Gerald Bernard Odrowski (born October 4, 1938) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 309 games in the National Hockey League and another 282 in the World Hockey Association.[1] He played for the NHL's Detroit Red Wings, Oakland Seals and St. Louis Blues as well as the WHA's Los Angeles Sharks, Phoenix Roadrunners, Minnesota Fighting Saints and the Winnipeg Jets.[2] Odrowski scored only 12 goals in his NHL career, but 7 of those goals were scored when his team was playing shorthanded.[3]
| Gerry Odrowski | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Odrowski at St. Michaels College, c. 1957 | |||
| Born |
October 4, 1938 Trout Creek, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Oakland Seals St. Louis Blues Los Angeles Sharks Phoenix Roadrunners Minnesota Fighting Saints Winnipeg Jets | ||
| Playing career | 1959–1976 | ||
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1955–56 | Sunridge Beavers | OHA Int | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHA | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | NOHA | 48 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958–59 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | NOHA | 53 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1959–60 | Sudbury Wolves | EPHL | 67 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 69 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 28 | ||
| 1960–61 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 68 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1961–62 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 69 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 69 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1963–64 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | 37 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 70 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | ||
| 1964–65 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | 70 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | 71 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 102 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1966–67 | California Seals | WHL | 72 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1967–68 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | California/Oakland Seals | NHL | 42 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Oakland Seals | NHL | 74 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1969–70 | San Diego Gulls | WHL | 68 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 78 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 1970–71 | Phoenix Roadrunners | WHL | 70 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | ||
| 1971–72 | Phoenix Roadrunners | WHL | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 55 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1972–73 | Los Angeles Sharks | WHA | 78 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 89 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1973–74 | Los Angeles Sharks | WHA | 77 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Phoenix Roadrunners | WHA | 77 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 37 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 282 | 16 | 114 | 130 | 230 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 309 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 111 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||||
References edit
- ^ Player Information
- ^ Hockey Database
- ^ "Gerry Odrowski". www.statmuse.com. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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