Dutch Gainor

James Norman "Norm, Dutch" Gainor (April 10, 1904 – January 16, 1962) was a Canadian ice hockey professional forward. Gainor was most notable for playing on the Boston Bruins' 1928 "Dynamite Line" with Cooney Weiland and Dit Clapper, one of the earliest "named" forward lines in National Hockey League (NHL) history.

Gainor started his NHL career with the Boston Bruins, later playing for the Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers and Montreal Maroons. His career started in 1927 and he retired after 1935. He was a member of two Stanley Cup-winning teams in his career, once with Boston in 1929 and again with the Maroons in 1935.

Gainor scored his first NHL goal on November 29, 1927. It occurred in Boston's 4-0 victory over the Montreal Maroons.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1923–24 Bellevue Bulldogs ASHL — — — — — — — — — — 1923–24 Bellevue Bulldogs Al-Cup — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0 1924–25 Crowsnest Pass ASHL — — — — — — — — — — 1925–26 Duluth Hornets CHL 15 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1926–27 Calgary Tigers PrHL 23 16 11 27 38 2 0 0 0 0 1927–28 Boston Bruins NHL 42 8 4 12 35 2 0 0 0 6 1928–29 Boston Bruins NHL 44 14 5 19 30 5 2 0 2 4 1929–30 Boston Bruins NHL 42 18 31 49 39 3 0 0 0 0 1930–31 Boston Bruins NHL 35 8 3 11 14 5 0 1 1 2 1931–32 New York Rangers NHL 46 3 9 12 9 7 0 0 0 2 1932–33 Springfield Indians Can-Am 13 7 5 12 — — — — — — 1932–33 Ottawa Senators NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1932–33 Saskatoon Crescents WCHL 21 10 11 21 4 — — — — — 1933–34 Calgary Tigers NWHL 34 23 19 42 24 5 2 0 2 2 1934–35 Montreal Maroons NHL 35 0 4 4 2 — — — — — 1935–36 Calgary Tigers NWHL 40 21 14 35 6 — — — — — 1936–37 Portland Buckaroos PCHL 13 0 0 0 0 — — — — — NHL totals 246 51 56 107 129 22 2 1 3 14