Fernand Joseph Rivard (January 18, 1946 – July 31, 1993) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in 55 National Hockey League games with the Minnesota North Stars from 1968 to 1975. Rivard was the first NHL player to wear #35 in 1968-69 season, a year prior to Tony Esposito. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1964 to 1975, was spent in the minor leagues.

Fern Rivard
Born (1946-01-18)January 18, 1946
Grand-Mère, Quebec, Canada
Died July 31, 1993(1993-07-31) (aged 47)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Minnesota North Stars
Playing career 1964–1975

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1961–62 Quebec Citadelles QPJHL 6 360 22 0 3.67
1962–63 Quebec Citadelles QPJHL
1963–64 Quebec Aces AHL 1 1 0 0 60 2 0 2.00
1963–64 Quebec Citadelles QPJHL 7 3 4 420 40 0 5.71
1964–65 Thetford Mines Aces QJHL 19 12 7 0 1140 69 1 3.63
1964–65 Montreal Junior Canadiens OHA 7 400 30 0 4.50
1965–66 Peterborough Petes OHA 15 880 61 0 4.16 1 0 1 60 7 0 7.00
1966–67 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 68 4080 265 1 3.91
1967–68 Quebec Aces AHL 46 19 16 7 2529 132 0 3.13 11 614 36 0 3.52
1968–69 Minnesota North Stars NHL 13 0 6 4 649 48 0 4.44 .859
1968–69 Memphis South Stars CHL 29 1682 101 2 3.53
1969–70 Minnesota North Stars NHL 14 3 5 5 800 42 1 3.15 .909
1969–70 Iowa Stars CHL 18 9 5 4 1050 61 1 3.49 7 3 4 415 24 1 3.47
1970–71 Cleveland Barons AHL 36 15 14 4 2047 102 2 2.98 1 0 1 60 6 0 6.00
1971–72 Cleveland Barons AHL 40 12 19 5 2199 118 1 3.21 4 1 2 173 11 0 3.82
1972–73 Jacksonville Barons AHL 65 3643 250 2 4.11
1973–74 Minnesota North Stars NHL 13 3 6 2 701 50 1 4.28 .869
1973–74 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 12 7 3 2 700 41 2 3.51
1974–75 Minnesota North Stars NHL 15 3 9 0 707 50 0 4.25 .883
1974–75 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 7 1 4 1 404 26 0 3.86
NHL totals 55 9 26 11 2856 190 2 3.99 .882
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