Mel Pearson (ice hockey, born 1938)
Mel Pearson | |||
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Born |
Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada | April 29, 1938||
Died |
January 9, 1999 Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada | (aged 60)||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
Playing career | 1957–1973 |
George Alexander Melvin Pearson (April 29, 1938 – January 9, 1999)[1] was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 38 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers. He also played 70 games in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints.
Personal[]
Pearson was the father of Mel , Jill Daniel, and , who both went on to have hockey-related careers of their own.
Mel is the current Head Coach of the Michigan Wolverines hockey team, and Ted was a former Calgary Flames draft pick that played over 200 games of professional hockey in the AHL, IHL, and Germany's second-tier Bundesliga.
Career statistics[]
Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1955–56 | Flin Flon Bombers | SJHL | — | 26 | 23 | 49 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1956–57 | Flin Flon Bombers | SJHL | 56 | 59 | 49 | 108 | 86 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 6 | ||
1957–58 | Providence Reds | AHL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1957–58 | Trois-Rivières Lions | QHL | 54 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1958–59 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 70 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | ||
1959–60 | Trois-Rivières Lions | EPHL | 43 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1959–60 | New York Rangers | NHL | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1960–61 | Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers | EPHL | 69 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
1961–62 | Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers | EPHL | 66 | 23 | 38 | 61 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
1961–62 | New York Rangers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1962–63 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 67 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
1962–63 | New York Rangers | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1963–64 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 68 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1964–65 | New York Rangers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1964–65 | St. Paul Rangers | CPHL | 61 | 24 | 46 | 70 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | ||
1965–66 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 72 | 18 | 40 | 58 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1966–67 | Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 68 | 17 | 45 | 62 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 68 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | ||
1968–69 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 74 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
1969–70 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 72 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 30 | ||
1970–71 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 72 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | ||
1971–72 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 72 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | ||
1972–73 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 70 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
NHL Totals | 38 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
References[]
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Categories:
- 1938 births
- 1999 deaths
- Baltimore Clippers players
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Flin Flon Bombers coaches
- Ice hockey people from Manitoba
- Minnesota Fighting Saints players
- New York Rangers players
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- Sportspeople from Flin Flon
- St. Paul Rangers players
- Canadian ice hockey coaches
- Canadian ice hockey winger, 1930s births stubs