Jack Gordon
Gordon in 2012
Born (1928-03-03)March 3, 1928
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died June 27, 2022(2022-06-27) (aged 94)
Minnesota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for New York Rangers
Playing career 1946–1961

John Gordon (March 3, 1928 – June 27, 2022) was a Canadian ice hockey manager, coach and player. Gordon played 36 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers between 1949 and 1951. The rest of his playing career, which lasted from 1946 to 1961, was mainly spent with the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League. He was also head coach of the Minnesota North Stars from 1970 to 1973, general manager of the North Stars from 1974 to 1978 and general manager of the Vancouver Canucks from 1985 to 1987.[1][2]

AHL career

Despite seeing limited NHL action, Gordon was a consistent scoring threat over a long 14-year career in the American Hockey League. He made his first appearance as a 19-year-old in 1947 with the New Haven Ramblers. Two years later, he recorded 60 assists, good for second in the league, and 83 points. He was acquired by the Cincinnati Mohawks in 1951 and was the leading scorer in his one season with the club. Gordon then spent eight years as a major contributor with the Cleveland Barons. He scored 102 points in 1954, which was good for second in the AHL, as his team won the Calder Cup. In 1957, he also became coach of the Barons, and he led the squad to another Calder Cup in his first year. After the 1959 season, he retired as a player, but he served three more years as coach. He returned to coach the team during the 1969 and 1970 teams, after a three-year stint as assistant GM of the New York Rangers concluded.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1945–46 Winnipeg Rangers MAHA — — — — — — — — — —
1946–47 New York Rovers EAHL 54 37 40 77 6 7 4 5 9 0
1947–48 New Haven Ramblers AHL 37 11 24 35 2 4 0 3 3 0
1948–49 New York Rangers NHL 31 3 9 12 0 — — — — —
1948–49 New Haven Ramblers AHL 36 10 28 38 14 — — — — —
1949–50 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 9 1 1 2 7
1949–50 New Haven Ramblers AHL 70 23 60 83 2 — — — — —
1950–51 New York Rangers NHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1950–51 Cincinnati Mohawks AHL 59 23 42 65 10 — — — — —
1951–52 Cleveland Barons AHL 20 7 20 27 0 2 0 2 2 0
1952–53 Cleveland Barons AHL 64 20 58 78 6 11 4 7 11 0
1953–54 Cleveland Barons AHL 70 31 71 102 20 9 5 13 18 4
1954–55 Cleveland Barons AHL 57 17 50 67 22 4 1 3 4 0
1955–56 Cleveland Barons AHL 54 26 43 69 33 6 5 4 9 2
1956–57 Cleveland Barons AHL 33 4 14 18 0 12 2 2 4 2
1957–58 Cleveland Barons AHL 51 6 18 24 10 6 1 2 3 2
1958–59 Cleveland Barons AHL 38 3 5 8 0 — — — — —
1959–60 Cleveland Barons AHL 8 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1960–61 Cleveland Barons AHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
AHL totals 602 181 434 615 119 54 18 36 54 10
NHL totals 36 3 10 13 0 9 1 1 2 7

NHL Coaching record

Team Year Regular season Post season
G W L T Pts Finish Result
Minnesota North Stars 1970–71 78 28 34 16 72 4th in West Lost in semi-finals
Minnesota North Stars 1971–72 78 37 29 12 86 2nd in West Lost in quarter-finals
Minnesota North Stars 1972–73 78 37 30 11 85 3rd in West Lost in quarter-finals
Minnesota North Stars 1973–74 17 3 8 6 12 7th in West Promoted to GM
Minnesota North Stars 1974–75 38 11 22 5 27 4th in Smythe Returned to GM role
NHL Totals 289 116 123 50

References

  1. ^ John Gordon obituary
  2. ^ "Ex-Canucks GM Jack Gordon, the man who traded Cam Neely, has died".
  3. ^ "AHL Hall of Fame". ahlhalloffame.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

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Preceded byCharlie BurnsParker MacDonald Head coach of the Minnesota North Stars 1970–731974–75 Succeeded byParker MacDonaldCharlie Burns Preceded byWren Blair General Manager of the Minnesota North Stars 1974–78 Succeeded byLou Nanne Preceded byHarry Neale General Manager of the Vancouver Canucks 1985–87 Succeeded byPat Quinn
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