Pete Goegan Explained

Pete Goegan
Birth Date:6 March 1934
Birth Place:Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:195
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Played For:Detroit Red Wings
New York Rangers
Minnesota North Stars
Career Start:1956
Career End:1969

Peter John Goegan (March 6, 1934 – October 8, 2008)[1] was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 383 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, and Minnesota North Stars between 1958 and 1968. Goegan recorded 20 goals and 70 assists during his NHL Career.

Playing career

Goegan started playing hockey Fort William, Ontario, and then moved for two seasons to the Northern Ontario Hockey Association before joining professional hockey in 1956.

He played for two years in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Cleveland Barons, winning a Calder Cup, but in the 1957–58 season he debuted in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings. In the following seasons he became a defender for the Red Wings, except for a loan to the Edmonton Flyers of the Western Hockey League (WHL) during the 1959-60 championship.

In 1962 he played for a few months in the New York Rangers organization, winning another Calder Cup with the Springfield Indians farm team, but in October he returned to the Red Wings. He split five seasons between the Rangers and another AHL affiliate, the Pittsburgh Hornets, with whom he won the third Calder Cup in his career.

Goegan was selected in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft by the Minnesota North Stars, with whom he played 46 games in addition to a WHL loan to the Phoenix Roadrunners. He retired a year later in 1969 after playing with the Baltimore Clippers and the Denver Spurs.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1951–52Fort William CanadiansTBJHL29 2 6 8 84
1952–53Fort William CanadiansTBJHL21 12 11 23 1086 2 1 3 14
1952–53Fort William CanadiansM-Cup5 1 1 2 26
1953–54Fort William CanadiansTBJHL23 4 11 15 1474 1 3 4 8
1953–54Fort William CanadiansM-Cup13 1 0 1 33
1954–55Fort William BeaversNOHA
1954–55Fort William BeaversAl-Cup13 4 1 5 33
1955–56Sault Ste. Marie IndiansNOHA59 6 21 27 1047 2 1 3 6
1956–57Cleveland BaronsAHL51 3 17 20 12111 0 0 0 30
1957–58Cleveland BaronsAHL55 6 17 23 94
1957–58Detroit Red WingsNHL14 0 2 2 284 0 0 0 18
1958–59Detroit Red WingsNHL67 1 11 12 109
1959–60Detroit Red WingsNHL21 3 0 3 66 1 0 1 13
1959–60Edmonton FlyersWHL40 11 16 27 107
1960–61Detroit Red WingsNHL67 5 29 34 7811 0 1 1 18
1961–62Detroit Red WingsNHL39 5 5 10 24
1961–62New York RangersNHL7 0 2 2 6
1961–62Springfield IndiansAHL7 0 1 1 1211 3 3 6 20
1962–63Detroit Red WingsNHL62 1 8 9 4811 0 2 2 12
1963–64Detroit Red WingsNHL12 0 0 0 8
1963–64Pittsburgh HornetsAHL55 6 17 23 1275 0 0 0 6
1964–65Detroit Red WingsNHL4 1 0 1 2
1964–65Pittsburgh HornetsAHL68 9 14 23 1632 0 0 0 2
1965–66Detroit Red WingsNHL13 0 2 2 141 0 0 0 0
1965–66Pittsburgh HornetsAHL52 4 17 21 85
1966–67Detroit Red WingsNHL31 2 6 8 12
1966–67Pittsburgh HornetsAHL34 4 16 20 609 1 5 6 17
1967–68Minnesota North StarsNHL46 1 2 3 30
1967–68Phoenix RoadrunnersWHL15 2 5 7 184 0 0 0 0
1968–69Denver SpursWHL34 1 10 11 40
1968–69Baltimore ClippersAHL25 0 4 4 304 0 1 1 0
AHL totals347 32 103 135 69242 4 9 13 75
NHL totals383 19 67 86 36533 1 3 4 61

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Goegan, Peter John. Obituaries. Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal. 4 February 2013. 10 October 2008.