| Position: | Right Wing |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 180 |
| Played For: | Kansas City Scouts California Golden Seals |
| Birth Date: | 1950 7, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Draft: | 67th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1970 |
| Draft Team: | New York Rangers |
| Career Start: | 1967 |
| Career End: | 1979 |
Gary Merritt Charles Coalter (born July 8, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward[1] who played 34 games in the National Hockey League for the Kansas City Scouts and California Golden Seals between 1973 and 1975. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1967 to 1979, was spent in various minor leagues.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1967–68 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 53 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 57 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 1968–69 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 52 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 144 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1969–70 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 54 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 68 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 88 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 29 | ||
| 1971–72 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 72 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Providence Reds | AHL | 45 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 25 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1973–74 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | WHL | 71 | 38 | 31 | 69 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 1974–75 | Kansas City Scouts | NHL | 30 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 22 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 55 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Maine Nordiques | NAHL | 74 | 31 | 54 | 85 | 71 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | Philadelphia Firebirds | AHL | 73 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | Philadelphia Firebirds | AHL | 63 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 258 | 74 | 78 | 152 | 194 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 34 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||