Boyd Gordon Explained

Played For:Washington Capitals
Arizona Coyotes
Edmonton Oilers
Philadelphia Flyers
Position:Centre
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:200
Birth Date:October 19, 1983
Birth Place:Unity, Saskatchewan, Canada
Draft:17th overall
Draft Year:2002
Draft Team:Washington Capitals
Career Start:2003
Career End:2017

Boyd Gordon (born October 19, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Washington Capitals, Arizona Coyotes, Edmonton Oilers, and Philadelphia Flyers.

Playing career

Gordon was drafted in the 1st round, 17th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Gordon was drafted from the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League where he helped the Red Deer Rebels win the Memorial Cup in the 2000–01 season. Gordon played his first professional season in 2003–04. He played with Capitals affiliate, the Portland Pirates, of the AHL and also made his NHL debut with the Capitals appearing in 41 games. In the 2005–06 season, Gordon won the Calder Cup with the Hershey Bears before earning a regular roster spot with the Capitals in the 2006–07 season.

He signed a two-year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes on July 1, 2011.[1]

On July 5, 2013, he signed a three-year contract as a free agent with the Edmonton Oilers.[2]

Approaching the final year of his contract with the Oilers, Gordon was traded in a return to the Coyotes organization in exchange for Lauri Korpikoski on June 30, 2015.[3]

On July 1, 2016, Gordon signed a one-year contract worth $950,000 with the Philadelphia Flyers.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1999–2000Red Deer RebelsWHL661026362440112
2000–01Red Deer RebelsWHL7212273939223692
2001–02Red Deer RebelsWHL6622295119231012228
2002–03Red Deer RebelsWHL5633488128238122014
2003–04Washington CapitalsNHL411568
2003–04Portland PiratesAHL43517221672130
2004–05Portland PiratesAHL8017223935
2005–06Washington CapitalsNHL250114
2005–06Hershey BearsAHL58162238232135810
2006–07Washington CapitalsNHL717222914
2007–08Washington CapitalsNHL6779161270000
2008–09Washington CapitalsNHL63591416140334
2009–10Washington CapitalsNHL3646101261120
2009–10Hershey BearsAHL20220
2010–11Washington CapitalsNHL603691690006
2011–12Phoenix CoyotesNHL758152310160226
2012–13Phoenix CoyotesNHL48410148
2013–14Edmonton OilersNHL748132120
2014–15Edmonton OilersNHL68671317
2015–16Arizona CoyotesNHL6522410
2016–17Philadelphia FlyersNHL131012
2016–17Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL600021
NHL totals706561051611495216716

International

Awards and honours

AwardsYear
WHL
Memorial Cup (Red Deer Rebels)2001
CHL Top Prospects Game2002
Brad Hornung Trophy2003
East First All-Star Team2003
AHL
Calder Cup (Hershey Bears)2006

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NHL Free Agent Tracker. The Sports Network. 1 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629095253/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=25880#. 2011-06-29. dead.
  2. Web site: Oilers sign Boyd Gordon for three years . . 2013-07-05 . 2013-07-05.
  3. Web site: Oilers get Korpikoski from Coyotes for Gordon . . 2015-06-30 . 2015-06-30.
  4. Web site: Flyers sign Dale Weise and Boyd Gordon . Philadelphia Flyers . July 1, 2016 . July 1, 2016.