Rogatien Vachon
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Rogatien Rosaire "Rogie" Vachon (born September 8, 1945) is a retired French-Canadian
Canada
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 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...

 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...

 who played for the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal 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 ...

, 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...

, 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...

, and Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
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.

Montreal Canadiens (1967-1972)

Vachon entered 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...

 in 1967
1966-67 NHL season
-NHL awards:-All-Star teams:-Scoring leaders:Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points-Leading goaltenders:Note: GP = Games played; Min - Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts-Debuts:The following is a list...

 as a backup goaltender to Gump Worsley
Gump Worsley
Lorne John "Gump" Worsley was a professional ice hockey goaltender. Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, he was given his nickname due to friends deciding he looked like comic-strip character Andy Gump.-Career:...

 on the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal 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 ...

 team. He played 11 games during the season but it was in the playoffs that Vachon started to shine. Rogie played the majority of the games and led the Canadiens to the Stanley Cup Finals
1967 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1967 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series played between the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs would win the series four games to two to win their thirteenth Stanley Cup...

. They ended up losing to the 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...

 but Vachon now had a permanent spot on the Canadiens roster.

Vachon started the next season with 39 games played. He won 23 games and won the Vezina Trophy
Vezina Trophy
The Vezina Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League's goaltender who is "adjudged to be the best at this position". At the end of each season, the 30 General Managers of the teams in the National Hockey League vote to determine the goaltender who was the most valuable to his team...

 with Gump Worsley
Gump Worsley
Lorne John "Gump" Worsley was a professional ice hockey goaltender. Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, he was given his nickname due to friends deciding he looked like comic-strip character Andy Gump.-Career:...

. They both had a combined 2.26 GAA
Goals against average
Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender....

, the lowest since 1959
1958-59 NHL season
-NHL awards:-All-Star teams:-Scoring leaders:Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes-Leading goaltenders:...

. Montreal would win the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
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 that season and the season after that
1968-69 NHL season
-NHL awards:-All-Star teams:-Scoring leaders:Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes-Leading goaltenders:...

. The next season
1969-70 NHL season
The 1969–70 NHL season was the 53rd season of the National Hockey League. For the third straight season, the St. Louis Blues reached the Stanley Cup finals, and for the third straight year, they were swept four games to none...

, Worsley was traded to the Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...

. Rogatien got the top job but the Canadiens ended up missing the playoffs after winning 2 consecutive Stanley Cups. In 1972
1971-72 NHL season
-Final:New York Rangers vs. Boston BruinsBoston Bruins win the best-of-seven series 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup-NHL awards:-All-Star teams:-Scoring leaders:-Leading goaltenders:...

, after losing his number one status to rookie Ken Dryden
Ken Dryden
Kenneth Wayne Dryden, PC, is a Canadian politician, lawyer, businessman, author, and former NHL goaltender. Dryden is married with two children and four grandchildren and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame...

, Rogatien demanded a trade and he was subsequently traded to the 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...

 for Denis DeJordy
Denis DeJordy
Denis Emile DeJordy , is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played goal for four NHL teams, most notably the Chicago Black Hawks.-Playing career:...

, Dale Hoganson
Dale Hoganson
Dale Gordon Hoganson is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 344 games in the National Hockey League and 378 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, Quebec Nordiques, and Birmingham Bulls...

, Noel Price
Noel Price
Garry Noel Price is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.Price started his National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1958. He would also play for the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins and Atlanta Flames. He...

 and Doug Robinson.

Los Angeles Kings (1972-1978)

It was with the Kings that Vachon had his finest moments of his NHL career. He was runner-up for the 1975 Vezina Trophy. He was named to the NHL Second All-Star Team in 1975 and in 1977. Vachon was named the team MVP four times between 1973 and 1977. Vachon also set many goaltending records in Kings history that still stand to this day. His number 30 was the first number retired by the Kings in a ceremony on February 14, 1985. He ended his career with the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 in 1982. He has since served in a variety of executive positions with the Los Angeles Kings organization.

Canada Cup

In 1976
1976 Canada Cup
The 1976 Canada Cup was an international ice hockey tournament held September 2–15, 1976, in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg and Quebec, Canada as well as in Philadelphia, United States. It was the first of five Canada Cup tournaments held between 1976 and 1991...

, Vachon was named to represent Canada. Rogie Vachon along with Gerry Cheevers
Gerry Cheevers
Gerald Michael "Cheesey" Cheevers is a former goaltender in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association between 1961 and 1980, most famous for his two stints with the Boston Bruins, where he backstopped the team to Stanley Cup wins in 1970 and 1972...

, and Glenn Resch were the goaltenders for the Canadian team. Rogie earned the top spot among the three and played in every single game during the tournament. He achieved a record of 6 wins and 1 loss, with 2 shutouts and a sparkling 1.39 goals against average. His spectacular play helped Canada win the tournament and he was named to the All-Star Team and was named Team MVP.

Legacy

Known for his great reflexes and quick glove hand, Vachon was considered one of the premier one-on-one goaltenders of his era. He never allowed a goal on a penalty shot in his entire career.

After retiring, Vachon served as general manager of the Kings from 1984 to 1992. He also served as interim head coach of the Kings on three separate occasions. He currently serves as a Royal Ambassador for the Kings organization.

Achievements

  • Named to the QJHL First All-Star Team in 1966.
  • Stanley Cup
    Stanley Cup
    The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...

     Championships in 1968, 1969, 1971 (with Montreal
    Montreal 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 ...

    ).
  • Canada Cup
    Canada Cup
    The Canada Cup refers to several types of professional sporting events held in Canada: It is also the previous name of the World Cup of Golf and the World Cup of Hockey.* Canada Cup for men's professional ice hockey* Canada Cup...

     Winner in 1976
    1976 Canada Cup
    The 1976 Canada Cup was an international ice hockey tournament held September 2–15, 1976, in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg and Quebec, Canada as well as in Philadelphia, United States. It was the first of five Canada Cup tournaments held between 1976 and 1991...

    .
  • Vezina Trophy
    Vezina Trophy
    The Vezina Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League's goaltender who is "adjudged to be the best at this position". At the end of each season, the 30 General Managers of the teams in the National Hockey League vote to determine the goaltender who was the most valuable to his team...

     Winner in 1968.
  • Named to the Canada Cup All-Star Team in 1976.
  • Named Team MVP during the 1976 Canada Cup.
  • Played in 1973, 1975, 1978 NHL All-Star Game.
  • Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team in 1975
    1974-75 NHL season
    -NHL awards:-All-Star teams:Source: NHL.-Scoring leaders:Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = PointsSource: NHL.-Leading goaltenders:...

    , 1977
    1976-77 NHL season
    -NHL awards:-All-Star teams:-Scoring leaders:GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes-Leading goaltenders:...

    .

Los Angeles Kings records

  • Most career games played by a goaltender (389).
  • Most minutes played (22,922).
  • Most career wins (171).
  • Most career losses (148).
  • Most career ties (66) (shared with Kelly Hrudey
    Kelly Hrudey
    Kelly Hrudey is a former NHL ice hockey goaltender and current hockey broadcaster with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. During his NHL career, Hrudey played for the New York Islanders , Los Angeles Kings , and San Jose Sharks .-Playing career:Hrudey played junior hockey for three years with...

    ).
  • Most career shutouts (32).
  • Season lowest GAA
    Goals against average
    Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender....

     (2.24 in 1975)
  • Most shutouts in a season (8 in 1977).

Regular season

Season
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Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA
Goals against average
Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender....

SV%
Save percentage
Save percentage is an ice hockey and lacrosse statistic that represents the percentage of shots on goal a goaltender stops...

1963-64 Montreal NDG Monarchs MMJHL 29 1740 71 4 2.45
1963–64 Montreal Jr. Canadiens
Montreal Jr. Canadiens
The Montreal Junior Canadiens were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Junior Hockey League from 1933 to 1961, and the Ontario Hockey Association from 1961 to 1972. They played out of the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-History:...

OHA-Jr.
Ontario Hockey Association
The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...

7 400 29 0 4.35
1964-65 Thetford Mines Aces QJHL
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...

13 10 3 0 780 35 0 2.69
1964-65 Montreal Jr. Canadiens OHA-Jr. 14 840 58 0 4.14
1965-66 Thetford Mines Aces QJHL 39 25 13 1 2340 117 2 3.00
1965–66
1965–66 AHL season
The 1965–66 AHL season was the 30th season of the American Hockey League. Nine teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The league played a limited interlocking schedule with the Western Hockey League which was repeated two seasons later. The Quebec Aces finished first overall in the regular...

Quebec Aces
Quebec Aces
The Quebec Aces, also known in French as Les As de Québec, were an amateur and later a professional men's ice hockey team from Quebec City, Quebec. The Aces were founded in 1928, and played until 1971. The team played home games at the Quebec Coliseum from 1930 to 1971.The Aces were Allan Cup...

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...

10 6 4 0 601 30 0 3.00
1966–67 Houston Apollos CPHL 34 17 12 5 2020 99 2 2.91
1966–67 Montreal Canadiens
Montreal 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 ...

NHL 19 11 3 4 1137 47 1 2.48 .915
1967–68 Montreal Canadiens NHL 39 23 13 2 2227 92 4 2.48
1968–69 Montreal Canadiens NHL 36 22 9 3 2051 98 2 2.87
1969–70 Montreal Canadiens NHL 64 31 18 12 3697 162 4 2.63
1970–71 Montreal Canadiens NHL 47 23 12 9 2676 118 2 2.64 .914
1971–72 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1 0 1 0 20 4 0 12.00
1971–72 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 28 6 18 3 1586 107 0 4.05
1972–73 Los Angeles Kings NHL 52 22 20 10 3120 148 4 2.85 .931
1973–74 Los Angeles Kings NHL 65 28 26 10 3751 175 5 2.80
1974–75 Los Angeles Kings NHL 54 27 14 13 3239 121 6 2.24 .926
1975–76 Los Angeles Kings NHL 51 26 20 5 3060 160 5 3.14 .891
1976–77 Los Angeles Kings NHL 68 33 23 12 4059 184 8 2.72
1977–78 Los Angeles Kings NHL 70 29 27 13 4107 196 4 2.86
1978–79 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 50 10 27 11 2908 189 0 3.90
1979–80 Detroit Red Wings NHL 59 20 30 8 3474 209 4 3.61
1980–81 Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

NHL 53 25 19 6 3021 168 1 3.34
1981–82 Boston Bruins NHL 38 19 11 6 2165 132 1 3.66 .861
NHL totals 795 355 291 127 46,298 2310 51 2.99

Playoffs

Season Team League GP W L MIN GA SO GAA
1963-64 Montreal NDG Monarchs MMJHL 18 12 6 1080 57 1 3.17
1963-64
1964 Memorial Cup
The 1964 Memorial Cup final was the 46th junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions Edmonton Oil Kings of...

Montreal NDG Monarchs M-Cup
Memorial Cup
The Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League champion. It is awarded following a four-team, round robin tournament between a host team and the champions of the CHL's three member leagues: the Ontario Hockey League , Quebec Major...

10 7 3 600 34 4 3.40
1964-65 Thetford Mines Aces QJHL 5 1 4 300 30 0 6.00
1965-66 Thetford Mines Aces QJHL 11 7 4 659 31 1 2.82
1966–67 Montreal Canadiens NHL 9 6 3 555 22 0 2.38
1967–68 Montreal Canadiens NHL 2 1 1 113 4 0 2.12
1968–69 Montreal Canadiens NHL 7 7 1 507 12 1 1.42
1973–74 Los Angeles Kings NHL 4 0 4 240 7 0 1.75
1974–75 Los Angeles Kings NHL 3 1 2 199 7 0 2.11
1975–76 Los Angeles Kings NHL 7 4 3 438 17 1 2.33
1976–77 Los Angeles Kings NHL 9 4 5 520 36 0 4.15
1977–78 Los Angeles Kings NHL 2 0 2 120 11 0 5.50
1980–81 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 2 164 16 0 5.85
1981–82 Boston Bruins NHL 1 0 0 20 1 0 3.00
NHL totals 48 23 23 2876 133 2 2.77

International play

  • Played for Team Canada in the 1976 Canada Cup
    1976 Canada Cup
    The 1976 Canada Cup was an international ice hockey tournament held September 2–15, 1976, in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg and Quebec, Canada as well as in Philadelphia, United States. It was the first of five Canada Cup tournaments held between 1976 and 1991...

    .

International

Year Team Event Result GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA
1976
1976 Canada Cup
The 1976 Canada Cup was an international ice hockey tournament held September 2–15, 1976, in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg and Quebec, Canada as well as in Philadelphia, United States. It was the first of five Canada Cup tournaments held between 1976 and 1991...

Canada Can-Cup
Canada Cup
The Canada Cup refers to several types of professional sporting events held in Canada: It is also the previous name of the World Cup of Golf and the World Cup of Hockey.* Canada Cup for men's professional ice hockey* Canada Cup...

7 6 1 0 432 10 2 1.39
Int'l Senior totals 7 6 1 0 432 10 2 1.39

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