1943 to 1961, among others for the Canadiens de Montréal in played the National Hockey League .

Career

Gerry McNeil began his career as a hockey player with the Montreal Royals , for which he was active from 1943 to 1949 in the Quebec Senior Hockey League. The goalkeeper was one of the best players in the league and was elected to the first all-star team of the QSHL in 1947, 1948 and 1949. He was also named the league's best goalkeeper in each of the three years. During his time with the Royals, he made his debut in the National Hockey League for their cooperation partner, the Canadiens de Montréal , in the 1947/48 season , in which he was used in two games. In the 1949/50 season, the Canadian played parallel for Montréal in the NHL and their farm team Cincinnati Mohawks in the American Hockey League , where he was mainly used in the AHL.

From 1950 to 1954 McNeil was a regular goalkeeper for the Canadiens in the NHL and took part due to good performance 1951 to 1953 three times in a row in the NHL All-Star Game . He was particularly convincing in the 1952/53 season , in which he led his team to the Stanley Cup victory. This season he was rewarded with the election to the Second All-Star Team of the NHL . From 1954 to 1956, the Canadian competed exclusively in his home province of Québec for the Marquis de Jonquière and his ex-club Montréal Royals. In the 1955/56 season he was elected to the first All-Star Team of the Quebec Hockey League and named the best goalkeeper in the league. In the 1956/57 season he was parallel to the game operation with the Royals behind Jacques Plante substitute goalkeeper for the Canadiens de Montréal, with whom he won the Stanley Cup for the second time in his career in nine own missions.

After McNeil was initially no longer in the NHL for the course, he ran from 1957 to 1959 for the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League. In the Stanley Cup playoffs of the 1957/58 season he was appointed as a substitute goalkeeper again by the Canadiens. Although he was not used in the playoffs, his name was engraved on the Stanley Cup and he won his third NHL title. He then spent a year each with his ex-club Montréal Royals in the Eastern Professional Hockey League , as well as with the As de Québec in the AHL, before ending his career at the age of 35.

Achievements and Awards

1947 QSHL First All-Star Team 1947 Byng of Vimy Trophy 1948 QSHL First All-Star Team 1948 Byng of Vimy Trophy 1949 QSHL First All-Star Team 1949 Byng of Vimy Trophy 1951 NHL All-Star Game 1952 NHL All-Star Game

1953 NHL All-Star Game 1953 Stanley Cup win with the Canadiens de Montréal 1953 NHL Second All-Star Team 1956 QHL First All-Star Team 1956 Vezina Memorial Trophy 1957 Stanley Cup win with the Canadiens de Montréal 1958 AHL Second All-Star Team 1958 Stanley Cup win with the Canadiens de Montréal

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Victories	Defeats	draw	Shutouts	Conceded goal
Regular season	7th	276	119	105	52	28	2.35
Playoffs	5	35	17th	18th	0	5	1.89

Web links

• Gerry McNeil at hockeydb.com (English)
• Gerry McNeil at legendsofhockey.net (English)
• Gerry McNeil at findagrave.com