Boyd Gordon
| Boyd Gordon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Gordon in February 2015. | |||
| Born |
October 19, 1983 Unity, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Philadelphia Flyers Washington Capitals Arizona Coyotes Edmonton Oilers | ||
| NHL Draft |
17th overall, 2002 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 2003–present | ||
Boyd Gordon (born October 19, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Gordon was drafted in the 1st round, 17th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Gordon was drafted from the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League where he helped the Rebels win the Memorial Cup in the 2000–01 season. Gordon played his first professional season in 2003–04. He played with Capitals affiliate, the Portland Pirates, of the AHL and also made his NHL debut with the Capitals appearing in 41 games.
In the 2005–06 season, Gordon won the Calder Cup with the Hershey Bears before earning a regular roster spot with the Capitals in the 2006–07 season.
He signed a two-year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes on July 1, 2011.[1]
On July 5, 2013, he signed a three-year contract as a free agent with the Edmonton Oilers.[2]
Approaching the final year of his contract with the Oilers, Gordon was traded in a return to the Coyotes organization in exchange for Lauri Korpikoski on June 30, 2015.[3]
On July 1, 2016, Gordon signed a one-year contract worth $950,000 with the Philadelphia Flyers.[4]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 66 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 72 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 39 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 66 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 56 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 28 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 14 | ||
| 2003–04 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 41 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 43 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 80 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 58 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 71 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 67 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 63 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 36 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 60 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 75 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 48 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 74 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 68 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 65 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 706 | 56 | 105 | 161 | 149 | 52 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | ||||
Awards and achievements
- 2001 Memorial Cup (Red Deer Rebels)
- 2002–03 WHL Brad Hornung Trophy
- 2005–06 AHL Calder Cup (Hershey Bears)
References
- ↑ "NHL Free Agent Tracker". The Sports Network. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ↑ "Oilers sign Boyd Gordon for three years". Edmonton Oilers. 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
- ↑ "Oilers get Korpikoski from Coyotes for Gordon". NBC Sports. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
- ↑ "Flyers sign Dale Weise and Boyd Gordon". Philadelphia Flyers. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Boyd Gordon. |
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Alexander Semin |
Washington Capitals first round draft pick 2002 |
Succeeded by Eric Fehr |