Rogie Vachon
Rogatien Rosaire " Rogie " Vachon ( born September 8, 1945 in Palma role, Quebec ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender and coach, from 1966 to 1982 for the Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League played.
Career
As a junior he played for the Montreal Junior Canadiens in the OHA include a partnership with Yvan Cournoyer and Jacques Lemaire. As a senior he played from 1965 with the Quebec Aces of the American Hockey League, where he replaced Ernie Wakely.
To his NHL debut, he came in the season 1966/67, at the Montreal Canadiens. Often he played in the farm team for the Houston Apollos in the Central Professional Hockey League, but he had 19 missions in goal for the Canadiens, which was usually guarded this season of Charlie Hodge and Gump Worsley.
In the 1967/68 season he won in Montreal his first Stanley Cup. After the change of Hodge Vachon was on equal footing with the 16 years older Worsley. The two jointly won the Vezina Trophy. After defending the title in 1969 Worsley suffered in the season 1969/70 a nervous breakdown. Vachon played about 60 games but the team missed the playoffs. With Ken Dryden the Canadiens had in the 1971/72 season a strong young goalkeeper and Vachon muffed his first third of the season with four goals against. He was exchanged and asked after the game about a transfer.
In exchange for Denis DeJordy and three other players, he was released to the Los Angeles Kings in November 1971. This was his life and his career a big boost. On the side of Gary Edwards he developed into one of the leading players of the Kings. Between 1973 and 1977 he was elected four times to the most valuable player of the Kings. A shining start he had in the 1974/75 season. After 17 games, he had a Gegentorschnitt of 1.41, the best in 17 years. At the end of the season he was defeated narrowly Bobby Clarke in the election to the Hart Memorial Trophy.
A career highlight was the Canada Cup in 1976 dar. Ken Dryden and Bernie Parent were not available and so he was appointed Gerry Cheevers and Glenn Resch in the squad of the Canadian team. With an excellent performance it was used in all games and helped his team to win the tournament. In addition, he was named Most Valuable Player.
For the 1978/79 season he moved to the Detroit Red Wings. After two seasons in Detroit, he spent another two years to the Boston Bruins, after which he ended his active career.
For the season 1983/84 season he returned as general manager back to the Kings. While he exercised this office until 1992, he took over again and again in the short term, the position of the coach. In 1985, he was honored in the Kings locked his shirt number 30. Shortly after he had given the position of General Manager in 1991, he returned as an adviser to the club management.
Statistics
Sporting successes
- Stanley Cup: 1968, 1969 and 1971
Personal Awards
- QJHL First Team All-Star: 1966
- Canada Cup All- Star Team: 1976
- NHL Second All-Star Team: 1975 and 1977
- Vezina Trophy: 1968 (together with Gump Worsley )
- Participate in the NHL All-Star Game: 1973, 1975 and 1978