Phil Myre
Encyclopedia
Philip Lewis Myre is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey
goaltender
.
in the 1966 NHL Entry Draft, Myre played parts of three seasons with the Canadiens. In 1971 he played 30 regular season games, and dressed for 70. However during the playoffs Myre lost his job to Ken Dryden. When Montreal won the cup, they included Myre on the team picture, and gave him a Stanley Cup ring. However, his name was left off the cup, even though he qualified, because he did not dress for the playoffs. He was then claimed by the Atlanta Flames
in the 1972 NHL Expansion Draft
, where he would play for almost six seasons. Myre would also play for the St. Louis Blues
, Philadelphia Flyers
, Colorado Rockies
, and Buffalo Sabres
. The goaltending tandem of Myre and Pete Peeters
backstopped the Flyers to a 35-game undefeated streak during the 1979–80 NHL season, an NHL record.
After his playing career, Myre moved into coaching, and was a scout and goaltending coach for the Florida Panthers
.
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...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
.
Playing career
Originally selected by the Montreal CanadiensMontreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
in the 1966 NHL Entry Draft, Myre played parts of three seasons with the Canadiens. In 1971 he played 30 regular season games, and dressed for 70. However during the playoffs Myre lost his job to Ken Dryden. When Montreal won the cup, they included Myre on the team picture, and gave him a Stanley Cup ring. However, his name was left off the cup, even though he qualified, because he did not dress for the playoffs. He was then claimed by the 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...
in the 1972 NHL Expansion Draft
1972 NHL Expansion Draft
The 1972 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 6, 1972. The draft took place to fill the rosters of the league's two then-new expansion teams for the 1972–73 season, the New York Islanders and the Atlanta Flames.-Draft results:-See also:...
, where he would play for almost six seasons. Myre would also play for the 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...
, Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies (NHL)
The Colorado Rockies were an American professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League that played in Denver, Colorado, from 1976 to 1982. They were a relocation of the Kansas City Scouts, a 1974 expansion team. The franchise moved to East Rutherford, New Jersey, in 1982 and was...
, and Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...
. The goaltending tandem of Myre and Pete Peeters
Pete Peeters
Peter H. Peeters is a retired Vezina-winning professional ice hockey goaltender who was one of the NHL's most colourful characters in the 1980s.-Early life:...
backstopped the Flyers to a 35-game undefeated streak during the 1979–80 NHL season, an NHL record.
After his playing career, Myre moved into coaching, and was a scout and goaltending coach for the Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the...
.
Regular season
Season Team Lge GP Min GA SO GAA W L T SV SV%
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1966-67 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 33 N/A 135 1 4.03 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1968-69 Houston Apollos CHL 53 3150 150 2 2.83 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1969-70 Montreal Voyageurs AHL 15 900 37 0 2.47 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1969-70 Montreal Canadiens NHL 10 503 19 0 2.27 4 3 2 N/A N/A
1970-71 Montreal Canadiens NHL 30 1677 87 1 3.11 13 11 4 824 0.905
1971-72 Montreal Canadiens NHL 9 528 32 0 3.63 4 5 0 N/A N/A
1972-73 Atlanta Flames NHL 46 2736 138 2 3.03 16 23 5 N/A N/A
1973-74 Atlanta Flames NHL 36 2020 112 0 3.33 11 16 6 N/A N/A
1974-75 Atlanta Flames NHL 40 2400 114 5 2.85 14 16 10 1139 0.909
1975-76 Atlanta Flames NHL 37 2129 123 1 3.47 16 16 4 948 0.885
1976-77 Atlanta Flames NHL 43 2422 124 3 3.07 17 17 7 N/A N/A
1977-78 Atlanta Flames NHL 9 523 43 0 4.93 2 7 0 N/A N/A
1977-78 St. Louis Blues NHL 44 2620 159 1 3.64 11 25 8 N/A N/A
1978-79 St. Louis Blues NHL 39 2259 163 1 4.33 9 22 8 N/A N/A
1979-80 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 41 2367 141 0 3.57 18 7 15 N/A N/A
1980-81 Colorado Rockies NHL 10 580 33 0 3.41 3 6 1 N/A N/A
1980-81 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 16 900 61 0 4.07 6 5 4 N/A N/A
1981-82 Fort Worth Texans CHL 10 615 40 0 3.90 4 5 1 321 0.889
1981-82 Colorado Rockies NHL 24 1256 112 0 5.35 2 17 2 557 0.833
1982-83 Rochester Americans AHL 43 2541 156 0 3.68 28 8 5 N/A N/A
1982-83 Buffalo Sabres NHL 5 300 21 0 4.20 3 2 0 131 0.862
1983-84 Rochester Americans AHL N/A 1801 104 3 3.46 19 9 1 N/A N/A