Gordon Arthur Poirier (October 27, 1914 – May 25, 1972) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played ten games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1939–40 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1931 to 1951, was mainly spent in the English National League and Quebec Senior Hockey League. Poirier was born in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, but grew up in Montreal, Quebec. He was inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1948.
| Gordon Poirier | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
October 27, 1914 Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Died |
May 25, 1972 (aged 57) Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
HC Diavoli Rossoneri Milano Brighton Tigers Montreal Canadiens Harringay Racers | ||
| Playing career | 1931–1951 | ||
Playing career edit
Poirier also played two season, 1933–34 and 1935–36, as player-coach with HC Diavoli Rossoneri Milano in the Italian Serie A where he helped the team win the league championship in 1935–36.
Poirer played a total of six seasons, three before and three after the Second World War, for the Brighton Tigers in the English National League. He helped the Tigers win the league championship in 1946–47 and 1947–48 and to win the English Autumn Cup in 1946. He finished his career after spending the 1950–51 season with the Harringay Racers, also in the English National League.
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1931–32 | Montreal Columbus Club | QAHA | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1932–33 | Montreal Saint Francis Xavier | MCHL | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1933–34 | Montreal Senior Canadiens | MTL Sr | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1934–35 | Montreal Senior Canadiens | MTL Sr | 20 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1936–37 | Brighton Tigers | ENL | 40 | 25 | 9 | 34 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Brighton Tigers | ENL | — | 9 | 12 | 21 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938–39 | Brighton Tigers | ENL | — | 14 | 15 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | Saint-Hyacinthe Gaulois | QPHL | 36 | 37 | 43 | 80 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Ottawa-Montreal | QSHL | 29 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1941–42 | Ottawa Senators | QSHL | 40 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | ||
| 1942–43 | Ottawa Commandos | QSHL | 32 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 10 | ||
| 1942–43 | Ottawa Army | OCHL | 10 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Ottawa Commandos | QSHL | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Ottawa GMC's | OCHL | — | 9 | 13 | 22 | — | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Brighton Tigers | EHL | 36 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | Brighton Tigers | EHL | 47 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Brighton Tigers | EHL | 39 | 30 | 41 | 71 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Harringay Racers | EHL | 40 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| EHL totals | — | 139 | 152 | 291 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame entry
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