Gord Fashoway

Gord Fashoway
Born (1926-06-16)June 16, 1926
Portage la Prairie, MB, CAN
Died May 1, 2012(2012-05-01) (aged 85)
Portland, OR, USA
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career 19441964

Gordon Walter "Gordie" Fashoway (June 16, 1926 – May 1, 2012) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger. During the 1950–51 season, he played in his only 13 NHL games for the Chicago Black Hawks. He was born in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.

Following the Black Hawks, Fashoway played for several teams in the Western Hockey League: the New Westminster Royals, Victoria Cougars, and Portland Buckaroos, where he ended his professional career in 1963.

Upon the conclusion of his playing career, he entered coaching He became an assistant coach with the expansion Oakland Seals for one year in 1968; after the resignation of Bert Olmstead, he served as head coach of this club for the final ten games of the Seals' inaugural year. He then returned to coach the Buckaroos from 1969 to 1973. Under his leadership, the Buckaroos captured their third WCHL championship in the 1970–71.[1]

Awards and achievements

Coaching record

Team Year Regular season Post season
G W L T Pts Finish Result
Oakland Seals1967–68 10451(47)6th in WestDid not qualify

References

  1. "Western Hockey League (1952–1974)". HockeyLeagueHistory.com. Retrieved 2008-04-18.

External links

Preceded by
Bert Olmstead
Head coach of the Oakland Seals
1968
Succeeded by
Fred Glover
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, April 21, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.