Gord Fashoway

Gord Fashoway
Born	June 16, 1926 Portage la Prairie, MB, CAN
Died	May 1, 2012 (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	1944–1964

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

• Turnbull Cup MJHL Championship (1946)
• Memorial Cup Championship (1946)
• USHL First All-Star Team (1950)
• PCHL First All-Star Team (1952)
• WHL Coast Division Second All-Star Team (1957, 1958, & 1961)
• WHL Championship (1961)
• WHL Championship as coach (1971)
• “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season						Post season
		G	W	L	T	Pts	Finish	Result
Oakland Seals	1967–68	10	4	5	1	(47)	6th in West	Did not qualify

References

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

External links

• Gord Fashoway's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Gord Fashoway's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Gord Fashoway's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame