# Dave Gatherum

David Robert Gatherum (March 28, 1932 – June 20, 2024) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played three games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1953–54 season. The rest of his career lasted from 1952 to 1959 and was spent in the minor leagues.

## Playing career

On October 11, 1953, Gatherum replaced injured Terry Sawchuk to record a shutout in his National Hockey League (NHL) debut for Detroit's 4–0 win over Toronto. He then played on October 16 and 17 for Detroit. Terry returned from injury and Gatherum returned to minors having two wins, and one tie. He never lost an NHL game. He also set an NHL record for the longest shutout sequence by a goaltender to start a career 100.21 min Oct 11-16, 1953. The record stood until 2011. He was recalled for playoffs as a spare goaltender and got his name on the Stanley Cup with Detroit in 1954. Gatherum would never play in the NHL again. He spent the rest of his career playing in the minors or senior hockey until retiring after the 1959 season.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA |
| 1948–49 | Fort William Hurricanes | TBJHL | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 720 | 67 | 1 | 5.58 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 |
| 1949–50 | Fort William Hurricanes | TBJHL | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1020 | 82 | 0 | 4.24 | 5 | — | — | — | 300 | 17 | 1 | 3.40 |
| 1950–51 | Fort William Hurricanes | TBJHL | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1260 | 84 | 0 | 4.00 | 12 | — | — | — | 720 | 52 | 0 | 4.33 |
| 1951–52 | Fort William Hurricanes | TBJHL | 30 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1080 | 128 | 0 | 4.27 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 540 | 30 | 0 | 3.33 |
| 1951–52 | Fort William Hurricanes | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 760 | 36 | 0 | 2.80 |
| 1952–53 | Shawinigan Falls Cataractes | QSHL | 30 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 1830 | 112 | 0 | 3.67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952–53 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 360 | 14 | 0 | 2.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952–53 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 660 | 55 | 0 | 5.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1953–54 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 180 | 3 | 1 | 1.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1953–54 | Sherbrooke Saints | QSHL | 53 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 3240 | 176 | 4 | 3.26 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 240 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 |
| 1954–55 | Quebec Aces | QSHL | 20 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1174 | 74 | 1 | 3.78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1954–55 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 240 | 15 | 0 | 3.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1954–55 | New Westminster Royals | WHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 240 | 10 | 0 | 2.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1955–56 | Kelowna Packers | OSHL | 52 | 22 | 28 | 2 | 3120 | 221 | 1 | 4.25 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 600 | 37 | 0 | 3.70 |
| 1955–56 | New Westminster Royals | WHL | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 422 | 32 | 0 | 4.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1955–56 | Vernon Canadians | Allan Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 600 | 37 | 0 | 3.70 |
| 1956–57 | Kelowna Packers | OSHL | 49 | — | — | — | 2940 | 213 | 1 | 4.34 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 420 | 30 | 0 | 4.29 |
| 1957–58 | Kelowna Packers | OSHL | 51 | — | — | — | 3060 | 183 | 0 | 3.61 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 720 | 32 | 1 | 2.67 |
| 1957–58 | Kelowna Packers | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1020 | 41 | 4 | 2.41 |
| 1958–59 | Kelowna Packers | OSHL | 53 | — | — | — | 3180 | 189 | 2 | 3.57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1958–59 | Nelson Maple Leafs | WIHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 180 | 3 | 1 | 1.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |