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George Ferguson (ice hockey)

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George Ferguson
Born (1952-08-22)August 22, 1952
Trenton, Ontario, Canada
Died December 15, 2019(2019-12-15) (aged 67)
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Pittsburgh Penguins
Minnesota North Stars
National team  Canada
NHL draft 11th overall, 1972
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1972–1984

George Stephen "Chief" Ferguson (August 22, 1952 – December 15, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 797 career National Hockey League games for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins and Minnesota North Stars. He was selected in the first round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft from the Toronto Marlboros. Ferguson coached the Trenton Sting, a junior A level hockey team based in his hometown of Trenton, Ontario. He died in 2019 at the age of 67.[1]

Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1969–70 Oshawa Generals OHA 49 19 21 40 20
1970–71 Toronto Marlboros OHA 53 12 15 27 83
1971–72 Toronto Marlboros OHA 62 36 56 92 104
1972–73 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 72 10 13 23 34
1973–74 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 16 0 4 4 4 3 0 1 1 2
1973–74 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 35 16 33 49 21
1974–75 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 69 19 30 49 61 7 1 0 1 7
1975–76 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 79 12 32 44 76 10 2 4 6 2
1976–77 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 50 9 15 24 24 9 0 3 3 7
1977–78 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 73 7 16 23 37 13 5 1 6 7
1978–79 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 80 21 29 50 37 7 2 1 3 0
1979–80 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 73 21 28 49 36 5 0 3 3 4
1980–81 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 79 25 18 43 42 5 2 6 8 9
1981–82 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 71 22 31 53 45 5 0 1 1 0
1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 7 0 0 0 2
1982–83 Minnesota North Stars NHL 65 8 12 20 14 9 0 3 3 4
1983–84 Minnesota North Stars NHL 63 6 10 16 19 13 2 0 2 2
NHL totals 797 160 238 398 431 86 14 23 37 44

References

Preceded by Toronto Maple Leafs first round draft pick
1972
Succeeded by