Gordon Poirier Explained

Position:Centre
Played For:HC Diavoli Rossoneri Milano
Brighton Tigers
Montreal Canadiens
Harringay Racers
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:6
Weight Lb:150
Birth Date:27 October 1914
Birth Place:Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada
Death Place:Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada
Career Start:1931
Career End:1951

Gordon Arthur Poirier (October 27, 1914 – May 25, 1972) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played ten games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1939–40 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1931 to 1951, was mainly spent in the English National League and Quebec Senior Hockey League. Poirier was born in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, but grew up in Montreal, Quebec. He was inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1948.

Playing career

Poirier also played two seasons, 1933–34 and 1935–36, as player-coach with HC Diavoli Rossoneri Milano in the Italian Serie A where he helped the team win the league championship in 1935–36.

Poirer played a total of six seasons, three before and three after the Second World War, for the Brighton Tigers in the English National League. He helped the Tigers win the league championship in 1946–47 and 1947–48 and won the English Autumn Cup in 1946. He finished his career after spending the 1950–51 season with the Harringay Racers, also in the English National League.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1931–32Montreal Columbus ClubQAHA10 6 2 8 14
1932–33Montreal Saint Francis XavierMCHL11 4 0 4 152 1 0 1 6
1933–34Montreal Senior CanadiensMTL Sr15 1 1 2 84 1 2 3 0
1934–35Montreal Senior CanadiensMTL Sr20 7 11 18 202 1 1 2 0
1936–37Brighton TigersENL40 25 9 34 36
1937–38Brighton TigersENL9 12 21 10
1938–39Brighton TigersENL14 15 29
1939–40Montreal CanadiensNHL10 0 1 1 0
1939–40Saint-Hyacinthe GauloisQPHL36 37 43 80 22
1940–41Ottawa-MontrealQSHL29 8 23 31 168 0 5 5 10
1941–42Ottawa SenatorsQSHL40 21 19 40 128 1 4 5 13
1942–43Ottawa CommandosQSHL32 17 14 31 1922 13 5 18 10
1942–43Ottawa ArmyOCHL10 15 16 31 5
1943–44Ottawa CommandosQSHL8 2 6 8 6
1945–46Ottawa GMC'sOCHL9 13 22 4 6 10 16
1946–47Brighton TigersEHL36 28 32 60 35
1947–48Brighton TigersEHL47 31 31 62 44
1948–49Brighton TigersEHL39 30 41 71 59
1950–51Harringay RacersEHL40 2 12 14 20
EHL totals139 152 291
NHL totals10 0 1 1 0

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