Doug Gibson

Douglas John Gibson (born September 28, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

Early life Gibson was born in Peterborough, Ontario.

Career Selected in 1973 by the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League and the Los Angeles Sharks of the World 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 the Washington Capitals. While in the Washington organization, Gibson played with the Hershey Bears where 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 the New York Islanders and a professional scout with the Montreal Canadiens.

Career statistics 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