Denis Herron

Denis Herron
Herron 1973.
Born	June 18, 1952 Chambly, QC, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	NHL Pittsburgh Penguins Kansas City Scouts Montreal Canadiens AHL Hershey Bears Baltimore Skipjacks WHL Salt Lake Golden Eagles
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	40th overall, 1972 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	1972–1986

Denis Bernard Herron (born June 18, 1952 in Chambly, Quebec) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Kansas City Scouts, and Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Herron played junior hockey with the Trois-Rivières Draveurs and the Trois-Rivières Ducs of the Quebec Junior Hockey League. He had a good junior career and in 1972, he was named to the Second All-Star Team with the Trois-Rivières Ducs. In 1972, Herron was drafted 40th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins. In his first season, he split his time between the Penguins, and the Hershey Bears of the AHL. In 1974, Herron played for three different teams. He played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Hershey Bears and the Salt Lake Golden Eagles. Next season, Herron played the first half of the season with the Pens and the Bears before being traded to the Kansas City Scouts. He played 22 games with them that season and spent another year in Kansas City before becoming a free agent.

He was signed by Pittsburgh again and played with them for the next three years. In 1978, Herron made an appearance with Team Canada in the World Championships where he won a bronze medal.

In 1979, the Penguins traded him to the Montreal Canadiens. He remained with the Canadiens for the next three years where he shared goaltending duties. In 1981, Herron was awarded the Vezina Trophy with teammates Michel Larocque and Richard Sevigny. In 1982, Herron shared the William M. Jennings Trophy with fellow netminder Rick Wamsley.

Denis Herron

Medal record
Competitor for  Canada
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
	1978 Czechoslovakia	Ice hockey

In 1983, Herron returned to Pittsburgh for the third time in his career. He remained there until 1986, when he retired.

Personal life

He is married to Debbie Pike, of St. Lambert Quebec and has two daughters, Elissa and Mandi. After retirement he worked in sales for a car dealership in Granby but then moved on to work as the director of sales and marketing the Airport Hilton in West Palm Beach Florida. Like all NHL players, his NHL pension kicked in at age 55, which was in 2007.

His brother Ronald was also a professional goalie, having played in France and his niece Catherine Herron tended nets for the women's Marlet team at McGill University. She also won the 2012 Clarkson Cup as a backup goaltender for the Montreal Stars of the CWHL

Awards and achievements

• Selected to the QMJHL Second All-Star Team in 1972.
• Vezina Trophy winner in 1981 (shared with Michel Larocque and Richard Sevigny).
• William M. Jennings Trophy winner in 1982 (shared with Rick Wamsley).

Career statistics

Regular season

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1969–70	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	QJHL		2	0	1	0	96	10	0	6.25	.853
1970–71	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	QJHL		33	—	—	—	1980	136	0	4.12	.886
1971–72	Trois-Rivières Ducs	QMJHL		40	—	—	—	2400	160	2	4.00	.898
1972–73	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		18	6	7	2	967	55	2	3.41	.879
1972–73	Hershey Bears	AHL		21	—	—	—	1185	63	0	3.19	—
1973–74	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	WHL		9	6	2	1	530	32	0	3.62	—
1973–74	Hershey Bears	AHL		17	10	4	1	967	52	0	3.22	—
1973–74	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		5	1	3	0	260	18	0	4.15	.885
1974–75	Hershey Bears	AHL		12	2	7	2	615	45	0	4.39	—
1974–75	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		3	1	1	0	108	11	0	6.11	.859
1974–75	Kansas City Scouts	NHL		22	4	13	4	1280	80	0	3.75	.896
1975–76	Kansas City Scouts	NHL		64	11	39	11	3620	243	0	4.03	.889
1976–77	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		34	15	11	5	1920	94	1	2.94	.910
1977–78	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		60	20	25	15	3534	210	0	3.57	.901
1978–79	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		56	22	19	12	3208	180	0	3.37	.892
1979–80	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		34	25	3	3	1909	80	0	2.51	.907
1980–81	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		25	6	9	6	1147	67	1	3.50	.878
1981–82	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		27	12	6	8	1547	68	3	2.64	.912
1982–83	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		31	5	18	5	1707	151	1	5.31	.838
1983–84	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		38	8	24	2	2028	138	1	4.08	.885
1984–85	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		42	10	22	3	2193	170	1	4.67	.875
1985–86	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		3	0	3	0	180	14	0	4.67	.848
1985–86	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		27	10	11	4	1510	86	0	3.42	.892
NHL totals				462	146	203	76	25,608	1579	10	3.70	.889

Playoffs

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1970–71	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	QJHL		7	—	—	420	23	1	3.29	.898
1971–72	Trois-Rivières Ducs	QMJHL		4	—	—	200	19	0	5.70	.886
1972–73	Hershey Bears	AHL		4	—	—	240	16	0	4.00	—
1973–74	Hershey Bears	AHL		4	4	0	242	7	0	1.73	—
1976–77	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		3	1	2	180	11	0	3.67	.903
1978–79	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		7	2	5	421	24	0	3.42	.891
1979–80	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		5	2	3	300	15	0	3.00	.891
NHL totals				15	5	10	901	50	0	3.33	.894

International

Year	Team	Event			GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
1978	Canada	WC			5	3	1	0	255	12	0	2.82
Senior totals					5	3	1	0	255	12	0	2.82

References

Herron finds room at the inn; Ian MacDonald. The Gazette. Montreal, Que.: Dec 23, 2004. pg. C.3

External links

• Denis Herron's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database