Minneapolis Millers (AHA) Players - Fred Gordon, Stewart Adams, Jack Riley, Ken Doraty, Burr Williams, Pat Shea, Butch McDonald, Fern Headley (Paperback)

Chapters: Fred Gordon, Stewart Adams, Jack Riley, Ken Doraty, Burr Williams, Pat Shea, Butch Mcdonald, Fern Headley, Leo Gaudreault. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Weldon Frederick Kenneth Gordon (born May 6, 1900 in Fleming, Saskatchewan - died November, 1985) is a former ice hockey right winger. He played in 80 National Hockey League games for the Detroit Cougars and the Boston Bruins. He later coached the Tulsa Oilers of the American Hockey Association. Gordon starting play for the 192122 season with the Indian Head Tigers of the Regina City Senior League. He scored 12 goals in 9 games with the club and would return the following season. He continued his scoring pace and was moved to the Brandon Regals for the 192324 season. He scored 9 points that season and was noticed by the Saskatoon Shieks of the Western Canada Hockey League. He was signed to a contract and Gordon joined the Shieks for the 192425 and 192526 seasons. He didn't produce as much as the management would have liked and was traded on October 27, 1926 to the Detroit Cougars. Gordon scored five goals as an NHL rookie in 192627 to go along with five assists while playing on a line with Duke Keats and Johnny Sheppard. Gordon proved he was an effective role player and was traded after his rookie season to the Boston Bruins for Harry Meeking on May 22, 1927. Gordon scored five points and 40 penalty minutes for Boston in 192728 and even helped them reach the playoffs, eventually falling to the New York Rangers in the semi-final. After his season with Boston, Gordon didn't return to the NHL and decided to join the Minneapolis Millers of the American Hockey Association. Gordon spent three seasons as a Miller, scoring 38 points and racking up 133 PIMs. He was traded to the Buffalo Ma...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1299201