Johnny Peirson
| Johnny Peirson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 pictured c. 1946 at McGill University | |||
| Born |
July 21, 1925 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1946–1958 | ||
John Frederick Peirson (born July 21, 1925) is a retired National Hockey League player who played right wing for the Boston Bruins.
Peirson finished his NHL career with 153 goals and 173 assists for 326 points in 545 games. He played in the NHL All-Star Game in both 1950 and 1951. Following his retirement, Peirson became a prominent broadcaster and color analyst for the Bruins. He first worked on WBZ radio with Fred Cusick—with whom as a player he had done a TV demonstration during one of CBS-TV's short-lived weekly NHL telecasts—-and then on WSBK television. He was initially paired with Don Earle and then for many years with Cusick, who had moved from radio to TV. During World War II, Peirson served in the Canadian Army.[1]
Peirson was also an avid golfer, competing as an amateur in tournaments in Canada and the United States.[2] He finished in a tie for 51st at the 1950 Canadian Open held at Royal Montreal Golf Club.[3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1943–44 | Montreal Jr. Canadiens | QJHL | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1945–46 | McGill Redmen | MCHL | 6 | 13 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Boston Olympics | EAHL | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 26 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1947–48 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1947–48 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 36 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 59 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1949–50 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 57 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 70 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1951–52 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 68 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1952–53 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 49 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1953–54 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 68 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1955–56 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 33 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 68 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 1957–58 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 53 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 545 | 153 | 173 | 326 | 315 | 49 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 26 | ||||
References
- ^ Stan Fischler Boston Bruins: Greatest Moments & Players, p. 195, at Google Books
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vQhqB26hDU. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "2016 RBC Canadian Open Media Guide" (PDF). Golf Canada. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
External links
- Peirson at Legends of Hockey.
- Johnny Peirson career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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