| Gary Doak | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
February 25, 1946 Goderich, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
March 25, 2017 (aged 71) Lynnfield, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | |||
| Playing career | 1965–1981 | ||
Gary Walter Doak (February 25, 1946 – March 25, 2017)[1][2] was a Canadian-American National Hockey League defenceman who played for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers. He recorded 23 goals and 107 assists for a total of 130 points in 789 NHL regular season games. With the Bruins he won the Stanley Cup in 1970. Doak was also the first player selected by the Canucks when they joined the NHL in 1970, selected second in the 1970 NHL Expansion Draft. Following retirement, Doak was the Boston Bruins' assistant coach from 1981–82 to the 1984–85 season. He also coached at the University of Massachusetts Boston for two years.
Doak died on March 25, 2017, at the age of 71 in Lynnfield, Massachusetts.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1962–63 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 50 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 1963–64 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 55 | 2 | 31 | 33 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 56 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 216 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1965–66 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 48 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 20 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 17 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 59 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 100 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1968–69 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 44 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1969–70 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 77 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | New York Rangers | NHL | 49 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | ||
| 1972–73 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 44 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1973–74 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 69 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1975–76 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 58 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | ||
| 1976–77 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 76 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 107 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | ||
| 1977–78 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 61 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1978–79 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 63 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1979–80 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 52 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 789 | 23 | 107 | 130 | 908 | 78 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 121 | ||||
References
- ↑ Bruins Alumni [@NHLBruinsAlumni] (March 25, 2017). "We are very sad to report the passing of #Bruins D Gary Doak, a great man and a true Bruin. RIP Doakie" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "RIP Gary Doak".
- ↑ Conroy, Steve (25 March 2017). "Former Bruins defenseman Gary Doak dead at age 71". www.bostonherald.com. Boston Herald. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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