Gordon Tottle

Gordon Elwood Tottle (October 14, 1925 – March 9, 1987) was an American professional ice hockey player. As a defenseman, he played 456 games in the American Hockey League with the Springfield Indians. In 18 seasons of professional hockey, he was a first-team all-star in both the American Hockey League, and the Eastern Hockey League, and played for the United States men's national ice hockey team in the 1962 Ice Hockey World Championships.

Early life Gordon Elwood Tottle was born in Detroit, Michigan, on October 14, 1925. He grew up in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. During the three seasons which the Indians played as the Syracuse Warriors, he led the team with 187 penalty minutes. After his ten seasons with the Indians/Warriors, he had played the eighth most games (433), in Springfield AHL history, and was inducted into Springfield Hockey Hall of Fame. In his third season in Charlotte, the team was renamed to the Charlotte Checkers, and Tottle was named its player-coach. During his fourth season in Charlotte, Tottle played for the United States men's national ice hockey team in the 1962 Ice Hockey World Championships. He later returned to his home state of Michigan, to play a final season with the Port Huron Flags in the International Hockey League in 1962–63.

Personal life Tottle was married to Ann, and had two daughters and a stepson. He was the owner and operator of Gordie's Amoco in Harrisburg, North Carolina. He was a member of the Oak Branch Masonic Lodge No. 261 in Innerkip, Ontario, a member of the Scottish Rite and the Carolina Consistory, and a member of the Commonwealth Baptist Church. He died from cancer on March 9, 1987, at his home in Harrisburg, and was interred in Sunset Memory Gardens.

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