Lynn Zimmerman
| Lynn Zimmerman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 13, 1942 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Right | ||
| Played for |
WHA Denver Spurs Ottawa Civics Houston Aeros EHL Charlotte Checkers Johnstown Jets CPHL Memphis South Stars Denver Spurs AHL Rochester Americans Baltimore Clippers Philadelphia Firebirds WHL Vancouver Canucks NAHL Erie Blades | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1968–1978 | ||
Lynn Brian Zimmerman (born July 13, 1942) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.
Career
Zimmerman won a Calder Cup as a member of the Rochester Americans in the 1967–1968 season and the Lester Patrick Cup as a member of the Vancouver Canucks during the 1969–1970 season.[1] During the 1975–76 season, Zimmerman played eight games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics, and during the 1977–78 season he played another 20 WHA games with the Houston Aeros.[2] He played the net for the final Aeros game in history in the 1978 WHA playoffs on April 26, 1978.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |||
| 1966–67 | Charlotte Checkers | EHL | 72 | – | – | – | – | 230 | 3 | 3.19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1967–68 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 13 | – | – | – | 584 | 40 | 1 | 4.19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1967–68 | Memphis South Stars | CPHL | 19 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 1099 | 59 | 2 | 3.19 | .907 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1968–69 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 11 | – | – | – | 533 | 48 | 0 | 5.40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1968–69 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | 35 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2046 | 90 | 4 | 2.64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1969–70 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 13 | – | – | – | 761 | 48 | 0 | 3.78 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1970–71 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 25 | – | – | – | 1288 | 81 | 0 | 3.77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1971–72 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 42 | – | – | – | 2179 | 127 | 1 | 3.50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1972–73 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 58 | – | – | – | 3264 | 192 | 2 | 3.54 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1973–74 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 46 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 2746 | 133 | 1 | 2.90 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1974–75 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 40 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 2298 | 136 | 3 | 3.55 | .899 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1974–75 | Denver Spurs | CHL | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 457 | 29 | 0 | 3.81 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1975–76 | Erie Blades | NAHL | 53 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 3052 | 179 | 2 | 3.52 | – | 5 | 2 | 3 | 280 | 24 | 1 | 5.14 | – | |||
| 1975–76 | Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics | WHA | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 495 | 31 | 0 | 3.76 | .897 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1976–77 | Erie Blades | NAHL | 61 | 32 | 26 | 2 | 3590 | 202 | 2 | 3.38 | .900 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1977–78 | Philadelphia Firebirds | AHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 6 | 0 | 2.88 | .898 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1977–78 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 20 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1166 | 84 | 0 | 4.32 | .869 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 239 | 21 | 0 | 5.27 | ||||
| WHA totals | 28 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 1661 | 115 | 0 | 4.15 | .878 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 239 | 21 | 0 | 5.27 | ||||||
References
- ↑ Mancuso, Jim (2006). Hockey in Charlotte. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-4230-0.
- ↑ Surgent, Scott (2013). The Complete World Hockey Association, 9e. Tempe, Arizona. p. 380. ISBN 978-1-490967400.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "World Hockey Association Game Summary | Houston Aeros 2 at Quebec Nordiques 11". WHA Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Categories:
- 1942 births
- Living people
- Baltimore Clippers players
- Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
- Charlotte Checkers (EHL) players
- Denver Spurs players
- Erie Blades players
- Houston Aeros (WHA) players
- Johnstown Jets players
- Memphis South Stars players
- Ottawa Civics players
- Philadelphia Firebirds (AHL) players
- Rochester Americans players
- Vancouver Canucks (WHL) players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Sportspeople from Fort Erie, Ontario
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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