Gordon Kannegiesser

Gordon Kannegiesser
Born (1945-12-21)December 21, 1945
North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Died March 1, 2022(2022-03-01) (aged 76)
North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for St. Louis Blues
Houston Aeros
Indianapolis Racers
Playing career 1962–1975

Gordon Cameron Kannegiesser, Jr. (December 21, 1945 – March 1, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. Kannegiesser played 23 games in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues during the 1967–68 and 1971–72 seasons, and 127 games in the World Hockey Association with the Houston Aeros and Indianapolis Racers from 1973 to 1975. Kannegiesser died from complications of ALS on March 1, 2022, at the age of 76.[1] He was the brother of Sheldon Kannegiesser.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1962–63 Guelph Royals OHA 45 2 4 6 4 — — — — —
1963–64 Kitchener Rangers OHA 56 5 7 12 39 — — — — —
1964–65 Kitchener Rangers OHA 56 1 9 10 49 — — — — —
1965–66 Kitchener Rangers OHA 46 4 10 14 53 19 3 8 11 34
1966–67 Des Moines Oak Leafs IHL 72 7 30 37 56 7 3 2 5 4
1967–68 St. Louis Blues NHL 19 0 1 1 13 — — — — —
1967–68 Kansas City Blues CHL 44 5 9 14 29 7 0 1 1 8
1968–69 Kansas City Blues CHL 72 9 18 27 74 4 1 0 1 4
1969–70 Kansas City Blues CHL 68 1 12 13 68 — — — — —
1970–71 Seattle Totems WHL 39 6 7 13 18 — — — — —
1970–71 Omaha Knights CHL — — — — — 5 2 1 3 0
1971–72 St. Louis Blues NHL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1971–72 Denver Spurs WHL 70 8 25 33 57 9 0 3 3 9
1972–73 Houston Aeros WHA 45 0 10 10 37 9 0 1 1 11
1973–74 Houston Aeros WHA 78 0 20 20 26 3 0 2 2 2
1974–75 Indianapolis Racers WHA 4 1 4 5 4 — — — — —
1974–75 EHC Basel NLB 19 2 6 8 34 — — — — —
WHA totals 127 1 34 35 67 12 0 3 3 13
NHL totals 23 0 1 1 15 — — — — —

References

  1. ^ Dawson, Chris (10 March 2022). "Local former NHLer passes away at 76". Bay Today. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
Stub icon

This biographical article relating to a Canadian ice hockey defenceman born in the 1940s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.