Gilles Gilbert

Gilles Gilbert (March 31, 1949 – August 5, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who was drafted in the third round of the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft from the London Knights. He played for the Minnesota North Stars and Detroit Red Wings, but most notably for the Boston Bruins, as their starter for nearly half of the later 1970s.
==Playing Career==
Gilbert played the first game of his 416 game NHL career on February 8, 1970, losing 6-3 to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
He played in the NHL between 1969 and 1983 and retired with a 3.27 GAA. In the 1973-74, he was traded to the Bruins as a replacement for Gerry Cheevers who had gone to the WHA, and helped the team to the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals. From 1976 to 1980, he teamed with Gerry Cheevers to form one of the best goaltending duos in the NHL, taking the Bruins to the 1977 and 1978 Stanley Cup Finals and being runner-ups for the Vezina Trophy in 1980. Gilbert holds the NHL record for most consecutive wins by a goaltender with 17 which was accomplished during the 1975–76 NHL season. 
==Later life and death==
Gilles Gilbert latterly resided in Quebec City. He died on August 6, 2023, at the age of 74.
==Career Statistics==
===Regular Season===
  	  	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	MIN 	GA 	SO	GAA
1968–69 	London Knights 	OHA 	 	37 	 	 	 	2200 	167 	1 	4.55
1969–70 	Iowa Stars 	CHL 	 	39 	17 	16 	5 	2340 	127 	2 	3.26
1969–70 	Minnesota North Stars	NHL 	 	1 	0 	1 	0 	60 	6 	0 	6.00
1970–71 	Minnesota North Stars	NHL 	 	17 	5 	9 	2 	931 	59 	0 	3.80
1971–72 	Minnesota North Stars	NHL 	 	4 	1 	2 	1 	218 	11 	0 	3.03
1971–72 	Cleveland Barons 	AHL 	 	41 	20 	15 	5 	2319 	140 	2 	3.62
1972–73 	Minnesota North Stars	NHL 	 	22 	10 	10 	2 	1320 	67 	2 	3.05
1973–74 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	54 	34 	12 	8 	3210 	158 	6 	2.95
1974–75 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	53 	23 	17 	11	3029 	158 	3 	3.13
1975–76 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	55 	33 	8 	10	3123 	151 	3 	2.90
1976–77 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	34 	18 	13 	3 	2040 	97 	1 	2.85
1977–78 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	25 	15 	6 	2 	1326 	56 	2 	2.53
1978–79 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	23 	12 	8 	2 	1254 	74 	0 	3.54
1979–80 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	33 	20 	9 	3 	1933 	88 	1 	2.73
1980–81 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	48 	11 	24 	9 	2618 	175 	0 	4.01
1981–82 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	27 	6 	10 	6 	1478 	105 	0 	4.26
1982–83 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	20 	4 	14 	1 	1137 	85 	0 	4.49
1982–83 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 	 	4 	 	 	 	198 	11 	0 	3.33
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	416	192	143	60	23677	1290	18	3.27
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Playoffs===
  	  	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP	W 	L 	MIN 	GA	SO	GAA
1969–70 	Iowa Stars 	CHL 	 	4 	2 	2 	245 	14	0 	3.43
1971–72 	Cleveland Barons 	AHL 	 	4 	1 	2 	187 	18	0 	5.78
1972–73 	Minnesota North Stars	NHL 	 	1 	0 	1 	60 	4 	0 	4.00
1973–74 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	16	10	6 	977 	43	1 	2.64
1974–75 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	3 	1 	2 	188 	12	0 	3.83
1975–76 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	6 	3 	3 	360 	19	2 	3.17
1976–77 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	1 	20 	3 	0 	9.00
1978–79 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	5 	3 	2 	314 	16	0 	3.06
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	32	17	15	1919	97	3 	3.03
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Gallery==
1970-Nov18-Espo goal.gif|Phil Esposito scores his 10th goal of the season, November 18, 1970.
Orr_assist_to_Bucyk-22Mar1973.gif|Bobby Orr's incredible assist to John Bucyk, March 22, 1973.
4Jan1974-Irvine_Gilbert_Orr_Smith_names.jpg|Ted Irvine, Gilles Gilbert, Bobby Orr, Dallas Smith, January 4, 1974.
Flett_near_miss-7May1974.gif|Bill Flett's near miss, Game 1 of the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals, May 7, 1974.
==External Links==
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*Gilles Gilbert @ hockeygoalies.org
Category:Born in 1949
Category:Dead in 2023
Category:London Knights alumni
Category:Minnesota North Stars players
Category:Boston Bruins players
Category:Detroit Red Wings players
Category:Iowa Stars players
Category:Cleveland Barons (AHL, 1937-1973) players
Category:Thetford Mines Canadiens alumni
Category:Retired in 1983
Category:Canadian ice hockey players