Gerry Cheevers

Gerry Cheevers
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1985
Cheevers in 1983
Born (1940-12-07) 7 December 1940 (age 83)
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 www.gerrycheevers.com

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.