George Ferguson (ice hockey)
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Template:Short description Template:Infobox ice hockey player George Stephen Ferguson (August 22, 1952 – December 15, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 797 career NHL games.
Career
He was selected in the first round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft from the Toronto Marlboros. He later played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins and Minnesota North Stars. Ferguson coached the Trenton Sting, a junior A level hockey team based in his hometown of Trenton, Ontario.
Personal life
Ferguson died in 2019 at the age of 67.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1969–70 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 49 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 53 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 62 | 36 | 56 | 92 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 72 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1973–74 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 35 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 69 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 61 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 1975–76 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 79 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 76 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1976–77 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 50 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 1977–78 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 73 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 1978–79 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 73 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1980–81 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 79 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 1981–82 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 71 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1982–83 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 65 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1983–84 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 63 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 797 | 160 | 238 | 398 | 431 | 86 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 44 | ||||
References
External links
Categories:
- 1952 births
- 2019 deaths
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Minnesota North Stars players
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- NHL first-round draft picks
- Oklahoma City Blazers (1965–1977) players
- Oshawa Generals players
- Sportspeople from Quinte West
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Toronto Marlboros players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey centres