Boyd Gordon

Boyd Gordon
Gordon in February 2015.
Born	October 19, 1983 Unity, SK, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	Arizona Coyotes Washington Capitals 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 Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League.

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]

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		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				693	55	105	160	147		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

1. "NHL Free Agent Tracker". The Sports Network. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
2. "Oilers sign Boyd Gordon for three years". Edmonton Oilers. 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
3. "Oilers get Korpikoski from Coyotes for Gordon". NBC Sports. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2015-06-30.

External links

• Boyd Gordon's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Boyd Gordon's player profile at NHL.com