Gordie Bruce
Canadian ice hockey player (1919–1997)
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Arthur Gordon Bruce (May 9, 1919 – July 15, 1997) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 28 games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins. He was born in Ottawa, Ontario.
| Gordie Bruce | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 9, 1919 | ||
| Died |
July 15, 1997 (aged 78) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1937–1951 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
Representing  Canada | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 1938 Czechoslovakia | |
During the 1940-41 season Boston Bruce was called up from the minors to play 7 regular season games. He was with the team during the playoffs, but did not play, so the Boston Bruins did not include his name on the Stanley Cup.
As a member of the Sudbury Wolves he helped Canada win the 1938 World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia by scoring 3 goals and 2 assist in 7 games.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1936–37 | Glebe College | HS-ON | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Sudbury Frood Tigers | NBHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Sudbury Wolves | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1938–39 | North Bay Trappers | NOHA | 45 | 23 | 44 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938–39 | North Bay Trappers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1939–40 | Hershey Bears | IAHL | 50 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1940–41 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1940–41 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 46 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1941–42 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1941–42 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 38 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1942–43 | Montreal Army | QSHL | 13 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1942–43 | Ottawa Commandos | QSHL | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1942–43 | Ottawa Commandos | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1943–44 | Ottawa Commandos | QSHL | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 57 | 35 | 28 | 63 | 44 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1947–48 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 67 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1948–49 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 62 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 1949–50 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 58 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Glace Bay Miners | CBMHL | 59 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 52 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 16 | ||
| IAHL/AHL totals | 378 | 152 | 149 | 301 | 227 | 38 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 14 | ||||
| NHL totals | 28 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||||
International
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Obituary at LostHockey.com
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