Birth Date: | April 29, 1938 |
Birth Place: | Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada |
Death Place: | Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 10 |
Weight Lb: | 180 |
Position: | Centre |
Shoots: | Left |
Played For: | New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins Minnesota Fighting Saints |
Career Start: | 1957 |
Career End: | 1973 |
George Alexander Melvin Pearson (April 29, 1938 – January 9, 1999)[1] was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He played 38 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins from 1960 to 1968. He also played 70 games in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints during the 1972–73 season.
Pearson had three children, including hockey coach Mel Pearson. Mel is the former head coach of the Michigan Wolverines hockey team. His other son, Ted, was a Calgary Flames draft pick who played over 200 games of professional hockey in the AHL, IHL, and Germany's second-tier Bundesliga.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
1955–56 | Flin Flon Bombers | SJHL | 48 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1955–56 | Flin Flon Bombers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
1956–57 | Flin Flon Bombers | SJHL | 56 | 59 | 49 | 108 | 86 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 6 | ||
1957–58 | Providence Reds | AHL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1957–58 | Trois-Rivières Lions | QSHL | 54 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1957–58 | Fort William Canadiens | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 17 | ||
1958–59 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 70 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | ||
1959–60 | Trois-Rivières Lions | EPHL | 43 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1959–60 | New York Rangers | NHL | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1960–61 | Kitchener Beavers | EPHL | 69 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
1961–62 | New York Rangers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1961–62 | Kitchener Beavers | EPHL | 66 | 23 | 38 | 61 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
1962–63 | New York Rangers | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1962–63 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 67 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
1963–64 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 68 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1964–65 | New York Rangers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1964–65 | St. Paul Rangers | CPHL | 61 | 24 | 46 | 70 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | ||
1965–66 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 72 | 18 | 40 | 58 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1966–67 | Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 68 | 17 | 45 | 62 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 68 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | ||
1968–69 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 74 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
1969–70 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 72 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 30 | ||
1970–71 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 72 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | ||
1971–72 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 72 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | ||
1972–73 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 70 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
WHA Totals | 70 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
NHL Totals | 38 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |