Gerry O'Flaherty

Gerry O'Flaherty
Born	(1950-08-31) August 31, 1950 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs Vancouver Canucks Atlanta Flames
National team	United States
NHL draft	36th overall, 1970 Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	1971–1979

Gerard Joseph O'Flaherty (born August 31, 1950) is a Canadian-American retired professional ice hockey player. During a playing career that lasted from 1971 to 1979 he played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, and Atlanta Flames of the National Hockey League, as well as time with the Tulsa Oilers of the minor Central Hockey League. Internationally O'Flaherty played for the United States at the inaugural 1976 Canada Cup.

Playing career

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where his father, John "Peanuts" O'Flaherty, played for the Pittsburgh Hornets, O'Flaherty later moved to Toronto, Ontario where he played in the MTHL with the North York Rangers. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and played a single year there before being claimed by the Vancouver Canucks during the 1972 NHL Intra-League Draft. While serving the Canucks O'Flaherty registered three consecutive 20-goal seasons and appeared in a total of 438 regular season games in 1971–1979. When he scored 25 goals in 1974–75, it was the most in a season by an American-born player, breaking the previous mark of 23, set by Tom Williams, in 1962–63. O'Flaherty's record was broken in 1978-79 when Tom Rowe scored 31 goals for the Washington Capitals.

International play

O'Flaherty played for the United States at the inaugural 1976 Canada Cup. He had one assist in four games.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1967–68	North York Rangers	MetJHL		36	19	24	43	13		—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	Kitchener Rangers	OHA		22	4	3	7	4		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Kitchener Rangers	OHA		54	40	38	78	30		6	6	6	12	8
1970–71	Tulsa Oilers	CHL		70	23	29	52	33		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Tulsa Oilers	CHL		57	22	30	52	48		13	6	9	15	28
1972–73	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		78	13	17	30	29		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		78	22	20	42	18		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		80	25	17	42	37		5	2	2	4	6
1975–76	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		68	20	18	38	47		2	0	0	0	0
1976–77	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		72	12	12	24	20		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Tulsa Oilers	CHL		5	2	3	5	2		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		59	6	11	17	15		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Tulsa Oilers	CHL		10	9	7	16	0		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Atlanta Flames	NHL		1	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Tulsa Oilers	CHL		38	18	24	42	18		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL		35	8	14	22	18		10	2	1	3	6
NHL totals				438	99	95	194	168		7	2	2	4	6

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1976	United States	CC		4	0	1	1	0
Senior totals				4	0	1	1	0

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com
• Gerry O'Flaherty at Hockeydraftcentral.com