Garry Unger
Encyclopedia
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.
, Detroit Red Wings
, St. Louis Blues
and Atlanta Flames
. His record has since been surpassed by Doug Jarvis
, who played 964 consecutive games.
Unger finished with 1105 career NHL games, scoring 413 goals and 391 assists for 804 points, and he also registered 1075 career penalty minutes.
Professional
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ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
centre
Centre (ice hockey)
The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...
who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
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 LeafsToronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
, St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team is named after the famous W. C. Handy song "St. Louis Blues", and plays in the 19,150-seat Scottrade...
and Atlanta Flames
Atlanta Flames
The Atlanta Flames were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from 1972 to 1980. The team, a member of the National Hockey League , was relocated to Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the start of the 1980–81 NHL season and were re-named the Calgary Flames. The NHL returned to the...
. His record has since been surpassed by Doug Jarvis
Doug Jarvis
Douglas M. Jarvis is a former Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals and Hartford Whalers in the National Hockey League. He currently serves as an assistant coach for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:Doug...
, who played 964 consecutive games.
Unger finished with 1105 career NHL games, scoring 413 goals and 391 assists for 804 points, and he also registered 1075 career penalty minutes.
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 | |||||||||||||
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| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1966–67 | London Nationals London Nationals The London Nationals were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association, who played for three seasons before being renamed to the London Knights. The team played out of the London Gardens in London, Ontario, Canada.-History:... |
OHA Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... |
48 | 38 | 35 | 73 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 1966–67 AHL season The 1966–67 AHL season was the 31st season of the American Hockey League. Nine teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Pittsburgh Hornets finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship since being resurrected in 1961–62... |
Rochester Americans Rochester Americans The Rochester Americans are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and a top affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967–68 | London Nationals | OHA | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 1967–68 AHL season The 1967–68 AHL season was the 32nd season of the American Hockey League. Eight teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The league played a limited interlocking schedule with the Western Hockey League which was a repeat of the experiment two seasons earlier. The Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial... |
Rochester Americans | AHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York... |
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 St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team is named after the famous W. C. Handy song "St. Louis Blues", and plays in the 19,150-seat Scottrade... |
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 Atlanta Flames The Atlanta Flames were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from 1972 to 1980. The team, a member of the National Hockey League , was relocated to Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the start of the 1980–81 NHL season and were re-named the Calgary Flames. The NHL returned to the... |
NHL | 79 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1980–81 | Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 58 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League .... |
NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 1982–83 AHL season The 1982–83 AHL season was the 47th season of the American Hockey League. Thirteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Rochester Americans finished first overall in the regular season, and won their fourth Calder Cup championship.-Team changes:... |
Moncton Alpines Moncton Alpines Moncton Alpines could refer to:*Moncton Wildcats - the former name of a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League*Moncton Golden Flames - the former name of a defunct professional ice hockey team based in Moncton... |
AHL | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Dundee Rockets Dundee Rockets The Dundee Rockets were an ice hockey club based in Dundee, Scotland. Founded in 1963, the club were founder members of the Northern League in 1967 and the British Hockey League in 1982. The club won eight titles before closing in 1987.... |
BHL British Hockey League The British Hockey League was the top-flight ice hockey league in the United Kingdom from 1982 until 1996, when it was replaced by the Ice Hockey Superleague and the British National League... |
35 | 86 | 48 | 134 | 64 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 44 | ||
| 1986–87 | Peterborough Pirates Peterborough Pirates Peterborough Pirates was an English ice hockey team. It was established in 1982, as the senior adult semi-professional team of the newly formed Peterborough Ice Hockey Club.... |
BHL | 30 | 95 | 143 | 238 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Peterborough Pirates | BHL | 32 | 37 | 44 | 81 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1105 | 413 | 391 | 804 | 1075 | 51 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 105 | ||||