Career Achievements and Facts
- Won the Calder Trophy in 1953.
- Stanley Cup champion in 1965, 1966, 1968, and 1969.
- Won the Vezina Trophy in 1966 and 1968.
- Named to the NHL First All-Star Team in 1968.
- Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team in 1966.
- Played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1961, 1962, 1965, and 1972.
- Tied with Curtis Joseph for the second most career losses in the NHL with 352.
- Currently 7th in all time games played, 15th in career wins and 24th in shutouts.
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1980 .
- One of the last two goaltenders (the other being Andy Brown) to play in the NHL without a face mask, doing so until his final season.
- Was affectionately known to Minnesota North Stars fans as "the Gumper".
- This is where the popular term "Stacking the Gumpers" originated. Stacking the Gumpers is how a goaltender makes a save by lying on his side and making a "wall" out of his leg pads or "Gumpers."
- Ranked No. 17 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & Sons, 2009).
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