Gerry O'Flaherty

Position	Right Wing
Height Weight	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (80 kg)
Pro Clubs	Toronto Maple Leafs Vancouver Canucks Atlanta Flames
Nationality	United States
Born	August 31, 1950, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NHL Draft	Rnd 3, 36th overall, 1970 Toronto Maple Leafs
Pro Career	1971 – 1979

Gerry Joseph O'Flaherty (b. August 31, 1950 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a retired American professional ice hockey Right Winger.

[edit] Career

Born in Pittsburgh where his father, John "Peanuts" O'Flaherty, played for the Pittsburgh Hornets, O'Flaherty later moved to Toronto where he played in the MTHL with the North York Rangers. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and played a single year there before being claimed by the Vancouver Canucks during the Intra-League Draft. While serving the Canucks O'Flaherty registered three consecutive 20-goal seasons.

In September of 1976 O'Flaherty was selected to represent the United States at the inaugural Canada Cup.