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| Gerry Cheevers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1985 | |||
 Cheevers in 1983 | |||
| Born |
7 December 1940 St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Boston Bruins Cleveland Crusaders | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| Playing career | 1961–1980 | ||
| Website |
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Gerald Michael Cheevers (born December 7, 1940) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA) between 1961 and 1980. Cheevers is best known for his two stints with the Boston Bruins, whom he helped win the Stanley Cup in 1970 and 1972. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.
He was the first to decorate his goaltender mask with stitch markings where a puck had struck, leading to the contemporary tradition of goaltenders decorating their masks with distinctive visual stylings.