John Wayne "Jack" Norris (born August 5, 1942) is a Canadian former professional
ice hockey
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goaltender
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. Norris played parts of four seasons in the
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
, along with another four seasons in the
World Hockey Association
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, between 1964 and 1976.
Career
Norris joined the NHL with the
Boston Bruins
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in the
1964–65 season, playing 23 games as the backup to
Eddie Johnston
Edward Joseph Johnston (born November 24, 1935) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and former coach and general manager in the National Hockey League. His professional career spanned fifty-three years (twenty-two as a player ...
, but lost his spot the following season to
Gerry Cheevers
Gerald Michael "Cheesie" Cheevers (born 7 December 1940) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA) between 1961 and 1980. Cheevers is best known for ...
. Norris was subsequently traded to the
Chicago Black Hawks
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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, where he played ten games over two seasons. Norris spent significant time in the minor leagues before eventually joining the
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent ...
as the backup to
Denis DeJordy
Joseph Denis Emile DeJordy (born November 15, 1938), is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played goal for four National Hockey League teams, most notably the Chicago Black Hawks. In 1966–67, he and Glenn Hall won the Vezina ...
.
After spending the
1971–72 season in the minor leagues, Norris joined the
Alberta Oilers for the WHA's inaugural
1972–73 season. He spent two seasons as the starter with the Oilers (renamed Edmonton Oilers in
1973–74 season) and two more with the
Phoenix Roadrunners before retiring in 1976.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
References
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1942 births
Living people
Boston Bruins players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
Chicago Blackhawks players
Dallas Black Hawks players
Edmonton Oilers (WHA) players
Estevan Bruins players
Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan
Los Angeles Blades (WHL) players
Los Angeles Kings players
Minneapolis Bruins players
Montreal Voyageurs players
Oklahoma City Blazers (1965–1977) players
Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA) players
Seattle Totems (WHL) players
Springfield Kings players