What is Eddie Giacomin?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | position = [[Goaltender]] | catches = Left | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 180 | played_for = [[New York Rangers]]<br>[[Detroit Red Wings]] | league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]] | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|6|6|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury]], [[Ontario|ON]], [[Canada]] | career_start = 1966 | career_end = 1978 | halloffame = 1987 }} '''Edward Giacomin''' (born June 6, 1939 in [[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury, Ontario]]) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[professional]] [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]] who played for the [[New York Rangers]] and [[Detroit Red Wings]] in the [[National Hockey League]], as well as for the [[Providence Reds]] of the [[American Hockey League]]. Giacomin's sweater number, #1, was the second one retired by the Rangers, after [[Rod Gilbert]]. ==Early life== Giacomin grew up in Gatchell, a small town near Sudbury. When Giacomin was a [[teenager]], a kitchen [[stove]] [[explosion|exploded]] and heavily burned him. The doctors advised him to stop hoping to play hockey professionally. <!-- ==Career== to expand --> ==Achievements and facts== * Added to the NHL First All-Star Team in 1967 and 1971. * Added to the NHL Second All-Star Team in 1968, 1969 and 1970. * Played in the All-Star Game in 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1973. * 25th in career wins by a goaltender with 289. * 19th in career shutouts with 54. ==References== {{reflist}} * ''Eddie, A Goalie's Story'' by Hugh Delano ==Other websites== *{{Legendsmember|Player|P198702|Eddie Giacomin}} *{{hockeydb|1890|Eddie Giacomin}} {{multistub|sports-bio|Canada}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Giacomin, Eddie}} [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Baltimore Clippers players]] [[Category:Canadian ice hockey goaltenders]] [[Category:Detroit Red Wings players]] [[Category:Hockey Hall of Fame inductees]] [[Category:New York Rangers players]] [[Category:Ice hockey people from Greater Sudbury]] [[Category:Providence Reds players]] [[Category:Vezina Trophy winners]]