Career
He played in the National Hockey League from 1976 to 1984 for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Washington Capitals. Palmateer was drafted 85th overall by the Leafs in the 1974 National Hockey League Amateur Draft. Palmateer played 356 games in the National Hockey League, posting 149 wins against 138 losses and 52 ties while compiling a 3.53 Gaelic Athletic Association. 1980-1981 - Secretariat an National Hockey League record for assists by a goaltender in one season (8).