Canadian ice hockey player (1941–2022)
Ice hockey player
Harrison Leroy Gray (September 5, 1941 – August 19, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1963–64 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1961 to 1970, was spent in the minor leagues.
Playing career
Gray played for only 40 minutes of one NHL game, the November 28, 1963 match against the Montreal Canadiens. He received credit for the loss after allowing 5 goals on 31 shots in a 7–3 loss at Detroit.[1] Gray took over for the injured Terry Sawchuck.[2]
From 1964 to 1969, Gray played another 318 games in the Eastern Hockey League before retiring from professional hockey.
Prior to playing for the Detroit Red Wings, Gray played 15 games in the Western Hockey League with the Edmonton Flyers, and 3 games with the Cincinnati Wings in the Central Hockey League. Gray died in Strathmore, Alberta in 2022 at the age of 80.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
|
|
Regular season
|
|
Playoffs
|
Season
|
Team
|
League
|
GP |
W |
L |
T |
MIN |
GA |
SO |
GAA |
SV%
|
GP |
W |
L |
MIN |
GA |
SO |
GAA |
SV%
|
1959–60
|
Edmonton Oil Kings
|
CAHL
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
—
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
—
|
1959–60
|
Edmonton Oil Kings
|
M-Cup
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
—
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
180 |
25 |
0 |
8.33 |
—
|
1960–61
|
Edmonton Oil Kings
|
CAHL
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
—
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
—
|
1961–62
|
Edmonton Flyers
|
WHL
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.000
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
—
|
1961–62
|
Edmonton Oil Kings
|
CAHL
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
—
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
—
|
1961–62
|
Edmonton Oil Kings
|
M-Cup
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
—
|
21 |
14 |
7 |
1271 |
56 |
3 |
2.64 |
—
|
1962–63
|
Edmonton Flyers
|
WHL
|
14 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
840 |
87 |
0 |
6.21 |
—
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
—
|
1963–64
|
Detroit Red Wings
|
NHL
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
40 |
5 |
0 |
7.50 |
.839
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
—
|
1963–64
|
Cincinnati Wings
|
CHL
|
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
180 |
10 |
0 |
3.33 |
—
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
—
|
1964–65
|
Knoxville Knights
|
EHL
|
55 |
— |
— |
— |
3300 |
208 |
2 |
3.78 |
—
|
10 |
5 |
5 |
600 |
37 |
0 |
3.70 |
—
|
1965–66
|
Knoxville Knights
|
EHL
|
28 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
1680 |
118 |
0 |
4.21 |
—
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
—
|
1965–66
|
New Haven Blades
|
EHL
|
37 |
— |
— |
— |
2220 |
170 |
1 |
4.59 |
—
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
180 |
15 |
0 |
5.00 |
—
|
1966–67
|
Florida Rockets
|
EHL
|
72 |
27 |
43 |
2 |
4320 |
314 |
2 |
4.36 |
—
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
—
|
1967–68
|
Florida Rockets
|
EHL
|
72 |
30 |
34 |
8 |
4320 |
286 |
3 |
3.97 |
—
|
5 |
2 |
3 |
300 |
20 |
0 |
4.00 |
—
|
1968–69
|
Jacksonville Rockets
|
EHL
|
54 |
— |
— |
— |
3240 |
226 |
1 |
4.18 |
—
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
60 |
2 |
0 |
2.00 |
—
|
1969–70
|
Drumheller Miners
|
ASHL
|
17 |
— |
— |
— |
1020 |
72 |
1 |
4.24 |
—
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
—
|
NHL totals
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
40 |
5 |
0 |
7.50 |
.839
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
—
|
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