Gordon Poirier

Gordon Arthur Poirier (October 27, 1914 – May 25, 1972) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played ten games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1939–40 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1931 to 1951, was mainly spent in the English National League and Quebec Senior Hockey League. Poirier was born in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, but grew up in Montreal, Quebec. He was inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1948.

Playing career Poirier also played two seasons, 1933–34 and 1935–36, as player-coach with HC Diavoli Rossoneri Milano in the Italian Serie A where he helped the team win the league championship in 1935–36.

Poirer played a total of six seasons, three before and three after the Second World War, for the Brighton Tigers in the English National League. He helped the Tigers win the league championship in 1946–47 and 1947–48 and won the English Autumn Cup in 1946. He finished his career after spending the 1950–51 season with the Harringay Racers, also in the English National League.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1931–32 Montreal Columbus Club QAHA 10 6 2 8 14 — — — — — 1932–33 Montreal Saint Francis Xavier MCHL 11 4 0 4 15 2 1 0 1 6 1933–34 Montreal Senior Canadiens MTL Sr 15 1 1 2 8 4 1 2 3 0 1934–35 Montreal Senior Canadiens MTL Sr 20 7 11 18 20 2 1 1 2 0 1936–37 Brighton Tigers ENL 40 25 9 34 36 — — — — — 1937–38 Brighton Tigers ENL — 9 12 21 10 — — — — — 1938–39 Brighton Tigers ENL — 14 15 29 — — — — — — 1939–40 Montreal Canadiens NHL 10 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1939–40 Saint-Hyacinthe Gaulois QPHL 36 37 43 80 22 — — — — — 1940–41 Ottawa-Montreal QSHL 29 8 23 31 16 8 0 5 5 10 1941–42 Ottawa Senators QSHL 40 21 19 40 12 8 1 4 5 13 1942–43 Ottawa Commandos QSHL 32 17 14 31 19 22 13 5 18 10 1942–43 Ottawa Army OCHL 10 15 16 31 5 — — — — — 1943–44 Ottawa Commandos QSHL 8 2 6 8 6 — — — — — 1945–46 Ottawa GMC's OCHL — 9 13 22 — 4 6 10 16 — 1946–47 Brighton Tigers EHL 36 28 32 60 35 — — — — — 1947–48 Brighton Tigers EHL 47 31 31 62 44 — — — — — 1948–49 Brighton Tigers EHL 39 30 41 71 59 — — — — — 1950–51 Harringay Racers EHL 40 2 12 14 20 — — — — — EHL totals — 139 152 291 — — — — — — NHL totals 10 0 1 1 0 — — — — —