Alex Gray (ice hockey)
Alex Gray | |||
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Born |
Glasgow, Scotland | June 21, 1898||
Died | April 10, 1986 | (aged 87)||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
New York Rangers Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
Playing career | 1921–1933 |
Alexander Haim Gray (June 21, 1898 – April 10, 1986) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger who played 50 games for the New York Rangers and the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1927 to 1933. With the Rangers he won the Stanley Cup in 1928.
Early life
[edit]Although born in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, Gray grew up in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He played for five years with the Port Arthur Ports of the Thunder Bay Senior Hockey League (TBSHL). According to Legends of Hockey, "he topped the league in goal scoring three times and was its most penalized player twice."[1]
Playing career
[edit]In 1928 Gray signed with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. Wearing jersey number 2, he played on a line with Paul Thompson and Murray Murdoch. He helped the Rangers win the Stanley Cup that spring.
After his rookie season in New York he was involved in a big trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs, He was traded along with Lorne Chabot for Melville "Butch" Keeling and John Ross Roach.
He played a total of 13 games for the Maple Leafs in the 1928–29 season (7 regular season games and 4 playoff games). After 1 season in Toronto he was sent to the minors where he spent the remainder of his career.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1920–21 | Port Arthur Bruins | TBJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1921–22 | Eveleth Rangers | USAHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1922–23 | Port Arthur Ports | TBSHL | 14 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1923–24 | Port Arthur Ports | TBSHL | 14 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1924–25 | Port Arthur Ports | TBSHL | 20 | 17 | 7 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | ||
1925–26 | Port Arthur Ports | TBSHL | 18 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1925–26 | Port Arthur Ports | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
1926–27 | Port Arthur Ports | TBSHL | 19 | 27 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1927–28 | New York Rangers | NHL | 43 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1928–29 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1928–29 | Toronto Ravinas | Can-Pro | 37 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
1929–30 | Cleveland Indians | IHL | 42 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 59 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||
1930–31 | Cleveland Indians | IHL | 48 | 29 | 8 | 37 | 55 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
1931–32 | Cleveland Indians | IHL | 48 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1932–33 | Cleveland Indians | IHL | 39 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 50 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Awards and achievements
[edit]- 1928 Stanley Cup Championship (NYR)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1898 births
- 1986 deaths
- British emigrants to Canada
- Cleveland Indians (IHL) players
- Eveleth Rangers players
- New York Rangers players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Ice hockey players from Glasgow
- Ice hockey people from Thunder Bay
- Stanley Cup champions
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Toronto Ravinas players
- Canadian ice hockey player stubs