Chris Pusey Explained

Played For:Detroit Red Wings
Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:180
Birth Date:July 20, 1965
Birth Place:Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Draft:106th overall
Draft Year:1983
Draft Team:Detroit Red Wings
Career Start:1985
Career End:2004

Chris Pusey (born July 20th 1965 in Brantford, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He is notable for returning after retiring from professional ice hockey, with the Dundas Real McCoys, an OHA senior team, and the club made the final four in the Allan Cup tournament. Chris, however, was playing not as a goaltender, but as a defenceman. As a child, Chris was known to friends and family as "Gigger".

Chris was called up by the Detroit Red Wings in October 1985, after starter Eddie Mio went down with a knee injury. He made his only NHL appearance on October 19, 1985, against Chicago. Starter Corrado Micalef allowed three goals in the first period. Pusey entered the game and Detroit pulled to within one goal after two periods; however, three Chicago goals in the third (including the first NHL goal by defenceman Marc Bergevin) would end the Red Wing comeback bid.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP W L T MIN GA SV%GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1982–83London KnightsOHL1 0 1 0 60 7 0 7.00
1982–83Brantford AlexandersOHL20 5 11 0 991 85 0 5.15
1983–84Brantford AlexandersOHL50 26 18 2 2858 158 2 3.32 5 0 1 300 17 0 3.40
1984–85Hamilton SteelhawksOHL49 17 19 2 2450 179 1 4.38 15 7 6 824 73 0 5.32
1985–86Adirondack Red WingsAHL22 7 12 1 1171 76 1 3.89 .8601 0 0 27 4 0 8.89
1985–86Detroit Red WingsNHL1 0 0 0 40 3 0 4.50 .750
1986–87Adirondack Red WingsAHL11 4 5 0 617 40 0 3.89 .866
1986–87Indianapolis CheckersIHL6 1 4 0 330 36 0 6.55 .804
1986–87Carolina ThunderbirdsACHL4 238 20 0 5.04
1989–90Winston-Salem ThunderbirdsECHL3 2 1 0 180 13 0 4.33 .863
1991–92Brantford SmokeCoHL2 0 2 0 100 11 0 6.60
NHL Totals1 0 0 0 40 3 0 4.50 .750

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