Stanley Frank Gilbertson (born October 29, 1944, in

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) is a retired

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player. He played 428 games in the

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for the California Golden Seals, St. Louis Blues,

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, and

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between 1971 and 1977. He lost the lower part of his leg in a 1977 car accident right before training camp and had to retire from hockey. Gilbertson is the last player to score an NHL goal on

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, as the league has not scheduled a Christmas game since Gilbertson scored on December 25, 1971.

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