Gilles Gilbert is a retired former ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 goaltender

Goaltender

In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...

 who was drafted in the third round of the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft

1969 NHL Amateur Draft

The 1969 NHL Amateur Draft was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This draft is notable for being the first NHL draft to be conducted after the league ended direct sponsorship of junior hockey.-Selections by round:...

 from the London Knights

London Knights

The London Knights are a junior ice hockey team from London, Ontario, Canada, playing in the Ontario Hockey League, one of the leagues of the Canadian Hockey League.-Early days–1968:...

. He played for the Minnesota North Stars

Minnesota North Stars

The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...

 and Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings

The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

, but most notably for the Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins

The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

, as their starter for most of the 1970s.

He played in the NHL

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 between 1969 and 1983 and retired with a 3.27 GAA. In the 1973–74, he was traded to the Bruins as a replacement for Gerry Cheevers

Gerry Cheevers

Gerald Michael "Cheesey" Cheevers is a former goaltender in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association between 1961 and 1980, most famous for his two stints with the Boston Bruins, where he backstopped the team to Stanley Cup wins in 1970 and 1972...

 who had gone to the WHA, and helped the team to the Stanley Cup finals that year. From 1976 to 1980, he teamed with Gerry Cheevers

Gerry Cheevers

Gerald Michael "Cheesey" Cheevers is a former goaltender in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association between 1961 and 1980, most famous for his two stints with the Boston Bruins, where he backstopped the team to Stanley Cup wins in 1970 and 1972...

 to form one of the best goaltending duos in the NHL, being runner-ups for the Vezina Trophy

Vezina Trophy

The Vezina Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League's goaltender who is "adjudged to be the best at this position". At the end of each season, the 30 General Managers of the teams in the National Hockey League vote to determine the goaltender who was the most valuable to his team...

 in 1980. Gilbert holds the NHL record for most consecutive wins

Winning streak (sports)

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 by a goaltender with 17 which was accomplished during the 1975–76 NHL season. He currently resides in Quebec City

Quebec City

Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...

.

Regular season

Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA Goals against average Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender....
1968–69	London Knights London Knights The London Knights are a junior ice hockey team from London, Ontario, Canada, playing in the Ontario Hockey League, one of the leagues of the Canadian Hockey League.-Early days–1968:...	OHA Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...		37				2200	167	1	4.55
1969–70	Iowa Stars	CHL		39	17	16	5	2340	127	2	3.26
1969–70	Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...	NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...		1	0	1	0	60	6	0	6.00
1970–71	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		17	5	9	2	931	59	0	3.80
1971–72	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		4	1	2	1	218	11	0	3.03
1971–72 1971–72 AHL season The 1971–72 AHL season was the 36th season of the American Hockey League. Major changes occurred in the off-season. The league welcomed four expansion teams, and lost both Quebec-based teams. Eleven teams played 76 games each in the schedule. The Boston Braves finished first overall in the regular...	Cleveland Barons	AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...		41	20	15	5	2319	140	2	3.62
1972–73	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		22	10	10	2	1320	67	2	3.05
1973–74	Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...	NHL		54	34	12	8	3210	158	6	2.95
1974–75	Boston Bruins	NHL		53	23	17	11	3029	158	3	3.13
1975–76	Boston Bruins	NHL		55	33	8	10	3123	151	3	2.90
1976–77	Boston Bruins	NHL		34	18	13	3	2040	97	1	2.85
1977–78	Boston Bruins	NHL		25	15	6	2	1326	56	2	2.53
1978–79	Boston Bruins	NHL		23	12	8	2	1254	74	0	3.54
1979–80	Boston Bruins	NHL		33	20	9	3	1933	88	1	2.73
1980–81	Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...	NHL		48	11	24	9	2618	175	0	4.01
1981–82	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		27	6	10	6	1478	105	0	4.26
1982–83	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		20	4	14	1	1137	85	0	4.49
1982–83 1982–83 AHL season The 1982–83 AHL season was the 47th season of the American Hockey League. Thirteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Rochester Americans finished first overall in the regular season, and won their fourth Calder Cup championship.-Team changes:...	Adirondack Red Wings Adirondack Red Wings The Adirondack Red Wings were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Glens Falls, New York, USA at the Glens Falls Civic Center. The team was affiliated with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League...	AHL		4				198	11	0	3.33
NHL totals				416	192	143	60	23677	1290	18	3.27

Post season

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
1969–70	Iowa Stars	CHL		4	2	2	245	14	0	3.43
1971–72	Cleveland Barons	AHL		4	1	2	187	18	0	5.78
1972–73	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		1	0	1	60	4	0	4.00
1973–74	Boston Bruins	NHL		16	10	6	977	43	1	2.64
1974–75	Boston Bruins	NHL		3	1	2	188	12	0	3.83
1975–76	Boston Bruins	NHL		6	3	3	360	19	2	3.17
1976–77	Boston Bruins	NHL		1	0	1	20	3	0	9.00
1978–79	Boston Bruins	NHL		5	3	2	314	16	0	3.06
NHL totals				32	17	15	1919	97	3	3.03

External links

• Gilles Gilbert @ hockeygoalies.org