Gerry Abel

Gerry Abel
Born (1944-12-25)December 25, 1944
Rochester, Michigan, U.S.[1]
Died July 2, 2021(2021-07-02) (aged 76)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1965–1968

Gerald Scott Abel (December 25, 1944 – July 2, 2021) was an American professional ice hockey left winger. He is the son of Hockey Hall of Fame member Sid Abel and the uncle of former goaltender Brent Johnson. He played one game in the National Hockey League during the 1966–67 season, with the Detroit Red Wings on March 8, 1967 against the New York Rangers. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1965 to 1968, was spent in the minor leagues.

Playing career

Abel played junior hockey for the Hamilton Red Wings signing with the Detroit Red Wings. His father Sid was the head coach of the Red Wings at the time and upon signing, Gerry was quoted as saying "If I could be half as good as my dad, I'd be happy".[2] In the end though, Abel played in only one National Hockey League game for the Red Wings during the 1966–67 NHL season, spending much of the season playing for the Memphis Wings as well as two games for the American Hockey League's Pittsburgh Hornets. After another season with Memphis, Abel retired from hockey.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1962–63 Detroit Junior Red Wings OJAHL — — — — — — — — — —
1964–65 Detroit Junior Red Wings OJAHL — — — — — — — — — —
1964–65 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 27 3 13 16 31 — — — — —
1964–65 Memphis Wings CHL 8 2 2 4 0 — — — — —
1965–66 Memphis Wings CHL 12 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1966–67 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1966–67 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 2 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
1966–67 Memphis Wings CHL 44 2 9 11 20 6 0 1 1 2
1967–68 Fort Worth Wings CHL 52 3 14 17 35 6 1 2 3 2
CHL totals 116 7 26 33 55 12 1 3 4 4
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

See also

References

  • Podnieks, Andrew (2003). Players:the ultimate A-Z guide of everyone who has ever played in the NHL. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 0-385-25999-9.
  1. ^ "Obituary for Gerald S. Abel at Heeney-Sundquist Funeral Home".
  2. ^ Podnieks, p. 3