Gerry Methe (born December 12, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Gerry Methe
Born (1951-12-12) December 12, 1951 (age 72)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for New England Whalers (WHA)
NHL draft 46th overall, 1971
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 1972–1977

Career

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Methe was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the fourth round (46th overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. Methe played five regular season and two playoff games with the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association during the 1974–75 season.[1]

As a youth, he played in the 1964 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Richmond Hill, Ontario.[2] Prior to turning professional, Methe played major junior hockey with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey Association.

The Toledo Goaldiggers of the International Hockey League acquired Methe halfway through the 1975-76 season after the Cape Codders folded mid-season.[3]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1968–69 Oshawa Generals OHA-Jr. 46 8 14 22 97
1969–70 Oshawa Generals OHA-Jr. 54 16 29 45 126
1970–71 Oshawa Generals OHA-Jr. 59 24 34 58 176
1971–72 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 42 2 10 12 62 8 3 3 6 16
1972–73 Hershey Bears AHL 74 14 27 41 140 7 0 1 1 13
1973–74 Hershey Bears AHL 50 10 16 26 62 14 1 3 4 28
1974–75 New England Whalers WHA 5 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 0
1974–75 Cape Cod Codders NAHL-Sr. 56 17 22 39 117 1 0 0 0 17
1975–76 Cape Cod Codders NAHL-Sr. 22 11 10 21 30
1975–76 Toledo Goaldiggers IHL 11 3 7 10 45 4 1 2 3 0
1976–77 Broome Dusters NAHL-Sr. 65 23 45 68 105 10 4 6 10 19
WHA totals 5 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 0
AHL totals 124 24 43 67 202 21 1 4 5 41
IHL totals 53 5 17 22 107 12 4 5 9 16

References

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  1. ^ Hartford/New England Whalers All-Time Roster
  2. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  3. ^ Toledo Blade - Garvin Deals for Defenseman
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