Fred Gordon
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| Fred Gordon | |||
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| Born |
May 6, 1900 Fleming, Northwest Territories, Canada | ||
| Died |
November 26, 1985 (aged 85) Bentonville, Arkansas, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Detroit Cougars Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1924–1939 | ||
Weldon Frederick Kenneth Gordon (May 6, 1900 — November 26, 1985) was Canadian
American Hockey Association
.
Professional career
Minor league hockey
Gordon starting play for the 1921–22 season with the
Saskatoon Shieks of the Western Canada Hockey League. He was signed to a contract and Gordon joined the Shieks for the 1924–25 and 1925–26 seasons. He did not produce as much as the management would have liked and was traded on October 27, 1926 to the Detroit Cougars
.
Playing in the NHL
Gordon scored five goals as an NHL rookie in
penalty minutes for Boston in 1927–28 and even helped them reach the playoffs, eventually falling to the New York Rangers
in the semi-final.
Joining the AHA
After his season with Boston, Gordon did not return to the NHL and decided to join the
Kansas City Greyhounds. He had his most productive season to date in 1933–34, scoring 22 points and putting up 52 PIMs. Gordon led the Greyhounds into the playoffs and won the Harry F. Sinclair Trophy
as league Champions. He would play one more season with the Greyhounds before retiring from playing ice hockey after the 1934–35 season.
Coaching
After taking a year off as an amateur
referee, Gordon was asked to step in and coach the Tulsa Oilers. He agreed and was put into place towards the end of the Oilers' losing season. He was given full control for the 1937–38 season and coached the Oilers to a winning season with a record of 22–21–5. The following season saw the Oilers finishing with a 25–23–2 record, and saw Gordon hit the ice to come out of retirement. He skated in one game in which he scored an assist and four PIMs. The 1939–40 season would be his last as head coach
when he led the Oilers to a 16–30–0 season, their worst season in years. Gordon decided to retire from coaching ice hockey in 1940.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1921–22 | Indian Head Tigers | S-SSHL | 8 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1922–23 | Indian Head Tigers | S-SSHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1922–23 | Brandon Wheat City | MHA | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1923–24 | Brandon Regals | S-SSHL | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1924–25 | Saskatoon Crescents
|
WCHL | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1925–26 | Saskatoon Crescents | WHL | 30 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1926–27 | Detroit Cougars | NHL | 38 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 43 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1928–29 | Minneapolis Millers | AHA | 39 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1929–30 | Minneapolis Millers | AHA | 40 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Minneapolis Millers | AHA | 43 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | Buffalo Majors | AHA | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1932–33 | Saskatoon Crescents | WCHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | Kansas City Greyhounds
|
AHA | 47 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1934–35 | Kansas City Greyhounds | AHA | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936–37 | Tulsa Oilers
|
AHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938–39 | Tulsa Oilers | AHA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHA totals | 208 | 36 | 32 | 68 | 328 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| NHL totals | 81 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Awards and achievements
- Harry F. Sinclair Trophy winner: 1933–34 (Kansas City Greyhounds - AHA)
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database