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Uploaded By: PRESIDENT on January 7th, 2026

Gerhardt Otto "Gary" Dornhoefer - Born February 2, 1943 in Kitchener, Ontario is a Canadian/American retired ice Hockey right winger and color commentator.

- J. Ross Robertson Cup Junior Champion 1963 with Niagara Falls Flyers.
- George Richardson Memorial Trophy Champion 1963 with Niagara Falls Flyers.
Memorial Cup finalist 1963.

- F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Champion 1967 with Hershey Bears.

- Stanley Cup Champion 1974, 1975 with Philadelphia Flyers.

- Clarence S. Campbell Bowl Champion 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 with Philadelphia Flyers.

Dornhoefer played his junior Hockey with Niagara Falls Flyers, helping them win the Ontario championship in 1963 and reaching the Memorial Cup finals.

Dornhoefer turned pro with the Minneapolis Bruins for the 1963-64 Central Professional Hockey League season and made his NHL debut with Boston Bruins on January 9, 1964 vs New York Rangers at Boston Garden in a 5-3 Rangers win.

Dornhoefer scored his 1st NHL goal vs Roger Crozier of Detroit Red Wings at 14:20 of 2nd period on January 16, 1964 at Boston Garden in a 5-1 Bruins win. He scored 2 goals in the game.

Dornhoefer was claimed by by Philadelphia Flyers in 1967 NHL expansion draft. He would become a cornerstone of the Flyers Broad Street Bullies and a fan favourite at The Spectrum.

Dornhoefer scored his 1st NHL hat-trick vs Wayne Rutledge of Los Angeles Kings on January 8, 1979 at The Spectrum in a 4-1 Flyers win. His 2nd goal was the game winner.

Dornhoefer played in 787 regular season NHL games, scoring 214 goals (28 GWG), 328 assists with 1291 penalty minutes and 80 NHL playoff games, scoring 17 goals (4 GWG / 1 OTG), 19 assists with 203 penalty minutes.

Dornhoefer played in NHL All-Star Games in 1973 and 1977 ( 2 minute penalty).

Gary Dornhoefer was inducted into the Philadelphia Flyers Hall of Fame in 1991.

NOTE
The most famous goal of his career came in the 1973 Stanley Cup playoffs when he scored a crucial overtime goal against the Minnesota North Stars on a solo rush. The goal was memorialized on a statue at the Spectrum, which was demolished in 2010-11. The statue now sits outside Stateside Live in the middle of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.

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