Philippe Louis Myre (born November 1, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Atlanta Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, Colorado Rockies and Buffalo Sabres. He featured in the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals with the Flyers.
| Phil Myre | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Myre in 1980 | |||
| Born |
November 1, 1948 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Atlanta Flames St. Louis Blues Philadelphia Flyers Colorado Rockies Buffalo Sabres | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
5th overall, 1966 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1968–1984 | ||
Playing career
editOriginally selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1966 NHL Entry Draft, Myre played parts of three seasons with the Canadiens. In 1970-71, because of an injury to Rogatien Vachon, he played 30 regular season games and dressed for 70. However, during the playoffs, the Canadiens went with rookie Ken Dryden. When Montreal won the Cup, Myre was included in the team picture and was given a Stanley Cup ring, but his name was left off the Cup, even though he qualified, because he did not dress for any playoff games.
He was claimed by the Atlanta Flames in the 1972 NHL Expansion Draft, where he played for almost six seasons. Although Myre began as the starting goaltender for the expansion club, he spent most of his time in Atlanta sharing the net equally with Dan Bouchard. He was traded along with Curt Bennett and Barry Gibbs from the Flames to the Blues for Bob MacMillan, Dick Redmond, Yves Bélanger and a second‐round selection in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft (23rd overall–Mike Perovich) on December 12, 1977.[1] Myre also played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Colorado Rockies, and Buffalo Sabres.
In the 1979–80 NHL season, Myre and rookie goalie Pete Peeters backstopped the Flyers through an undefeated streak of 35 games, both an NHL and a professional sports record. Myre saw some action in the playoffs that year, including a game 3 6-2 loss in the Finals, which the Flyers lost to the New York Islanders in six games.
After his playing career ended in 1984, Myre was a goaltending coach for the Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings and Florida Panthers.[2]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1963–64 | Victoriaville Bruins | QJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Victoriaville Bruins | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Victoriaville Bruins | QJHL | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1,260 | 82 | 3 | 3.90 | — | 9 | 7 | 2 | 540 | 36 | 0 | 4.00 | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Victoriaville Bruins | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 24 | 0 | 8.00 | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Shawinigan Bruins | QJHL | 44 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 2,620 | 136 | 1 | 3.11 | — | 12 | 8 | 4 | 730 | 34 | 3 | 2.79 | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Shawinigan Bruins | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 11 | 4 | 900 | 41 | 0 | 2.73 | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA-Jr. | 34 | — | — | — | 2,010 | 135 | 1 | 4.03 | — | 9 | — | — | 540 | 44 | 0 | 4.89 | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA-Jr. | 50 | — | — | — | 2,970 | 153 | 4 | 3.09 | — | 19 | — | — | 1,140 | 72 | 0 | 3.79 | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Niagara Falls Flyers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 3 | 621 | 34 | 1 | 3.29 | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Houston Apollos | CHL | 53 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 3,150 | 150 | 2 | 2.86 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 7 | 0 | 3.53 | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 503 | 19 | 0 | 2.27 | .923 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Montreal Voyageurs | AHL | 15 | — | — | — | 900 | 37 | 0 | 2.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 30 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1,677 | 87 | 1 | 3.11 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 528 | 32 | 0 | 3.64 | .884 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 46 | 16 | 23 | 5 | 2,736 | 138 | 2 | 3.03 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 36 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2,020 | 112 | 0 | 3.33 | .889 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 186 | 13 | 0 | 4.19 | .885 | ||
| 1974–75 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 40 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 2,400 | 114 | 5 | 2.85 | .909 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 37 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 2,129 | 123 | 1 | 3.47 | .880 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 43 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 2,422 | 124 | 3 | 3.07 | .886 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 | .891 | ||
| 1977–78 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 523 | 43 | 0 | 4.93 | .839 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 44 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 2,620 | 159 | 1 | 3.64 | .883 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 39 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 2,259 | 163 | 1 | 4.33 | .864 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 41 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 2,367 | 141 | 0 | 3.57 | .875 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 384 | 16 | 1 | 2.50 | .920 | ||
| 1980–81 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 900 | 61 | 0 | 4.07 | .864 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 580 | 33 | 0 | 3.41 | .884 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 24 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1,256 | 112 | 0 | 5.35 | .839 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 615 | 40 | 0 | 3.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 300 | 21 | 0 | 4.20 | .862 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 7.37 | .759 | ||
| 1982–83 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 43 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 2,541 | 156 | 0 | 3.68 | .866 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 33 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1,803 | 104 | 4 | 3.46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 439 | 149 | 198 | 76 | 25,220 | 1,482 | 14 | 3.53 | .884 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 747 | 41 | 1 | 3.29 | .895 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | WC | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 359 | 26 | 0 | 4.35 |
"Myre's stats". The Goaltender Home Page. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
References
edit- ^ "Sports News Briefs," The New York Times, Tuesday, December 13, 1977. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "PHIL MYRE KINGS ASSISTANT COACH 1985-87/GOALTENDING COACH 1984-85". Los Angeles Kings. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Phil Myre's profile at Hockey Draft Central