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Garry Douglas "Iron man" Unger (born December 7, 1947) is a former professional ice hockey centre who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1967 until 1983.
Playing career
Unger set an NHL record by playing 914 consecutive games in the regular season between February 24, 1968 and December 21, 1979, doing so with four teams: the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues and Atlanta Flames. His record has since been surpassed by Doug Jarvis, who played 964 consecutive games.
Unger finished with 1105 career NHL games, scoring 413 goals and 391 assists for 804 points, and he also registered 1075 career penalty minutes.
Unger was also the MVP of the 1974 NHL All-Star game.
Personal
Garry was the oldest of four children of Jakob and Olive (Wheeler) Unger. He and his wife Beverly have three children. Garry presently works with the Banff Hockey Academy in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1965–66 | Calgary Buffaloes | AJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | London Nationals | OHA-Jr. | 48 | 38 | 35 | 73 | 60 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 27 | ||
| 1966–67 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966–67 | Tulsa Oilers | CPHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | London Nationals | OHA-Jr. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Tulsa Oilers | CPHL | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 13 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 76 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 76 | 42 | 24 | 66 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1970–71 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 51 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 28 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | ||
| 1971–72 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 78 | 36 | 34 | 70 | 104 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 35 | ||
| 1972–73 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 78 | 41 | 39 | 80 | 119 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1973–74 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 78 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 80 | 36 | 44 | 80 | 123 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1975–76 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 80 | 39 | 44 | 83 | 95 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 1976–77 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 80 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1977–78 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 80 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 80 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 79 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1980–81 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 58 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 46 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 69 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | ||
| 1982–83 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982–83 | Moncton Alpines | AHL | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Dundee Rockets | BHL | 35 | 86 | 48 | 134 | 64 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 44 | ||
| 1986–87 | Peterborough Pirates | BHL-2 | 30 | 95 | 143 | 238 | 58 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 38 | ||
| 1987–88 | Peterborough Pirates | BHL | 32 | 37 | 44 | 81 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1105 | 413 | 391 | 804 | 1075 | 52 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 105 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | WC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| 1979 | Canada | WC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| Senior totals | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 42 | |||