Andrew Gordon (ice hockey)

Andrew Gordon
Born	December 13, 1985 (1985-12-13) Halifax, NS, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams	Vancouver Canucks Chicago Wolves (AHL) Anaheim Ducks Washington Capitals Hershey Bears
NHL Draft	197th overall, 2004 Washington Capitals
Playing career	2007–present

Andrew Gordon (born December 13, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. He is currently playing with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Playing career

Gordon was born and raised in Nova Scotia, where he also played his minor hockey. He was a member of the Dartmouth Subways Midget 'AAA' team that won the silver medal at the 2002 Air Canada Cup, Canada's national midget championship. The next season, Gordon joined the Notre Dame Hounds of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. In 2004, he was drafted by the Washington Capitals (7th round, 197th overall). However, instead of immediately joining the Capitals, he played for three years with the St. Cloud State Huskies in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

Gordon spent his first professional season (2007–08) with the American Hockey League's Hershey Bears and the ECHL's South Carolina Stingrays, though he spent most of the year with Hershey. The next year, he scored twenty goals with Hershey and helped them win the Calder Cup. He also made his NHL debut with the Capitals, playing in one game for them. In 2009-10, he had an even better year, scoring thirty-seven goals, and the Bears won the Calder Cup for the second year in a row. He also played in two games for the Capitals.

In the 2010-11 season Gordon made it to final cuts of the Capitals training camp but was reassigned to Hershey along with Jay Beagle and Mathieu Perreault. Gordon would play in Hershey until mid-December when he would be called-up for a game against the New York Rangers.

On the 21st of December 2010, Gordon scored his first NHL goal for the Capitals against Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils. After scoring, Gordon kissed his linemate Marcus Johansson on the cheek as they sat on the bench.

He would later be sent back down to Hershey and would play until being recalled once again in January when Capitals winger Eric Fehr got hurt.

On July 2, 2011, he was signed by the Ducks to a two year deal. During the 2011–12 season Gordon was traded to the Vancouver Canucks for defenceman Sebastian Erixon.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002–03	Notre Dame Hounds	SJHL		58	20	27	47	12		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Notre Dame Hounds	SJHL		55	20	44	64	12		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	St. Cloud State Huskies	WCHA		38	9	8	17	6		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	St. Cloud State Huskies	WCHA		42	20	20	40	22		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	St. Cloud State Huskies	WCHA		40	22	23	45	16		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Hershey Bears	AHL		58	16	35	51	39		5	3	2	5	2
2007–08	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL		11	8	6	14	6		9	5	3	8	8
2008–09	Hershey Bears	AHL		80	21	24	45	47		22	6	4	10	6
2008–09	Washington Capitals	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Hershey Bears	AHL		79	37	34	71	57		17	13	7	20	2
2009–10	Washington Capitals	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Hershey Bears	AHL		50	28	29	57	24		2	0	1	1	6
2010–11	Washington Capitals	NHL		9	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				12	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Andrew Gordon's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
• Andrew Gordon's NHL player profile
• Andrew Gordon's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database