Gordon Cameron Kannegiesser, Jr. (December 21, 1945 – March 1, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. Kannegiesser played 23 games in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues during the 1967–68 and 1971–72 seasons, and 127 games in the World Hockey Association with the Houston Aeros and Indianapolis Racers from 1973 to 1975. Kannegiesser died from complications of ALS on March 1, 2022, at the age of 76.[1] He was the brother of Sheldon Kannegiesser.
| Gordon Kannegiesser | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 21, 1945 North Bay, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
March 1, 2022 (aged 76) North Bay, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
St. Louis Blues Houston Aeros Indianapolis Racers | ||
| Playing career | 1962–1975 | ||
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1962–63 | Guelph Royals | OHA | 45 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | 56 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | 56 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | 46 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 53 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 34 | ||
| 1966–67 | Des Moines Oak Leafs | IHL | 72 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 56 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1967–68 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 44 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1968–69 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 72 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 74 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1969–70 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 68 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 39 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Omaha Knights | CHL | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1971–72 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Denver Spurs | WHL | 70 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 1972–73 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 45 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 1973–74 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 78 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1974–75 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | EHC Basel | NLB | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 127 | 1 | 34 | 35 | 67 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | ||||
| NHL totals | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ Dawson, Chris (10 March 2022). "Local former NHLer passes away at 76". Bay Today. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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