Russ Gillow
| Russ Gillow | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Gillow in 1972 photo | |||
| Born |
September 2, 1939 Hespeler, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Los Angeles Sharks San Diego Mariners | ||
| Playing career | 1960–1976 | ||
Russell Howard Gillow (born September 2, 1939 in Hespeler, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 109 games in the World Hockey Association with the Los Angeles Sharks and San Diego Mariners. As a 32-year-old rookie in the 1972–73 WHA season, Gillow was 2nd to Cleveland's Gerry Cheevers in lowest goals against average and helped the Los Angeles Sharks to a 3rd-place finish and playoff berth. It was Gillow who was behind the net when Bobby Hull of the Winnipeg Jets scored his 77th goal on April 6, 1975 in the 1974–75 WHA season to set a then-record for goals in a season by a professional hockey player.[1][2]
Gillow was an emergency backup goalie for the Philadelphia Flyers on February 1, 1972, against the California Golden Seals.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |||
| 1959–60 | Edmonton Oil Kings | CAHL | Statistics Unavailable | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1960–61 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | .923 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1960–61 | Milwaukee Falcons | IHL | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - | 46 | 0 | 6.57 | .829 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1960–61 | Lacombe Rockets | CAHL | Statistics Unavailable | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1961–62 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 1 | Statistics Unavailable | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1961–62 | Lacombe Rockets | CAHL | 0 | Statistics Unavailable | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1962–63 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 2 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 5.50 | .853 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1962–63 | Lacombe Rockets | CAHL | Statistics Unavailable | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1962–63 | Los Angeles Blades | WHL | Statistics Unavailable | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1963–64 | Knoxville Knights | EHL | 16 | Statistics Unavailable | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–67 | Des Moines Oak Leafs | IHL | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1967–68 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CPHL | 43 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 2524 | 91 | 8 | 2.16 | .911 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1968–69 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 49 | - | - | - | 2870 | 143 | 1 | 2.99 | - | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1969–70 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | WHL | 32 | - | - | - | 1899 | 143 | 1 | 4.52 | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1969–70 | Seattle Totems | WHL | - | - | - | 790 | 39 | 0 | 2.96 | - | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1970–71 | Drumheller Miners | ASHL | Statistics Unavailable | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1970–71 | Calgary Stampeders | ASHL | Statistics Unavailable | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1970–71 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 11 | 0 | 4.72 | .843 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1971–72 | Spokane Jets | WIHL | 28 | - | - | - | 97 | 0 | 3.40 | .880 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1972–73 | Los Angeles Sharks | WHA | 38 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1982 | 96 | 2 | 2.88 | .887 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 247 | 12 | 0 | 2.91 | ||||
| 1973–74 | Los Angeles Sharks | WHA | 18 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1041 | 69 | 1 | 3.98 | .857 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1973–74 | Greensboro Generals | SHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 7 | 0 | 4.20 | .868 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1973–74 | Syracuse Blazers | NAHL | 9 | - | - | - | 550 | 26 | 1 | 2.84 | - | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1974–75 | Syracuse Blazers | NAHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 4 | 1.86 | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1974–75 | San Diego Mariners | WHA | 30 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1653 | 94 | 1 | 3.41 | .891 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 5 | 0 | 3.80 | ||||
| 1975–76 | San Diego Mariners | WHA | 23 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1037 | 74 | 0 | 4.28 | .870 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||||
| 1982–83 | Spokane Chiefs | WIHL | Statistics Unavailable | |||||||||||||||||||
| WHA totals | 109 | 37 | 47 | 6 | 5713 | 333 | 4 | 3.50 | .880 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 346 | 17 | 0 | 2.95 | - | |||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "The Complete World Hockey Association | Russ Gillow". Surgent.net. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "The Rocky Mountain News (Daily) April 7, 1975 - Colorado Historical News Collection Archives". Colorado Historical News Collection. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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