Alex Gray (ice hockey)

Alex Gray
Born (1898-06-21)June 21, 1898
Glasgow, Scotland
Died April 10, 1986(1986-04-10) (aged 87)
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for New York Rangers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1921–1933

Alexander Haim Gray (June 21, 1898 – April 10, 1986) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger who played 50 games for the New York Rangers and the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1927 to 1933. With the Rangers he won the Stanley Cup in 1928.

Early life

Although born in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, Gray grew up in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He played for five years with the Port Arthur Ports of the Thunder Bay Senior Hockey League (TBSHL). According to Legends of Hockey, "he topped the league in goal scoring three times and was its most penalized player twice."[1]

Playing career

In 1928 Gray signed with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. Wearing jersey number 2, he played on a line with Paul Thompson and Murray Murdoch. He helped the Rangers win the Stanley Cup that spring.

After his rookie season in New York he was involved in a big trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs, He was traded along with Lorne Chabot for Melville "Butch" Keeling and John Ross Roach.

He played a total of 13 games for the Maple Leafs in the 1928–29 season (7 regular season games and 4 playoff games). After 1 season in Toronto he was sent to the minors where he spent the remainder of his career.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1920–21 Port Arthur Bruins TBJHL — — — — — — — — — —
1921–22 Eveleth Rangers USAHA — — — — — — — — — —
1922–23 Port Arthur Ports TBSHL 14 18 8 26 10 2 0 1 1 0
1923–24 Port Arthur Ports TBSHL 14 20 5 25 4 2 1 1 2 0
1924–25 Port Arthur Ports TBSHL 20 17 7 34 9 10 11 4 15 4
1925–26 Port Arthur Ports TBSHL 18 12 9 21 14 3 0 0 0 0
1925–26 Port Arthur Ports Al-Cup — — — — — 6 4 1 5 0
1926–27 Port Arthur Ports TBSHL 19 27 6 33 31 9 1 0 1 0
1927–28 New York Rangers NHL 43 7 1 8 28 9 1 0 1 0
1928–29 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 7 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1928–29 Toronto Ravinas Can-Pro 37 11 3 14 51 2 3 0 3 4
1929–30 Cleveland Indians IHL 42 21 11 32 59 6 4 3 7 4
1930–31 Cleveland Indians IHL 48 29 8 37 55 6 4 2 6 6
1931–32 Cleveland Indians IHL 48 16 10 26 35 — — — — —
1932–33 Cleveland Indians IHL 39 7 8 15 15 — — — — —
NHL totals 50 7 1 8 30 9 1 0 1 0


Awards and achievements

See also

References

  1. ^ Alex Gray, Legends of Hockey. Retrieved 2008-12-02.


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