Gordon Poirier

Gordon Poirier
Born	(1914-10-27)October 27, 1914 Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died	May 25, 1972(1972-05-25) (aged 57) Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight	150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	HC Diavoli Rossoneri Milano Brighton Tigers Montreal Canadiens Harringay Racers
Playing career	1931–1951

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 season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1931–32	Montreal Columbus Club	QAHA		10	6	2	8	14		—	—	—	—	—
1932–33	Montreal Saint Francis Xavier	MCHL		11	4	0	4	15		2	1	0	1	6
1933–34	Montreal Senior Canadiens	MTL Sr		15	1	1	2	8		4	1	2	3	0
1934–35	Montreal Senior Canadiens	MTL Sr		20	7	11	18	20		2	1	1	2	0
1936–37	Brighton Tigers	ENL		40	25	9	34	36		—	—	—	—	—
1937–38	Brighton Tigers	ENL		—	9	12	21	10		—	—	—	—	—
1938–39	Brighton Tigers	ENL		—	14	15	29	—		—	—	—	—	—
1939–40	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		10	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1939–40	Saint-Hyacinthe Gaulois	QPHL		36	37	43	80	22		—	—	—	—	—
1940–41	Ottawa-Montreal	QSHL		29	8	23	31	16		8	0	5	5	10
1941–42	Ottawa Senators	QSHL		40	21	19	40	12		8	1	4	5	13
1942–43	Ottawa Commandos	QSHL		32	17	14	31	19		22	13	5	18	10
1942–43	Ottawa Army	OCHL		10	15	16	31	5		—	—	—	—	—
1943–44	Ottawa Commandos	QSHL		8	2	6	8	6		—	—	—	—	—
1945–46	Ottawa GMC's	OCHL		—	9	13	22	—		4	6	10	16	—
1946–47	Brighton Tigers	EHL		36	28	32	60	35		—	—	—	—	—
1947–48	Brighton Tigers	EHL		47	31	31	62	44		—	—	—	—	—
1948–49	Brighton Tigers	EHL		39	30	41	71	59		—	—	—	—	—
1950–51	Harringay Racers	EHL		40	2	12	14	20		—	—	—	—	—
EHL totals				—	139	152	291	—		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				10	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame entry