Gerry O'Flaherty
| Gerry O'Flaherty | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 31, 1950 Pittsburgh, PA, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Vancouver Canucks Atlanta Flames | ||
| NHL Draft |
36th overall, 1970 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1971–1979 | ||
Gerard Joseph O'Flaherty (born August 31, 1950 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and raised in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired American-born Canadian professional ice hockey player.
Career
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where his father, John "Peanuts" O'Flaherty, played for the Pittsburgh Hornets, O'Flaherty later moved to Toronto, Ontario where he played in the MTHL with the North York Rangers. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and played a single year there before being claimed by the Vancouver Canucks during the Intra-League Draft. While serving the Canucks O'Flaherty registered three consecutive 20-goal seasons and appeared in a total of 438 regular season games in 1971–1979.
O'Flaherty represented the United States at the inaugural 1976 Canada Cup.