Alex Gray (ice hockey) explained

Position:Right wing
Played For:New York Rangers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:170
Birth Date:1898 6, mf=yes
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Career Start:1921
Career End: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

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

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

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1920–21Port Arthur BruinsTBJHL
1921–22Eveleth RangersUSAHA
1922–23Port Arthur PortsTBSHL14 18 8 26 102 0 1 1 0
1923–24Port Arthur PortsTBSHL14 20 5 25 42 1 1 2 0
1924–25Port Arthur PortsTBSHL20 17 7 34 910 11 4 15 4
1925–26Port Arthur PortsTBSHL18 12 9 21 143 0 0 0 0
1925–26Port Arthur PortsAl-Cup6 4 1 5 0
1926–27Port Arthur PortsTBSHL19 27 6 33 319 1 0 1 0
1927–28New York RangersNHL43 7 1 8 289 1 0 1 0
1928–29Toronto Maple LeafsNHL7 0 0 0 2
1928–29Toronto RavinasCan-Pro37 11 3 14 512 3 0 3 4
1929–30Cleveland IndiansIHL42 21 11 32 596 4 3 7 4
1930–31Cleveland IndiansIHL48 29 8 37 556 4 2 6 6
1931–32Cleveland IndiansIHL48 16 10 26 35
1932–33Cleveland IndiansIHL39 7 8 15 15
NHL totals50 7 1 8 309 1 0 1 0

Awards and achievements

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=12775 Alex Gray