Shortest NHL career?

[BraveCanadian]

Todd Bergen should be in the hall. Highest GPG average in league history! (modern day & no minimum games played )

Wow, he got shafted.

 

[Devils Mike*]

That pretty much sucks to explain that to your child.

 

[cupcrazyman]

don't forget Don Cherry's 1 NHL career game in the playoffs vs the Habs.

 

[ottawa]

Saku for me.

Add Lindsay Vallis or Jonathan Delisle

 

[thetingler]

Tim Ramholt played a grand total of 45 seconds over 2 shifts for the Flames against the Ducks in 07/08. Guess Mike Keenan didn't really like him that much.

Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames Box Score — November 29, 2007 | Hockey-Reference.com - The Game Log

 

[James Walker]

I found, that Christian G. Soucy and Robbie Irons played in NHL only for 3 minutes. they are both goalies.

but is there any example of this short NHL career also with forwards or Defensmans?

Goalie Jordan Sigalet played 43 seconds for the 05-06 Bruins, I think he had already been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at that time, so it was his swan song.

 

[The Panther]

Goalie Jordan Sigalet played 43 seconds for the 05-06 Bruins...

Hope he wasn't a minus...

 

[Jumptheshark]

I found, that Christian G. Soucy and Robbie Irons played in NHL only for 3 minutes. they are both goalies.

but is there any example of this short NHL career also with forwards or Defensmans?

lots of players played only one or two shifts

 

[Jumptheshark]

Goaltenders who played in only one NHL regular season or playoff game

Name	Team	Season	Decision	Min	GA	GAA	Ref
George Abbott	Boston Bruins	1943–44	Loss	60	7	7.00	[1]
John Aiken	Montreal Canadiens	1957–58	Loss	34	6	10.59	[2]
Jorge Alves	Carolina Hurricanes	2016–17	No decision	1	0	0.00	[3]
Chris Beckford-Tseu	St. Louis Blues	2007–08	No decision	27	1	2.25	[4]
Andre Binette	Montreal Canadiens	1954–55	Win	60	4	4.00	[5]
Jordan Binnington	St. Louis Blues	2015–16	No decision	13	1	4.69	[6]
Dick Bittner	Boston Bruins	1949–50	Tie	60	3	3.00	[7]
Lionel Bouvrette	New York Rangers	1942–43	Loss	60	6	6.00	[8]
Len Broderick	Montreal Canadiens	1957–58	Win	60	2	2.00	[9]
Ken Brown	Chicago Black Hawks	1970–71	No decision	18	1	3.33	[10]
Tyler Bunz	Edmonton Oilers	2014–15	No decision	20	3	9.00	[11]
Don Caley	St. Louis Blues	1967–68	No decision	30	3	6.00	[12]
Sebastien Centomo	Toronto Maple Leafs	2001–02	No decision	40	3	4.50	[13]
Mathieu Chouinard	Los Angeles Kings	2003–04	No decision	3	0	0.00	[14]
Les Colvin	Boston Bruins	1948–49	Loss	60	4	4.00	[15]
Wayne Cowley	Edmonton Oilers	1993–94	Loss	57	3	3.15	[16]
Claude Cyr	Montreal Canadiens	1958–59	No decision	20	1	3.00	[17]
Corrie D'Alessio	Hartford Whalers	1992–93	No decision	11	0	0.00	[18]
Nick Damore	Boston Bruins	1941–42	Win	60	3	3.00	[19]
Bob DeCourcy	New York Rangers	1947–48	Loss	29	6	12.41	[20]
Mark Dekanich	Nashville Predators	2010–11	No decision	50	3	3.60	[21]
Thatcher Demko	Vancouver Canucks	2017–18	Win	62	4	3.93	[22]
Bill Dickie	Chicago Black Hawks	1941–42	Win	60	3	3.00	[23]
Jeremy Duchesne	Philadelphia Flyers	2009–10	No decision	17	1	3.59	[24]
Parris Duffus	Phoenix Coyotes	1996–97	No decision	29	1	2.08	[25]
Bob Dupuis	Edmonton Oilers	1979–80	Loss	60	4	4.00	[26]
Brian Eklund	Tampa Bay Lightning	2005–06	Loss	58	3	3.09	[27]
Joacim Eriksson	Vancouver Canucks	2013–14	No decision	36	6	9.99	[28]
Dylan Ferguson	Vegas Golden Knights	2017–18	No decision	10	1	6.67	[29]
Brian Foster	Florida Panthers	2011–12	No decision	5	0	0.00	[30]
Scott Foster	Chicago Blackhawks	2017–18	No decision	15	0	0.00	[31]
Jeff Frazee	New Jersey Devils	2012–13	No decision	19	0	0.00	[32]
Paul Gauthier	Montreal Canadiens	1937–38	Tie	70	2	1.71	[33]
Sean Gauthier	San Jose Sharks	1998–99	No decision	3	0	0.00	[34]
Harrison Gray	Detroit Red Wings	1963–64	Loss	40	5	7.50	[35]
Brandon Halverson	New York Rangers	2017–18	No decision	13	1	4.78	[36]
Adam Hauser	Los Angeles Kings	2005–06	No decision	51	6	7.08	[37]
Cal Heeter	Philadelphia Flyers	2013–14	Shootout loss	64	5	4.69	[38]
Riku Helenius	Tampa Bay Lightning	2008–09	No decision	7	0	0.00	[39]
Martin Houle	Philadelphia Flyers	2006–07	No decision	2	1	27.27	[40]
Shawn Hunwick	Columbus Blue Jackets	2011–12	No decision	3	0	0.00	[41]
Robbie Irons	St. Louis Blues	1968–69	No decision	3	0	0.00	[42]
Pauli Jaks	Los Angeles Kings	1994–95	No decision	40	2	3.00	[43]
Joe Junkin	Boston Bruins	1968–69	No decision	8	0	0.00	[44]
Jason Kasdorf	Buffalo Sabres	2015–16	Loss	60	4	4.00	[45]
Don Keenan	Boston Bruins	1958–59	Loss	60	4	4.00	[46]
Matt Keetley	Calgary Flames	2007–08	No decision	9	0	0.00	[47]
Julian Klymkiw	New York Rangers	1958–59	No decision	19	2	6.32	[48]
Brent Krahn	Dallas Stars	2008–09	No decision	20	3	9.00	[49]
Rick LaFerriere	Colorado Rockies	1981–82	No decision	20	1	3.00	[50]
Simon Lajeunesse	Ottawa Senators	2001–02	No decision	24	0	0.00	[51]
Ray LeBlanc	Chicago Blackhawks	1991–92	Win	60	1	1.00	[52]
Jean-Louis Levasseur	Minnesota North Stars	1979–80	Loss	60	7	7.00	[53]
Ron Loustel	Winnipeg Jets	1980–81	Loss	60	10	10.00	[54]
Andrey Makarov	Buffalo Sabres	2014–15	Loss	60	3	3.00	[55]
Tom McGratton	Detroit Red Wings	1947–48	No decision	8	1	7.50	[56]
Ross McKay	Hartford Whalers	1990–91	No decision	35	3	5.17	[57]
Steve McKichan	Vancouver Canucks	1990–91	No decision	20	2	6.00	[58]
Robert McVicar	Vancouver Canucks	2005–06	No decision	3	0	0.00	[59]
Olivier Michaud	Montreal Canadiens	2001–02	No decision	18	0	0.00	[60]
Mike Minard	Edmonton Oilers	1999–2000	Win	60	3	3.00	[61]
Jean-Guy Morissette	Montreal Canadiens	1963–64	Loss	36	4	6.67	[62]
Jerome Mrazek	Philadelphia Flyers	1975–76	No decision	6	1	10.00	[63]
Hal Murphy	Montreal Canadiens	1952–53	Win	60	4	4.00	[64]
Mickey Murray	Montreal Canadiens	1929–30	Loss	60	4	4.00	[65]
Alex Nedeljkovic	Carolina Hurricanes	2016–17	No decision	30	0	0.00	[66]
Matt O'Connor	Ottawa Senators	2015–16	Loss	58	3	3.10	[67]
Danny Olesevich	New York Rangers	1961–62	Tie	29	2	4.14	[68]
Ted Ouimet	St. Louis Blues	1968–69	Loss	60	2	2.00	[69]
Paul Pageau	Los Angeles Kings	1980–81	Loss	60	8	8.00	[70]
Alexander Pechurski	Pittsburgh Penguins	2009–10	No decision	36	1	1.69	[71]
Timo Pielmeier	Anaheim Ducks	2010–11	No decision	40	5	7.50	[72]
Chris Pusey	Detroit Red Wings	1985–86	No decision	40	3	4.50	[73]
Jamie Ram	New York Rangers	1995–96	No decision	27	0	0.00	[74]
Alain Raymond	Washington Capitals	1987–88	Loss	39	2	3.06	[75]
Greg Redquest	Pittsburgh Penguins	1977–78	No decision	13	3	13.85	[76]
Bob Ring	Boston Bruins	1965–66	No decision	33	4	7.27	[77]
Mike Rosati	Washington Capitals	1998–99	Win	28	0	0.00	[78]
Cody Rudkowsky	St. Louis Blues	2002–03	Win	30	0	0.00	[79]
Pat Rupp	Detroit Red Wings	1963–64	Loss	60	4	4.00	[80]
Travis Scott	Los Angeles Kings	2000–01	No decision	25	3	7.28	[81]
Warren Sharples	Calgary Flames	1991–92	Tie	65	4	3.69	[82]
Jordan Sigalet	Boston Bruins	2005–06	No decision	1	0	0.00	[83]
Kent Simpson	Chicago Blackhawks	2013–14	No decision	20	2	6.00	[84]
Christian Soucy	Chicago Blackhawks	1993–94	No decision	3	0	0.00	[85]
Red Spooner	Pittsburgh Pirates	1929–30	Loss	60	6	6.00	[86]
Phil Stein	Toronto Maple Leafs	1939–40	Tie	70	2	1.71	[87]
Jim Stewart	Boston Bruins	1979–80	Loss	20	5	15.00	[88]
Iiro Tarkki	Anaheim Ducks	2011–12	Win	41	3	4.41	[89]
Joe Turner	Detroit Red Wings	1941–42	Tie	70	3	2.57	[90]
Matt Underhill	Chicago Blackhawks	2003–04	Loss	60	4	3.95	[91]
Mark Visentin	Phoenix Coyotes	2013–14	Loss	59	3	3.06	[92]
Jim Watt	St. Louis Blues	1973–74	No decision	20	2	6.00	[93]
Tyler Weiman	Colorado Avalanche	2007–08	No decision	16	0	0.00	[94]
Adam Wilcox	Buffalo Sabres	2017–18	Loss	39	0	0.00	[95]
Roman Will	Colorado Avalanche	2015–16	No decision	18	1	3.25	[96]
Jordan Willis	Dallas Stars	1995–96	Loss	19	1	3.20	[97]
Alex Wood	New York Americans	1936–37	Loss	70	3	2.57	[98]
Matt Zaba	New York Rangers	2009–10	No decision	34	2	3.56	[99]

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[Jumptheshark]

List of players who played only one game in the NHL - Wikipedia

complete list of one and done

 

[adsfan]

Mark Van Guilder spent his time playing in Milwaukee for 5 full years and 2 partial years to get to 383 games. To honor his service, the Nashville Predators called him up for 1 NHL game. That way, he would not be a career minor league player.

 

[iamjs]

Does anybody know the least amount of ice time for a one-game wonder that wasn't a goaltender that has a registered game?

The lowest I can find is 4:10 by Greg Crozier (2000-01)

 

[FerrisRox]

Right. Or even backup goalies who were dressed, but never actually got to play.

In that case, they are not considered to have played in the NHL and therefore don't have an NHL career.

 

[TheDevilMadeMe]

In that case, they are not considered to have played in the NHL and therefore don't have an NHL career.

uh... so bascially the same as the post I was quoting 8 years ago?

i have to say, it is always nice to sign in and find new people have "liked" a post I made so long ago (not the one you quoted, which was admittedly of mediocre quality).

 

[MXD]

Did I just liked a post from 10 years ago?

 

[blood gin]

Does anyone have the game stats from Don Cherry's sole game in the NHL as a Bruin? I can't imagine he'd have gotten a lot of minutes in that game. Although it was enough to knock down Beliveau in front of the net.

Supposedly he played pretty well that game

Back then NHL jobs were really really hard to come by with how small the league was. Still you look at how long his minors career was and that he was a pretty good player you'd figure he'd get more than just 1 game. He and a lot of other guys were unlucky in that they were already in their 30's when the league expanded. Some guys got their shot after lots of years of toiling. But Cherry was already 33-34 when the league doubled and was passed over again because younger/faster players still in their 20's could be had

 

[Hot Water Bottle]

Recently saw an article about Larry Kwong who played 1 minute of 1 game for the Rangers in the 1940s.

 

[Iron Mike Sharpe]

When Pelle Lindbergh died, the Flyers called up rookie Darren Jensen to backup Lindbergh's backup goalie Bob Froese. Three days later, Froese was injured & the Flyers called up third-string goalie Mike Bloski, who was playing in the Atlantic Coast league. Bloski backed up Jensen for three starts.

 

[SourTemplePilot]

Interesting name on that 1 and done list..

Chris Pusey

 

[Passchendaele]

Olivier Michaud came to mind.. basically played a period at age 18, stopped everything, and was never seen in an NHL uniform again.

 

[njdevils1982]

new years eve 2016

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[Howie Hodge]

Recently saw an article about Larry Kwong who played 1 minute of 1 game for the Rangers in the 1940s.

Larry "King" Kwong.

Yes, that actually was his nickname...

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Poor Adam Wilcox. Comes in in relief, shuts out the Panthers, gets a loss because of an empty net goal making it 4-2, then O'Reilly gets the Sabres third goal. That's harsh.