Gerry Desjardins

Gerard Ferdinand Desjardins is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders, and Buffalo Sabres, where in 1975-76 he set the team record for consecutive wins, at 9, which stood until 2026. Desjardins also played one season for the Michigan Stags in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Desjardins' career ended after a puck struck his mask, which was driven into his eye in 1977, which led many NHL goalies to switch from fibreglass facemasks toward the cage and helmet style. Many amateur and junior hockey leagues subsequently banned fibreglass masks altogether, and began mandating the helmet/cage combination.