John Garrett

John Murdoch Garrett (born June 17, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and television sports commentator.
==Biography==
Garrett was born in Trenton, Ontario.
===Playing Career===
Originally selected in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues, Garrett played one year for the Blues' Central Hockey League affiliate before joining the Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League for half a season and then moving on to the Richmond Robins of the American Hockey League. He signed with the Minnesota Fighting Saints of the World Hockey Association in 1973-74. He would play with the Fighting Saints until leaving the team Feb. 25, 1976. He then signed with the Toronto Toros, and would follow the Toros franchise when it relocated to Birmingham. In the final WHA season, Garrett was traded to the New England Whalers, and would remain with the franchise when it entered the NHL. He holds the record for the most wins by any goalie in WHA history. Garrett would also play for the Quebec Nordiques and Vancouver Canucks of the NHL before retiring at the start of the 85-86 season.
John Garrett was involved in one of the oddest scenarios in the history of the NHL All-Star Game. Replacing an injured Richard Brodeur, the Vancouver Canucks only representative at the 1983 All-Star Game, John Garrett was voted the game's MVP before the end of the game. After Wayne Gretzky scored four times in the last ten minutes, a re-vote was held and Gretzky was named the All-Star Game MVP.
===Broadcasting Career===
Garrett retired before the 1985–86 season. He had been offered the position of assistant general manager by Canucks' GM Harry Neale, but Neale was fired and the offer subsequently withdrawn. Garrett then began his broadcasting career in 1986-87. He worked as a colour commentator on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada. Within a few years, he was considered a valuable member of the team and was assigned his first conference final in 1991, his first of eight in a row. During that time, he was also a colour commentator on Edmonton Oilers local telecasts, working along with Bruce Buchanan. He left CBC in 1998 to join the fledgling CTV Sportsnet (now Rogers Sportsnet). He worked as a studio analyst on national broadcasts, as well as the colour commentator for the Calgary Flames games on Sportsnet West. During the 1994 NHL Lockout, he briefly worked for United Parcel Service of Canada in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Since the 2002–03 season, Garrett has served as the colour commentator for Canucks games on Sportsnet Pacific, first being partnered with Jim Hughson and later John Shorthouse. He also had occasional network assignments on HNIC and, since Rogers acquired the Canadian national contract for the NHL in 2014, he sometimes gets network assignments on either Sportsnet or City.
===Nicknames===
After the 1984-85 season Garrett earned the nickname "Lotto" because his high goals against average of 6.49 was the same as Canada's national lottery, Lotto 6/49.
Garrett picked up his Cheech nickname from teammate Rick Smith in the mid seventies. His afro haircut and moustache made him resemble Cheech from comedy-duo Cheech and Chong.
==Career Statistics==
===Regular Season and Playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	W 	L 	T 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	SV% 		GP 	W 	L 	T 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	SV%
1969–70 	Peterborough Petes 	OHA-Jr. 		48 	— 	— 	— 	2850 	142 	3 	2.99 	— 		6 	2 	4 	0 	360 	21 	0 	3.50 	—
1969–70 	Montreal Jr. Canadiens 	M-Cup 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		9 	7 	1 	— 	371 	19 	0 	3.07 	—
1970–71 	Peterborough Petes 	OHA-Jr. 		51 	— 	— 	— 	3062 	151 	5 	2.96 	— 		5 	0 	3 	2 	298 	22 	0 	4.43 	—
1971–72 	Kansas City Blues 	CHL 		35 	13 	14 	7 	2041 	121 	3 	3.55 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1972–73 	Portland Buckaroos 	WHL 		17 	6 	8 	2 	951 	52 	2 	3.28 	.899 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1972–73 	Richmond Robins 	AHL 		37 	— 	— 	— 	2138 	117 	0 	3.26 	— 		3 	0 	3 	— 	123 	17 	0 	8.29 	—
1973–74 	Minnesota Fighting Saints	WHA 		40 	21 	18 	0 	2290 	137 	1 	3.59 	.903 		7 	4 	2 	— 	372 	25 	0 	4.03 	.902
1974–75 	Minnesota Fighting Saints	WHA 		58 	30 	23 	2 	3294 	180 	2 	3.28 	.905 		12 	6 	6 	— 	726 	41 	1 	3.39 	.899
1975–76 	Minnesota Fighting Saints	WHA 		52 	26 	22 	4 	3179 	177 	2 	3.34 	.898 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1975–76 	Toronto Toros 	WHA 		9 	3 	6 	0 	551 	33 	1 	3.59 	.905 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1976–77 	Birmingham Bulls 	WHA 		65 	24 	34 	4 	3803 	224 	4 	3.53 	.899 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1977–78 	Birmingham Bulls 	WHA 		58 	24 	31 	1 	3306 	210 	2 	3.81 	.877 		5 	1 	4 	— 	271 	26 	0 	5.76 	—
1978–79 	New England Whalers 	WHA 		41 	20 	17 	4 	2496 	149 	2 	3.58 	.874 		8 	4 	3 	— 	447 	32 	0 	4.30 	—
1979–80 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 		52 	16 	24 	11 	3046 	202 	0 	3.98 	.865 		1 	0 	1 	— 	60 	8 	0 	8.00 	.800
1980–81 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 		54 	15 	27 	12 	3152 	241 	0 	4.59 	.870 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1981–82 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 		16 	5 	6 	4 	898 	63 	0 	4.21 	.872 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1981–82 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 		12 	4 	5 	3 	720 	62 	0 	5.17 	.837 		5 	3 	2 	— 	323 	21 	0 	3.90 	.866
1982–83 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 		17 	6 	8 	2 	953 	64 	0 	4.03 	.874 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1982–83 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		17 	7 	6 	3 	934 	48 	1 	3.08 	.905 		1 	1 	0 	— 	60 	4 	0 	4.00 	.867
1983–84 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		29 	14 	10 	2 	1653 	113 	0 	4.10 	.851 		2 	0 	0 	— 	18 	0 	0 	0.00 	1.000
1984–85 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		10 	1 	5 	0 	407 	44 	0 	6.49 	.819 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1985–86 	Fredericton Express 	AHL 		3 	2 	1 	0 	179 	9 	0 	3.02 	.894 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
WHA totals	WHA totals 	WHA totals		323 	148 	151 	15 	18,919 	1110 	14 	3.52 	.894 		32 	15 	15 	— 	1816 	124 	1 	4.10 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		207 	68 	91 	37 	11,763 	837 	1 	4.27 	.866 		9 	4 	3 	— 	461 	33 	0 	4.30 	.858
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Gallery==
1975-Jan8-Hull-Garrett.jpg|Bobby Hull, John Garrett, January 8, 1975.
1975-May1-Parizeau goal.gif|Michel Parizeau scores the series winner, Game 6 of the 1975 Semi-finals, May 1, 1975.
1976-Apr2-Harbaruk-Garrett.jpg|Nick Harbaruk, John Garrett, April 2, 1976.
1977-Dec7-Gordie 1000-Garrett.jpg|Gordie Howe scores his 1000th professional career goal, December 7, 1977.
==External Links==
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*Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
Category:Born in 1951
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Hartford Whalers players
Category:Quebec Nordiques players
Category:NHL All-Stars
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Category:National Hockey League broadcaster
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Category:Kansas City Blues players
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