Gord Cruickshank

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Gord Cruickshank
Born (1965-05-04)May 4, 1965
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Died August 9, 2021(2021-08-09) (aged 56)
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Right
Played for
NHL Draft
 178th,
1985
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1984–1992

Gordon Cruickshank (May 4, 1965 – August 9, 2021[1]) was a Canadian ice hockey forward who was an All-American for Providence.[2]

Career

Cruickshank arrived in

NHL Draft. Cruickshank seemed to prove the Bruins' scouts correct when he nearly tripled his point production and took over as the top offensive threat for the Friars. He was 23 goals better than the next highest teammate and was named to the second All-Conference team despite Providence finishing 10 games below .500.[3] This trend continued through Cruickshank's final two seasons with the Friars and, though he was not able to help the team achieve much success, he was an All-American in his final college season. Cruickshank joined the Maine Mariners
for the tail end of the 1988 season and prepared to continue his professional career the following season.

Just before the Bruins' training camp, Cruickshank injured his left ankle. He ended up needing surgery to fix a bone chip and was sidelined for several months. When he tried to return in February, Cruickshank was out of shape and his ankle still had not completely healed.[4] Cruickshank lost the entire season to the injury but did return for Boston's training camp in 1989. He demonstrated the scoring touch he had in Providence and was assigned to Maine at the start of the season but he found it difficult to get into the lineup. Cruickshank played just 24 games for the Mariners before being sent down to the ECHL to finish out the year. The next season, Cruickshank was one of the top goal-scorers for the Johnstown Chiefs, finishing eighth in the league with 44 markers. Despite the performance, Cruickshank was not called up and spent his third year as a professional bouncing between three teams before retiring from hockey.

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1981–82 Mississauga Reps (AAA) GTHL — — — — — — — — — —
1982–83 St. Michael's Buzzers MJBHL 36 20 24 44 54 — — — — —
1984–85 Providence Hockey East 40 8 9 17 32 — — — — —
1985–86 Providence Hockey East 38 33 17 50 80 — — — — —
1986–87 Providence Hockey East 31 27 18 45 38 — — — — —
1987–88 Providence Hockey East 36 29 16 45 31 — — — — —
1987–88 Maine Mariners AHL 4 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
1989–90 Maine Mariners AHL 24 9 8 17 16 — — — — —
1989–90 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 5 3 4 7 2 — — — — —
1990–91 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 57 44 33 77 112 8 2 3 5 10
1991–92
Nashville Knights
 ECHL 17 4 7 11 8 — — — — —
1991–92
Raleigh Icecaps
 ECHL 27 13 13 26 34 — — — — —
1991–92 Greensboro Monarchs ECHL 7 6 6 12 0 11 6 8 14 8
NCAA totals 145 98 60 157 181 — — — — —
ECHL totals 113 70 63 133 156 19 8 11 19 18

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-Hockey East Second Team 1985–86 [5]
All-Hockey East Second Team 1986–87 [5]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1987–88 [2]

References

  1. ^ "Gordon Richard Cruickshank". Legacy.com. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "Providence Friars men's Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide". Providence Friars. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "Cruickshank has nose for puck". UPI. September 26, 1989. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

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