Gordon Laxton

Gordon "Gord, Gordie" Laxton (born March 16, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 17 games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins from 1975 to 1979. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1975 to 1983, was spent in the minor leagues.

Playing career Gordon Laxton played two seasons for the New Westminster Bruins of the WCHL before being selected in the 1975 NHL Draft by the Penguins. Laxton was also drafted by the Michigan Stags in the 1975 WHA draft.

Laxton chose the NHL over the WHA and signed a contract with the Penguins. Laxton played 17 games for the Penguins during his 4 seasons in the NHL.

After his years in the NHL, Laxton played for several AHL and IHL teams, including the Muskegon Mohawks, Grand Rapids Owls, and Erie Blades. Laxton retired in 1983.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1972–73 Chilliwack Bruins BCJHL — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973–74 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 25 13 5 3 1350 75 0 3.33 .886 4 0 3 126 14 0 6.67 — 1974–75 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 70 35 21 11 3980 239 3 3.60 .887 18 — — 1081 67 0 3.71 — 1974–75 New Westminster Bruins M-Cup — — — — — — — — — 3 2 1 180 14 0 4.67 — 1975–76 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 8 3 4 0 413 31 0 4.51 .847 — — — — — — — — 1975–76 Hershey Bears AHL 31 16 11 4 1857 104 0 3.36 — 6 4 2 309 19 0 3.69 — 1976–77 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 6 1 3 1 254 26 0 6.17 .835 — — — — — — — — 1976–77 Hershey Bears AHL 18 4 11 0 958 80 0 5.01 — — — — — — — — — 1977–78 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 2 0 1 0 74 9 0 7.35 .813 — — — — — — — — 1977–78 Grand Rapids Owls IHL 45 — — — 2651 183 0 4.14 — — — — — — — — — 1978–79 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 1 0 1 0 60 8 0 8.00 .704 — — — — — — — — 1978–79 Grand Rapids Owls IHL 63 — — — 3742 192 3 3.08 — 19 10 9 1178 81 1 4.13 — 1979–80 Syracuse Firebirds AHL 2 0 1 0 69 11 0 9.56 .756 — — — — — — — — 1979–80 Grand Rapids Owls IHL 20 — — — 1197 90 0 4.51 — — — — — — — — — 1980–81 Binghamton Whalers AHL 2 0 2 0 118 12 0 6.10 .803 — — — — — — — — 1980–81 Port Huron Flags IHL 52 — — — 2923 207 0 4.25 — 3 0 3 191 12 0 3.77 — 1981–82 Erie Blades AHL 31 2 23 1 1672 172 0 6.17 — — — — — — — — — 1981–82 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 3 — — — 175 11 0 3.71 — — — — — — — — — 1982–83 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 40 — — — 2326 158 1 4.08 — 2 1 1 120 8 0 4.00 — NHL totals 17 4 9 1 800 74 0 5.56 .830 — — — — — — — —