Doug Gibson (ice hockey)

Douglas John Gibson(born September 28, 1953) is aCanadianformer professionalice hockeyplayer.

Doug Gibson
Born (1953-09-28)September 28, 1953(age 71)
Peterborough,Ontario,Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Boston Bruins
Washington Capitals
SC Riessersee
VEU Feldkirch
NHL draft 36th overall,1973
Boston Bruins
WHA draft 34th overall,1973
Los Angeles Sharks
Playing career 1973–1983

Early life

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Gibson was born inPeterborough,Ontario.

Career

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Selected in 1973 by theBoston Bruinsof theNational Hockey Leagueand theLos Angeles Sharksof theWorld Hockey Association,Gibson spent most of his first two professional seasons in the Bruins' minor-league hockey system. In the 1975–76 season, he played with the Bruins, and scored his first NHL goal on November 25 in a 4-2 Boston home victory over Los Angeles. Gibson returned to the minors in the following season. After Boston waived Gibson in 1977, he played briefly for theWashington Capitals.While in the Washington organization, Gibson played with theHershey Bearswhere he assumed the player-coach role and led the team to a Calder Cup Championship taking the title in 1979-80. He holds the distinction of never having spent any time in the penalty box, in his 63 NHL games played.

After retiring, Gibson worked an amateur scout for theNew York Islandersand a professional scout with theMontreal Canadiens.

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1970–71 Peterborough Petes OHA-Jr. 60 27 43 70 13 5 2 3 5 0
1971–72 Peterborough Petes OHA-Jr. 63 51 48 99 15 15 16 13 29 14
1971–72 Peterborough Petes M-Cup 3 3 3 6 2
1972–73 Peterborough Petes OHA-Jr. 63 52 62 114 10 14 9 13 22 6
1973–74 Boston Bruins NHL 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1973–74 Boston Braves AHL 76 31 51 82 16
1974–75 Rochester Americans AHL 75 44 72 116 31 12 5 7 12 15
1975–76 Boston Bruins NHL 50 7 18 25 0
1975–76 Rochester Americans AHL 17 11 20 31 11
1976–77 Rochester Americans AHL 78 41 56 97 11 12 5 10 15 2
1977–78 Washington Capitals NHL 11 2 1 3 0
1977–78 Hershey Bears AHL 71 24 35 59 8
1978–79 Hershey Bears AHL 22 8 13 21 10
1979–80 Hershey Bears AHL 72 20 24 44 17 16 12 9 21 0
1980–81 SC Riessersee 1.GBun 44 25 32 57 6 10 6 10 16 2
1981–82 SC Riessersee 1.GBun 44 20 17 37 12 2 1 0 1 0
1982–83 SC Riessersee 1.GBun 36 14 37 51 7
1983–84 VEU Feldkirch AUT 20 27 12 39 137
NHL totals 63 9 19 28 0 1 0 0 0 0
AHL totals 411 179 271 450 104 40 22 26 48 17
1.GBun totals 124 59 86 145 25 12 7 10 17 2
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