Playing career

Gary Edwards was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the first round (6th overall) in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. Besides the Blues (1968-69 to 1969-70 and 1981-82), Edwards played for the Los Angeles Kings (1971-72 to 1976-77), Cleveland Barons/Minnesota North Stars (1976-77 to 1979-80), Edmonton Oilers (1980-81), and Pittsburgh Penguins (1981-82). From 1972-76, he teamed with Rogatien Vachon to give the Los Angeles Kings one of the best goaltender tandems in the NHL. Edwards' best season was 1974-75 when he posted a 2.34 goals against average in 27 games while backing up Vachon. They were a close runner up for the 1975 Vezina Trophy, losing out to Bernie Parent of the Stanley Cup champion Philadelphia Flyers by a mere 4 goals.

Career statistics

				Regular season
Season	Team	League		GP	Min	GA	EN	SO	GAA	W	L	T	SV	Pct
1966-67	Toronto Marlboros	OHA		8		37	0	0	4.62
1967-68	Toronto Marlboros	OHA		41
1968-69	Kansas City Blues	CHL		32	1760	92	0	4	3.00
1968-69	St. Louis Blues	NHL		1	4	0	0	0	0.00
1969-70	Kansas City Blues	CHL		34	2040	115	1	2	3.38
1969-70	St. Louis Blues	NHL		1	60	4	0	0	4.00	0	1	0
1969-70	San Diego Gulls	WHL		3	180	3	0	0	1.00	2	0	1	102	0.971
1970-71	Kansas City Blues	CHL		33	1980	85	2	2	2.58
1970-71	San Diego Gulls	WHL		4	240	12	0	0	3.00	4	0	0	97	0.890
1971-72	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		44	2503	150	2	2	3.60	13	23	5
1972-73	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		27	1560	94	0	1	3.62	9	16	1
1973-74	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		18	929	50	1	1	3.23	5	7	2
1974-75	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		27	1561	61	1	3	2.34	15	3	8
1975-76	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		29	1740	103	1	0	3.55	12	13	4	731	0.876
1976-77	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		10	501	39	0	0	4.67	0	6	2
1976-77	Cleveland Barons	NHL		17	999	68	0	2	4.08	4	10	3
1977-78	Cleveland Barons	NHL		30	1700	128	2	0	4.52	6	18	5
1978-79	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		25	1337	83	1	0	3.72	6	11	5
1979-80	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		26	1539	82	1	0	3.20	9	7	10
1980-81	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		15	729	44	0	0	3.62	5	3	4
1981-82	St. Louis Blues	NHL		10	480	45	0	1	5.63	1	5	1
1981-82	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		6	360	22	0	1	3.67	3	2	1
NHL totals				286	16002	973	9	11	3.40	88	125	51	--	--

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