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Stan Gilbertson

Stanley Frank Gilbertson (born October 29, 1944, in Duluth, Minnesota) is a retired American ice hockey player. He played 428 games in the National Hockey League for the California Golden Seals, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1971 and 1977. He lost the lower part of his leg in a 1977 car accident right before training camp and had to retire from hockey. Gilbertson is the last player to score an NHL goal on Christmas Day, as the league has not scheduled a Christmas game since Gilbertson scored on December 25, 1971.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

  1. ^ "NHL used to be busy on Christmas". www.nhl.com. Retrieved December 23, 2018.

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