George Gee (ice hockey)
George Gee | |||
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Born |
Stratford, Ontario, Canada | June 28, 1922||
Died |
January 14, 1972 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 49)||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Chicago Black Hawks Detroit Red Wings | ||
Playing career | 1941–1957 |
George Nathaniel "Hully" Gee (June 28, 1922 – January 14, 1972) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League between 1945 and 1954. He won the Stanley Cup with Detroit in 1950.
Playing career
Gee began his NHL career with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1945–46. He played in Chicago until 1948 when he was traded four games into the season to the Detroit Red Wings. Gee's name was engraved on the Stanley Cup with Detroit in 1950. After three seasons in Detroit, he rejoined the Hawks for the start of the 1951–52 season and remained there until the end of his NHL career in 1954.
Post-playing career
Gee died in 1972 while playing for the Detroit Red Wings oldtimers. In between the 2nd and 3rd period of a game, he went outside to smoke a cigarette and, while smoking, he had a severe heart attack and died.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1939–40 | Owen Sound Greys | OHA | 11 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1940–41 | Falconbridge Falcons | GBHL | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1941–42 | Kansas City Americans | AHA | 37 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
1942–43 | Sudbury Frood Tigers | NBHL | 9 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
1942–43 | Sudbury Frood Tigers | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
1943–44 | Toronto Navy | OHA Sr | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1943–44 | Cornwallis Navy | NSDHL | 17 | 18 | 9 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1943–44 | Cornwallis Navy | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 11 | ||
1944–45 | Cornwallis Navy | NSDHL | 15 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
1945–46 | Kansas City Pla-Mors | USHL | 14 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1945–46 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 35 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
1946–47 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 60 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1947–48 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 60 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1948–49 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1948–49 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 47 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | ||
1949–50 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 69 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | ||
1950–51 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1951–52 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1952–53 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 67 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 99 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
1953–54 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 69 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1954–55 | Windsor Bulldogs | OHA Sr | 31 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 19 | ||
1955–56 | Windsor Bulldogs | OHA Sr | 44 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1956–57 | Windsor Bulldogs | OHA Sr | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
NHL totals | 551 | 135 | 183 | 318 | 347 | 41 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 32 |
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1922 births
- 1972 deaths
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Detroit Red Wings players
- Ice hockey people from Stratford, Ontario
- Ice hockey players who died while playing
- Kansas City Americans players
- Kansas City Pla-Mors players
- Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players
- Owen Sound Greys players
- Stanley Cup champions