Gus Kyle
Gus Kyle | |||
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Born |
Dysart, Saskatchewan,Canada | September 11, 1923||
Died |
November 17, 1996 Affton,Missouri,U.S. | (aged 73)||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
New York Rangers Boston Bruins | ||
Playing career | 1941–1956 |
Walter Lawrence"Gus"Kyle(September 11, 1923 – November 17, 1996) was a Canadianice hockeydefencemanwho played 203 games in theNational Hockey Leaguefor theNew York RangersandBoston Bruinsbetween 1949 and 1952. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1941 to 1956, was spent in different amateur and minor leagues.
Kyle scored six goals in his NHL career, five of them for the New York Rangers. His other goal was his lone tally for Boston. It occurred on January 13, 1952 in Boston's 5-4 home win over the Chicago Black Hawks.
Following the close of his playing career, Kyle coached in the minor professionalWestern Hockey LeagueandCentral Hockey Leaguebetween 1957 and 1964. Kyle became the sales director for the expansionSt. Louis Bluesand spent some two decades on the Bluesradiobroadcasting team.[1]
Gus is the brother ofBill Kyle.Prior to the NHL, Kyle was a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman during the years 1942 - 1947, when he purchased his discharge to play professional hockey.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1939–40 | Notre Dame Hounds | S-SJHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1940–41 | Notre Dame Hounds | S-SJHL | 17 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1941–42 | New York Rovers | EAHL | 57 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 89 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | ||
1942–43 | Ottawa Postal Corps | OCHL | 18 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
1943–44 | Saint John Beavers | NBDHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
1943–44 | Fredericton Army | NBDHL | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1944–45 | Saint John Beavers | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | ||
1945–46 | Saint John Beavers | SJCHL | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
1945–46 | Saint John Beavers | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 32 | ||
1946–47 | Saint John Beavers | MSHL | 39 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 115 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | ||
1947–48 | Regina Capitals | WCSHL | 43 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 76 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
1948–49 | Regina Capitals | WCSHL | 40 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 100 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
1948–49 | Regina Capitals | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 28 | ||
1949–50 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 143 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 | ||
1950–51 | New York Rangers | NHL | 64 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1951–52 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 69 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 127 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1952–53 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 70 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 146 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||
1953–54 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 69 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 94 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 23 | ||
1954–55 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 66 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 88 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
1955–56 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
WHL totals | 212 | 23 | 58 | 81 | 338 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 49 | ||||
NHL totals | 203 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 362 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 34 |
References
[edit]- ^Eskenazi, Gerald (November 4, 1969). "Blues Again Boast Fastest Shooters West of St. Louis".The New York Times.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics fromNHL,orEliteprospects,orHockey-Reference,orThe Internet Hockey Database
- 1923 births
- 1996 deaths
- Boston Bruins players
- Calgary Stampeders (WHL) players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey coaches
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan
- New York Rangers players
- New York Rovers players
- Notre Dame Hounds players
- National Hockey League broadcasters
- St. Louis Blues announcers
- Canadian ice hockey defenceman, 1920s births stubs