Noel Price

Garry Noel Price (born December 9, 1935) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with seven teams between 1957 and 1976. He also spent considerable time in the minor American Hockey League during his career, which lasted from 1956 to 1976.

Price started his National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1958. He would also play for the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins and Atlanta Flames. He won one Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1966. He was traded along with Denis DeJordy, Dale Hoganson and Doug Robinson from the Kings to the Canadiens for Rogie Vachon on November 4, 1971. He retired after the 1976 season as the last remaining active member of the Pittsburgh Penguins' 1967–68 expansion team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1952–53 St. Michael's Majors OHA 44 0 4 4 120 17 1 4 5 28 1953–54 St. Michael's Majors OHA 58 6 5 11 157 8 1 2 3 31 1954–55 St. Michael's Majors OHA 47 4 11 15 129 5 1 2 3 12 1955–56 St. Michael's Majors OHA 46 10 22 32 84 8 1 0 1 8 1956–57 Rochester Americans AHL 1 1 1 2 0 10 0 1 1 16 1956–57 Winnipeg Warriors WHL 70 5 22 27 142 — — — — — 1957–58 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 0 0 0 5 — — — — — 1957–58 Rochester Americans AHL 69 4 20 24 153 — — — — — 1958–59 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 28 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 2 1959–60 New York Rangers NHL 6 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1959–60 Springfield Indians AHL 31 0 6 6 52 10 1 3 4 20 1960–61 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1960–61 Springfield Indians AHL 71 6 21 27 97 8 1 4 5 30 1961–62 Springfield Indians AHL 47 4 19 23 75 — — — — — 1961–62 Detroit Red Wings NHL 20 0 1 1 6 — — — — — 1962–63 Baltimore Clippers AHL 68 7 29 36 103 3 0 0 0 4 1963–64 Baltimore Clippers AHL 72 6 35 41 109 — — — — — 1964–65 Baltimore Clippers AHL 72 4 35 39 78 5 0 2 2 4 1965–66 Montreal Canadiens NHL 15 0 6 6 8 3 0 1 1 0 1965–66 Quebec Aces AHL 55 8 20 28 48 — — — — — 1966–67 Montreal Canadiens NHL 24 0 3 3 8 — — — — — 1966–67 Quebec Aces AHL 47 3 23 26 60 5 1 4 5 2 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 70 6 27 33 48 — — — — — 1968–69 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 73 2 18 20 61 — — — — — 1969–70 Springfield Kings AHL 72 10 44 54 58 14 1 3 4 14 1970–71 Los Angeles Kings NHL 62 1 19 20 29 — — — — — 1971–72 Springfield Kings AHL 9 1 3 4 6 — — — — — 1971–72 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 64 3 26 29 81 15 4 7 11 16 1972–73 Atlanta Flames NHL 54 1 13 14 38 — — — — — 1973–74 Atlanta Flames NHL 62 0 13 13 38 4 0 0 0 6 1974–75 Atlanta Flames NHL 80 4 14 18 82 — — — — — 1975–76 Atlanta Flames NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1975–76 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 73 2 37 39 55 8 0 7 7 12 AHL totals 751 59 319 378 975 78 8 31 39 118 NHL totals 499 14 114 128 333 12 0 1 1 8

Awards and achievements WHL Prairie Division Second All-Star Team (1957) AHL Second All-Star Team (1966) AHL First All-Star Team (1970, 1972, and 1976) Eddie Shore Award (AHL) Outstanding Defenceman (1970, 1972, and 1976) Played in NHL All-Star Game (1967) American Hockey League [AHL] Calder Cup Champions with Springfield Indians (1960 & 1961) and Halifax Voyageurs (1972 and 1976) Inducted into the American Hockey League Hall Of Fame (2008)