Aut Erickson

Autry Raymond Erickson (January 25, 1938 – August 21, 2010) was a professional ice hockey player who played 226 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Oakland Seals. He won the Stanley Cup in with the Toronto Maple Leafs, playing no regular season games, and only three playoff games.

Aut Erickson wore number 11 when he joined the Boston Bruins in 1959-60. The lanky young rearguard, known as a steady, dependable blueliner, would play two full seasons in Boston, establishing his rock solid, robust and rugged minded defensive presence. In May 1965, the Detroit Red Wings traded Erickson, Larry Jeffrey, Marcel Pronovost, Ed Joyal, and Lowell MacDonald to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Andy Bathgate, Billy Harris, and Gary Jarrett. Erickson played in the 1967 Stanley Cup Final while with the Maple Leafs. Erickson was an original member of the expansion Oakland Seals.

Erickson died in August 2010 after a long battle with cancer.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1954–55 Lethbridge Native Sons WJCHL 39 3 2 5 54 11 0 2 2 2 1955–56 Lethbridge Native Sons WJCHL 47 6 14 20 75 11 6 2 8 14 1955–56 Saskatoon Quakers WHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1956–57 Prince Albert Mintos SJHL 49 12 15 27 159 13 4 5 9 4 1957–58 Prince Albert Mintos SJHL 47 14 32 46 108 6 0 4 4 7 1957–58 Saskatoon Regals/Saint Paul Saints WHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1957–58 Regina Pats SJHL — — — — — 16 6 8 14 16 1958–59 Calgary Stampeders WHL 62 4 15 19 93 8 0 1 1 4 1959–60 Boston Bruins NHL 58 1 6 7 29 — — — — — 1960–61 Boston Bruins NHL 68 2 6 8 65 — — — — — 1961–62 Buffalo Bisons AHL 64 7 23 30 88 11 1 1 2 6 1962–63 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1962–63 Buffalo Bisons AHL 68 3 19 22 97 12 0 4 4 25 1963–64 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 31 0 1 1 34 6 0 0 0 0 1963–64 Buffalo Bisons AHL 34 3 13 16 36 — — — — — 1964–65 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 64 3 19 22 94 4 0 0 0 6 1965–66 Victoria Maple Leafs WHL 65 7 14 21 109 14 1 5 6 10 1966–67 Victoria Maple Leafs WHL 70 8 28 36 76 — — — — — 1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL — — — — — 1 0 0 0 2 1967–68 California/Oakland Seals NHL 65 4 11 15 46 — — — — — 1968–69 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 68 8 29 37 83 — — — — — 1969–70 Oakland Seals NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1969–70 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 18 0 4 4 8 — — — — — NHL totals 226 7 24 31 182 7 0 0 0 2