Jack Gordon | |||
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![]() Gordon in 2012 | |||
Born |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | March 3, 1928||
Died |
June 27, 2022 Minnesota, U.S. | (aged 94)||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | New York Rangers | ||
Playing career | 1946–1961 |
John Gordon (March 3, 1928 – June 27, 2022) was a Canadian ice hockey manager, coach and player. Gordon played 36 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers between 1949 and 1951. The rest of his playing career, which lasted from 1946 to 1961, was mainly spent with the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League. He was also head coach of the Minnesota North Stars from 1970 to 1973, general manager of the North Stars from 1974 to 1978, and general manager of the Vancouver Canucks from 1985 to 1987.[1][2]