Gary Doak
| Gary Doak | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
February 25, 1946 | ||
| 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-US 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. During the 1971–72 NHL season he was then traded to the Rangers, which lost the 1972 Stanley Cup Finals against his old team, the Bruins. Joining the Red Wings for the 1972–73 NHL season, Doak was traded to the Bruins midseason, where he spent the rest of his playing career.
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]
In 2023 he would be named one of the top 100 Bruins players of all time.[4]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Regular season and playoffs
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| 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
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External links
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