Garry Unger

Garry Unger
Born	December 7, 1947 Calgary, AB, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	AHL Rochester Americans Moncton Alpines NHL Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Red Wings St. Louis Blues Atlanta Flames Los Angeles Kings Edmonton Oilers
National team	Canada
Playing career	1967–1988

Garry Douglas "Iron man" Unger (born December 7, 1947) is a former professional ice hockey centre who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1967 until 1983.

Playing career

Unger set an NHL record by playing 914 consecutive games in the regular season between February 24, 1968 and December 21, 1979, doing so with four teams: the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues and Atlanta Flames.^[1] His record has since been surpassed by Doug Jarvis, who played 964 consecutive games.^[2]

Unger finished with 1105 career NHL games, scoring 413 goals and 391 assists for 804 points, and he also registered 1075 career penalty minutes.^[1] Unger was also the MVP of the 1974 NHL All-Star game.

Personal

Garry was the oldest of four children of Jakob and Olive (Wheeler) Unger. He and his wife Beverly have three children. Garry presently works with the Banff Hockey Academy in Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1965–66	Calgary Buffaloes	AJHL		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1966–67	London Nationals	OHA-Jr.		48	38	35	73	60		6	2	5	7	27
1966–67	Rochester Americans	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0
1966–67	Tulsa Oilers	CPHL		2	2	0	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	London Nationals	OHA-Jr.		2	4	1	5	2		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		15	1	1	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Tulsa Oilers	CPHL		9	3	5	8	6		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Rochester Americans	AHL		5	1	3	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		13	5	10	15	2		—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		76	24	20	44	33		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		76	42	24	66	67		4	0	1	1	6
1970–71	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		51	13	14	27	63		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	St. Louis Blues	NHL		28	15	14	29	41		6	3	2	5	20
1971–72	St. Louis Blues	NHL		78	36	34	70	104		11	4	5	9	35
1972–73	St. Louis Blues	NHL		78	41	39	80	119		5	1	2	3	2
1973–74	St. Louis Blues	NHL		78	33	35	68	96		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	St. Louis Blues	NHL		80	36	44	80	123		2	1	3	4	6
1975–76	St. Louis Blues	NHL		80	39	44	83	95		3	2	1	3	7
1976–77	St. Louis Blues	NHL		80	30	27	57	56		4	0	1	1	2
1977–78	St. Louis Blues	NHL		80	32	20	52	66		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	St. Louis Blues	NHL		80	30	26	56	44		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Atlanta Flames	NHL		79	17	16	33	39		4	0	3	3	2
1980–81	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		58	10	10	20	40		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		13	0	0	0	6		8	0	0	0	2
1981–82	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		46	7	13	20	69		4	1	0	1	23
1982–83	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		16	2	0	2	8		1	0	0	0	0
1982–83	Moncton Alpines	AHL		8	2	3	5	0		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Dundee Rockets	BHL		35	86	48	134	64		6	7	6	13	44
1986–87	Peterborough Pirates	BHL-2		30	95	143	238	58		8	17	15	32	38
1987–88	Peterborough Pirates	BHL		32	37	44	81	116		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				1105	413	391	804	1075		52	12	18	30	105

See also

• List of NHL players with 1000 games played

References

1. "Gary Unger player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
2. "Doug Jarvis player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-02-08.

External links

• Garry Unger's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Garry Unger's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database