Philippe Louis Myre (born November 1, 1948) is a Canadian former professional

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who played 14 seasons in the

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(NHL) for the

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

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Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games in Well ...

, Colorado Rockies and

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. Myre was born in

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Playing career

Originally selected by the

in the 1966 NHL Entry Draft, Myre played parts of three seasons with the Canadiens. In 1970-71, because of an injury to Rogatien Vachon, he played 30 regular season games and dressed for 70. However, during the playoffs, the Canadiens went with rookie

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. When Montreal won the Cup, Myre was included in the team picture and was given a Stanley Cup ring, but his name was left off the Cup, even though he qualified, because he did not dress for any playoff games. He was claimed by the

in the

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, where he played for almost six seasons. Although Myre began as the starting goaltender for the expansion club, he spent most of his time in Atlanta backing up

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. Myre also played for the

, Colorado Rockies, and

. In the

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, Myre and rookie goalie

Pete Peeters Pete Peeters (born August 17, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the eighth round (135th overall) of the 1977 NHL amateur draft. and went on to play 13 seasons in the Nat ...

backstopped the Flyers through an undefeated streak of 35 games, an NHL record. Myre saw some action in the playoffs that year, including a game 3 6-2 loss in the

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, which the Flyers lost to the New York Islanders in six games. After his playing career ended in 1984, Myre was a goaltending coach for 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 ...

, Detroit Red Wings and Florida Panthers.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

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Phil Myre's profile
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