Phil Myre

Phil Myre
Myre in 1980
Born (1948-11-01) November 1, 1948 (age 76)
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Atlanta Flames
St. Louis Blues
Philadelphia Flyers
Colorado Rockies
Buffalo Sabres
National team  Canada
NHL draft 5th overall, 1966
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1968–1984

Philippe Louis Myre (born November 1, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Atlanta Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, Colorado Rockies and Buffalo Sabres. He featured in the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals with the Flyers.

Playing career

Originally selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1966 NHL Entry Draft, Myre played parts of three seasons with the Canadiens. In 1970-71, because of an injury to Rogatien Vachon, he played 30 regular season games and dressed for 70. However, during the playoffs, the Canadiens went with rookie Ken Dryden. When Montreal won the Cup, Myre was included in the team picture and was given a Stanley Cup ring, but his name was left off the Cup, even though he qualified, because he did not dress for any playoff games.

He was claimed by the Atlanta Flames in the 1972 NHL Expansion Draft, where he played for almost six seasons. Although Myre began as the starting goaltender for the expansion club, he spent most of his time in Atlanta sharing the net equally with Dan Bouchard. He was traded along with Curt Bennett and Barry Gibbs from the Flames to the Blues for Bob MacMillan, Dick Redmond, Yves Bélanger and a second‐round selection in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft (23rd overall–Mike Perovich) on December 12, 1977.[1] Myre also played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Colorado Rockies, and Buffalo Sabres.

In the 1979–80 NHL season, Myre and rookie goalie Pete Peeters backstopped the Flyers through an undefeated streak of 35 games, both an NHL and a professional sports record. Myre saw some action in the playoffs that year, including a game 3 6-2 loss in the Finals, which the Flyers lost to the New York Islanders in six games.

After his playing career ended in 1984, Myre was a goaltending coach for the Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings and Florida Panthers.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1963–64 Victoriaville Bruins QJHL — — — — — — — — — 2 1 1 120 12 0 6.00 —
1963–64 Victoriaville Bruins M-Cup — — — — — — — — — 1 0 1 60 8 0 8.00 —
1964–65 Victoriaville Bruins QJHL 21 14 7 0 1,260 82 3 3.90 — 9 7 2 540 36 0 4.00 —
1964–65 Victoriaville Bruins M-Cup — — — — — — — — — 3 0 3 180 24 0 8.00 —
1965–66 Shawinigan Bruins QJHL 44 38 6 0 2,620 136 1 3.11 — 12 8 4 730 34 3 2.79 —
1965–66 Shawinigan Bruins M-Cup — — — — — — — — — 15 11 4 900 41 0 2.73 —
1966–67 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 34 — — — 2,010 135 1 4.03 — 9 — — 540 44 0 4.89 —
1967–68 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 50 — — — 2,970 153 4 3.09 — 19 — — 1,140 72 0 3.79 —
1967–68 Niagara Falls Flyers M-Cup — — — — — — — — — 10 7 3 621 34 1 3.29 —
1968–69 Houston Apollos CHL 53 24 19 10 3,150 150 2 2.86 — 2 0 2 119 7 0 3.53 —
1969–70 Montreal Canadiens NHL 10 4 3 2 503 19 0 2.27 .923 — — — — — — — —
1969–70 Montreal Voyageurs AHL 15 — — — 900 37 0 2.47 — — — — — — — — —
1970–71 Montreal Canadiens NHL 30 13 11 4 1,677 87 1 3.11 .904 — — — — — — — —
1971–72 Montreal Canadiens NHL 9 4 5 0 528 32 0 3.64 .884 — — — — — — — —
1972–73 Atlanta Flames NHL 46 16 23 5 2,736 138 2 3.03 .902 — — — — — — — —
1973–74 Atlanta Flames NHL 36 11 16 6 2,020 112 0 3.33 .889 3 0 3 186 13 0 4.19 .885
1974–75 Atlanta Flames NHL 40 14 16 10 2,400 114 5 2.85 .909 — — — — — — — —
1975–76 Atlanta Flames NHL 37 16 16 4 2,129 123 1 3.47 .880 — — — — — — — —
1976–77 Atlanta Flames NHL 43 17 17 7 2,422 124 3 3.07 .886 2 1 1 120 5 0 2.50 .891
1977–78 Atlanta Flames NHL 9 2 7 0 523 43 0 4.93 .839 — — — — — — — —
1977–78 St. Louis Blues NHL 44 11 25 8 2,620 159 1 3.64 .883 — — — — — — — —
1978–79 St. Louis Blues NHL 39 9 22 8 2,259 163 1 4.33 .864 — — — — — — — —
1979–80 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 41 18 7 15 2,367 141 0 3.57 .875 6 5 1 384 16 1 2.50 .920
1980–81 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 16 6 5 4 900 61 0 4.07 .864 — — — — — — — —
1980–81 Colorado Rockies NHL 10 3 6 1 580 33 0 3.41 .884 — — — — — — — —
1981–82 Colorado Rockies NHL 24 2 17 2 1,256 112 0 5.35 .839 — — — — — — — —
1981–82 Fort Worth Texans CHL 10 4 5 1 615 40 0 3.90 — — — — — — — — —
1982–83 Buffalo Sabres NHL 5 3 2 0 300 21 0 4.20 .862 1 0 0 57 7 0 7.37 .759
1982–83 Rochester Americans AHL 43 28 8 5 2,541 156 0 3.68 .866 — — — — — — — —
1983–84 Rochester Americans AHL 33 19 9 1 1,803 104 4 3.46 — — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 439 149 198 76 25,220 1,482 14 3.53 .884 12 6 5 747 41 1 3.29 .895

International

Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA
1981 Canada WC 7 2 5 0 359 26 0 4.35

"Myre's stats". The Goaltender Home Page. Retrieved 2017-09-28.

References

  1. ^ "Sports News Briefs," The New York Times, Tuesday, December 13, 1977. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "PHIL MYRE KINGS ASSISTANT COACH 1985-87/GOALTENDING COACH 1984-85". Los Angeles Kings. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
Preceded by Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick
1966 		Succeeded by