Guyle Fielder

Guyle Abner Fielder (November 21, 1930 – February 21, 2026) was an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He is most known for his time in the minor Western Hockey League, where he played from 1952 to 1973. Fielder also played 9 regular season and 6 playoff games in the National Hockey League between 1951 and 1958. He is the fourth-leading scorer in North American professional ice hockey history, behind Wayne Gretzky, Jaromír Jágr, and Gordie Howe, and holds the career records for minor-league ice hockey for the most games played, assists, and points scored. Fielder died from a stroke on February 21, 2026, at the age of 95. He retired having scored 438 goals and 1,491 assists for 1,929 points. His points total set a professional record, exceeding Gordie Howe's output to that point, and is still the all-time minor league mark.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1947–48 Prince Albert Mintos SJHL 25 26 15 41 20 2 0 1 1 0 1948–49 Prince Albert Mintos SJHL 20 17 26 43 22 9 9 14 23 4 1948–49 Lethbridge Native Sons WCJHL 2 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 1949–50 Lethbridge Native Sons WCJHL 39 47 58 105 19 10 2 7 9 14 1950–51 Lethbridge Native Sons WCJHL 37 44 56 100 6 7 3 5 8 8 1950–51 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1951–52 New Westminster Royals PCHL 57 25 50 75 10 7 1 3 4 2 1952–53 St. Louis Flyers AHL 62 22 61 83 12 — — — — — 1952–53 Edmonton Flyers WHL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1952–53 Detroit Red Wings NHL — — — — — 4 0 0 0 0 1953–54 Seattle Bombers WHL 68 24 64 88 20 — — — — — 1953–54 Boston Bruins NHL — — — — — 2 0 0 0 2 1954–55 New Westminster Royals WHL 70 20 67 87 37 — — — — — 1955–56 Seattle Americans WHL 70 18 61 79 42 — — — — — 1956–57 Seattle Americans WHL 69 33 89 122 30 6 2 4 6 0 1957–58 Detroit Red Wings NHL 6 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1957–58 Seattle Americans WHL 62 26 85 111 22 9 2 9 11 2 1958–59 Seattle Totems WHL 69 24 95 119 18 12 4 9 13 4 1959–60 Seattle Totems WHL 69 31 64 95 12 4 1 1 2 0 1960–61 Seattle Totems WHL 69 24 71 95 32 11 2 9 11 4 1961–62 Seattle Totems WHL 69 21 52 73 46 2 0 0 0 0 1962–63 Seattle Totems WHL 69 17 80 97 20 17 5 17 22 6 1963–64 Seattle Totems WHL 66 17 85 102 34 — — — — — 1963–64 Quebec Aces AHL — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0 1964–65 Seattle Totems WHL 70 14 78 92 38 7 0 7 7 2 1965–66 Seattle Totems WHL 70 19 75 94 10 — — — — — 1966–67 Seattle Totems WHL 72 20 71 91 22 10 2 7 9 12 1967–68 Seattle Totems WHL 70 15 55 70 26 9 6 5 11 2 1968–69 Seattle Totems WHL 74 20 74 94 12 4 0 2 2 4 1969–70 Salt Lake Golden Eagles WHL 55 8 58 66 20 — — — — — 1970–71 Salt Lake Golden Eagles WHL 64 15 46 61 22 — — — — — 1971–72 Salt Lake Golden Eagles WHL 30 5 22 27 4 — — — — — 1971–72 Portland Buckaroos WHL 40 9 40 49 10 11 0 10 10 2 1972–73 Portland Buckaroos WHL 70 11 47 58 4 — — — — — WHL totals 1368 391 1380 1771 481 102 24 80 104 38 AHL totals 62 22 61 83 12 1 0 0 0 0 NHL totals 9 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 2

Career achievements Ed Bruchet Trophy (awarded to the MVP of the WCJHL) – 1950 WHL Rookie of the Year – 1952 Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award winner (awarded to the AHL Rookie of the Year) – 1953 9× WHL leading scorer – 1954, 1957–1960, 1963–1965, 1967 6× George Leader Cup winner (awarded to the WHL MVP) – 1957–1960, 1964, 1967 3× Fred J. Hume Cup winner (awarded to the most gentlemanly player in the WHL) – 1966, 1967, 1969 AHL First All-Star Team – 1953 WHL First All-Star Team – 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1967 WHL Second All-Star Team – 1961, 1965, 1966, 1968