Eddie Giacomin
Eddie Giacomin was born in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada on June 6th, 1939 and is the Hockey Player. At the age of 84, Eddie Giacomin biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Edward "Ed" Giacomin, a retired professional ice hockey goaltender who competed with the New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League, as well as with the Providence Reds of the American Hockey League, was born June 6, 1939.
Playing career
Giacomin started playing for the Washington Presidents of the Eastern Hockey League in 1959, when he appeared in four games. Rollie had initially wanted his brother but the Eagles had to return early, so Eddie was able to play instead. Giacomin continued his career with brief stints with the Clinton Comets in 1958–59 and 1959–60. Giacomin made the Providence Reds roster in the 1960-1961 season despite suffering serious burns in a kitchen accident. Giacomin played for the Reds for five seasons in the Original Six Days of the 1960s, when there were just six starting goaltending jobs in the NHL.
The Detroit Red Wings and the New York Rangers, among other NHL franchises, began to speculate about Giacomin. In 1965, New York cut three players and starting goaltender Marcel Paille to the Reds for Giacomin. He was superb in his first month with the Rangers, but then he faltered and lost his starting job. He improved dramatically throughout the season, leading the NHL in shutouts and backstopped the Rangers to their second playoff appearance in nine seasons.
Giacomin, the Rangers' starting goaltender for the next nine seasons, was a classic stand-up goaltender and a precise stickhandler who loved leaving the crease to play the puck. He ruled the league for four years from 1967 to 1970, with shutouts in 1967, 1968, and 1971. He and teammate Gilles Villemure shared the Vezina Trophy in 1971. Giacomin continued to play in the 1971 playoffs against Chicago, when Bobby Hull skated over the back of his hand, and the Black Hawks described him as "brave." In 1972, the Rangers advanced to meet the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup finals, losing in a hard-fought six-game series.
In 1975, Giacomin's service was reduced due to injuries. The Rangers got off to their worst start in ten years (they would miss the playoffs for the first time in a decade) and began to get rid of their high-salaried veterans, Giacomin included. Many fans were furious when he was released on waivers and claimed by the Detroit Red Wings on October 29, 1975 as a result of a youth protest that culminated in John Davidson's taking over in goal. On November 2, the Red Wings' next game was in New York, and fans expressed their admiration for him during the game. Rangers fans booed their own team when they took shots or scored on Giacomin, and chanted Giacomin's name throughout the game, which he won for the Red Wings. The evening was named as one of the 50 best moments in MSG history.
He spent three productive seasons with Detroit before the youth movement took over. He retired on January 17, 1978, with a record of 289-208-97 and a 2.82 GAA.
Career statistics
"Giacomin's Stats" - "Giacomin's Stats." Goaltender Home Page. Retrieved 2017-08-07.