Gus Marker
Augustus Solberg Marker (August 1, 1905 – October 7, 1997) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who had played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Maple Leafs and Brooklyn Americans between 1932 and 1942.
| Gus Marker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Marker pictured in a 1943 newspaper | |||
| Born |
August 1, 1905 Wetaskiwin, Alberta | ||
| Died |
October 7, 1997 (aged 92) Kingston, Ontario | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 162 lb (73 kg; 11 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Montreal Maroons Toronto Maple Leafs Brooklyn Americans | ||
| Playing career | 1928–1942 | ||
Playing career
In 336 NHL games Marker scored 64 goals, 69 assists for 133 points in his career.
Career notes
- Marker was the last surviving member of the Montreal Maroons 1935 Stanley Cup championship team.
- Marker played in the longest hockey game in NHL history while a member of the Montreal Maroons. A Stanley Cup playoff game on March 24, 1936, when the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Maroons 1-0 in the sixth overtime period.[1]
Retirement
After retiring from professional hockey, Marker settled in Kingston, Ontario. He operated a building materials business, and helped develop a subdivision in the northern section of the city. The subdivision was originally called Marker's Acres and paid homage to two of his most respected team mates with the naming of Conacher Drive and Morenz Crescent. He became a member of the Kiwanis Club in Kingston, and an enthusiastic booster of amateur sport in the region. Since 1980, the Kiwanis Club of Kingston has presented awards, including the Gus Marker Trophy, to honour outstanding amateur athletes in the city and district. Past winners of the Gus Marker Trophy have included boxer Mark Leduc (1992), hockey players Alyn McCauley (1996) and Jayna Hefford (1997), golfer Matt McQuillan (1999), and triathlete Simon Whitfield (2000).[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1927–28 | Edmonton Elks | ESrHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1928–29 | Tulsa Oilers | AHA | 36 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1929–30 | Tulsa Oilers | AHA | 48 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1930–31 | Tulsa Oilers | AHA | 48 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1931–32 | Tulsa Oilers | AHA | 44 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1932–33 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1932–33 | Detroit Olympics | IHL | 27 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1933–34 | Detroit Olympics | IHL | 37 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 48 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1934–35 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 44 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1934–35 | Windsor Bulldogs | IHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 48 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1936–37 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 47 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1937–38 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 48 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938–39 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 29 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1939–40 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 42 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 | ||
| 1940–41 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 27 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1941–42 | Brooklyn Americans | NHL | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 16 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1942–43 | Kingston Frontenacs | OVHL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 322 | 64 | 69 | 133 | 133 | 46 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 36 | ||||
Awards and achievements
- 1935 Stanley Cup Champion (Montreal Maroons)
References
- Kingston Whig-Standard, March 4, 2011
- 31st Annual Kiwanis Club of Kingston Sports Awards Program, March 2, 2011; Golfer takes top prize, by Mike Koreen, Kingston Whig-Standard, March 3, 2011, pp. 15-16
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database