Gerry Geran
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Born |
Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA | August 3, 1896|||||||||||||
Died |
September 8, 1981 Brooklyn, New York, USA | (aged 85)|||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||
Position | Center | |||||||||||||
Shot | Right | |||||||||||||
Played for |
Montreal Wanderers Boston Bruins | |||||||||||||
National team |
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Playing career | 1917–1927 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pierce George "Gerry" Geran (August 3, 1896 – September 8, 1981) was a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League.
Playing career
Geran was the first player from the United States to make the NHL, starting with the Montreal Wanderers in the NHL's inaugural season, 1917–18. He played in four of the Wanderers' six games. After the fire that burned down the Wanderers' arena, the team was disbanded. On April 29, 1920 he won a silver medal with the (11-member) U.S. ice hockey team at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. In spite of this professional obstacle, he was nevertheless allowed to play in the Olympic Games. Geran didn't play in the NHL again until he suited up for the Boston Bruins for 33 games in 1925–26. In 37 career NHL games, he scored 5 goals and six points. Upon his retirement from the NHL, he was the last surviving former player of the Montreal Wanderers roster.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gerry Geran". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1896 births
- 1981 deaths
- American ice hockey centers
- Boston Athletic Association ice hockey players
- Boston Bruins players
- Ice hockey people from Massachusetts
- Ice hockey players at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Montreal Wanderers (NHL) players
- Montreal Wanderers players
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in ice hockey
- People from Holyoke, Massachusetts
- American Winter Olympic medalist stubs