| Gordon Poirier | |
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| Position | Centre / Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 158 lb (72 kg) |
| Teams | HC Diavoli Rossoneri Milano Brighton Tigers Montreal Canadiens Harringay Racers |
| Nationality |  Canadian
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| Born | October 27, 1914, Maple Creek, SK, CAN |
| Died | May 25, 1972 (aged 57), Beaconsfield, QC, CAN |
| Pro Career | 1933 – 1951 |
Gordon Arthur "Gordie" Poirier (October 27, 1914 – May 25, 1972) was a former Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played ten games for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1939–40 season in the NHL.
Poirier also played two season, 1933–34 and 1935–36, as player-coach with HC Diavoli Rossoneri Milano in the Italian Serie A where he helped the team win the league championship in 1935–36.
Poirer played a total of six seasons, three before and three after the Second World War, for the Brighton Tigers in the English National League. He helped the Tigers win the league championship in 1946–47 and 1947–48 and to win the English Autumn Cup in 1946. He was inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1948. He finished his career after spending the 1950–51 season with the Harringay Racers, also in the English National League.
He won the Allan Cup in 1943 with the Ottawa Commandos.
External links[]
- British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame entry
- Gordon Poirier - player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
- Gordon Poirier's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Gordon Poirier's biography at Legends of Hockey
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