Aut Erickson Explained

Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:180
Played For:Chicago Black Hawks
Boston Bruins
Toronto Maple Leafs
Oakland Seals
League:NHL
Birth Date:25 January 1938
Birth Place:Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Death Place:Moreno Valley, California, U.S.
Career Start:1955
Career End:1970

Autry Raymond Erickson (January 25, 1938 – August 21, 2010) was a professional ice hockey player who played 226 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Oakland Seals. He won the Stanley Cup in 1967 with the Toronto Maple Leafs, playing no regular season games, and only three playoff games.

Aut Erickson wore number 11 when he joined the Boston Bruins in 1959-60. The lanky young rearguard, known as a steady, dependable blueliner, would play two full seasons in Boston, establishing his rock solid, robust and rugged minded defensive presence. In May 1965, the Detroit Red Wings traded Erickson, Larry Jeffrey, Marcel Pronovost, Ed Joyal, and Lowell MacDonald to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Andy Bathgate, Billy Harris, and Gary Jarrett.[1] Erickson played in the 1967 Stanley Cup Finals while with the Maple Leafs. Erickson was an original member of the expansion Oakland Seals.

Erickson died in August 2010 after a long battle with cancer.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1954–55Lethbridge Native SonsWJCHL39 3 2 5 5411 0 2 2 2
1955–56Lethbridge Native SonsWJCHL47 6 14 20 7511 6 2 8 14
1955–56Saskatoon QuakersWHL1 0 0 0 0
1956–57Prince Albert MintosSJHL49 12 15 27 15913 4 5 9 4
1957–58Prince Albert MintosSJHL47 14 32 46 1086 0 4 4 7
1957–58Saskatoon Regals/Saint Paul SaintsWHL2 0 0 0 0
1957–58Regina PatsSJHL16 6 8 14 16
1958–59Calgary StampedersWHL62 4 15 19 938 0 1 1 4
1959–60Boston BruinsNHL58 1 6 7 29
1960–61Boston BruinsNHL68 2 6 8 65
1961–62Buffalo BisonsAHL64 7 23 30 8811 1 1 2 6
1962–63Chicago Black HawksNHL3 0 0 0 0
1962–63Buffalo BisonsAHL68 3 19 22 9712 0 4 4 25
1963–64Chicago Black HawksNHL31 0 1 1 346 0 0 0 0
1963–64Buffalo BisonsAHL34 3 13 16 36
1964–65Pittsburgh HornetsAHL64 3 19 22 944 0 0 0 6
1965–66Victoria Maple LeafsWHL65 7 14 21 10914 1 5 6 10
1966–67Victoria Maple LeafsWHL70 8 28 36 76
1966–67Toronto Maple LeafsNHL1 0 0 0 2
1967–68California/Oakland SealsNHL65 4 11 15 46
1968–69Phoenix RoadrunnersWHL68 8 29 37 83
1969–70Oakland SealsNHL1 0 0 0 0
1969–70Phoenix RoadrunnersWHL18 0 4 4 8
NHL totals226 7 24 31 1827 0 0 0 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Unhappy With Leafs, Bathgate Joins Wings In Giant Swap . Newspapers.com . 1965-05-21 . 2022-07-20.
  2. http://communities.canada.com/windsorstar/blogs/duffersdabbles/archive/2010/09/06/member-of-leafs-last-cup-winner-dead.aspx Member of Leafs last Cup winner dead