Gord Simpson
Gordon McLean Simpson (May 10, 1928 – July 11, 2019) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who play with the Winnipeg Maroons for 14 years. He was born in Winnipeg.[1]
The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association merged the Canada men's national ice hockey team into the Maroons in 1965, and Gord Simpson continued as coach. Father David Bauer who had founded the national team, continued as its manager and saw the merger as the beginning of a truly national team based in the geographic centre of the country.[2]
Awards and achievements
- Allan Cup Championship (1964)
- "Honoured Member" of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
References
- Oliver, Greg (2017). Father Bauer and the Great Experiment: The Genesis of Canadian Olympic Hockey. Toronto, Ontario: ECW Press. pp. 124–127. ISBN 978-1-77041-249-1.
External links
- Gord Simpson career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Gord Simpson’s biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
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