Chris Pusey (born July 20th 1965 in Brantford, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He is notable for returning after retiring from professional ice hockey, with the Dundas Real McCoys, an OHA senior team, and the club made the final four in the Allan Cup tournament. Chris, however, was playing not as a goaltender, but as a defenceman. As a child, Chris was known to friends and family as "Gigger".

Chris Pusey
Born (1965-07-20) July 20, 1965 (age 59)
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
NHL draft 106th overall, 1983
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1985–2004

Chris was called up by the Detroit Red Wings in October 1985, after starter Eddie Mio went down with a knee injury. He made his only NHL appearance on October 19, 1985, against Chicago. Starter Corrado Micalef allowed three goals in the first period. Pusey entered the game and Detroit pulled to within one goal after two periods; however, three Chicago goals in the third (including the first NHL goal by defenceman Marc Bergevin) would end the Red Wing comeback bid.

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%
1982–83 London Knights OHL 1 0 1 0 60 7 0 7.00
1982–83 Brantford Alexanders OHL 20 5 11 0 991 85 0 5.15
1983–84 Brantford Alexanders OHL 50 26 18 2 2858 158 2 3.32 5 0 1 300 17 0 3.40
1984–85 Hamilton Steelhawks OHL 49 17 19 2 2450 179 1 4.38 15 7 6 824 73 0 5.32
1985–86 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 22 7 12 1 1171 76 1 3.89 .860 1 0 0 27 4 0 8.89
1985–86 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 0 0 0 40 3 0 4.50 .750
1986–87 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 11 4 5 0 617 40 0 3.89 .866
1986–87 Indianapolis Checkers IHL 6 1 4 0 330 36 0 6.55 .804
1986–87 Carolina Thunderbirds ACHL 4 238 20 0 5.04
1989–90 Winston-Salem Thunderbirds ECHL 3 2 1 0 180 13 0 4.33 .863
1991–92 Brantford Smoke CoHL 2 0 2 0 100 11 0 6.60
NHL Totals 1 0 0 0 40 3 0 4.50 .750

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