Gordon Poirier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian ice hockey player
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Place of Birth: Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada
About Gordon Poirier
- Gordon Arthur "Gordie" Poirier (October 27, 1914 – May 25, 1972) was a former Canadian professional ice hockey player.
- He played ten games for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1939–40 season in the NHL. Poirier also played two season, 1933–34 and 1935–36, as player-coach with HC Diavoli Rossoneri Milano in the Italian Serie A where he helped the team win the league championship in 1935–36. Poirer played a total of six seasons, three before and three after the Second World War, for the Brighton Tigers in the English National League.
- He helped the Tigers win the league championship in 1946–47 and 1947–48 and to win the English Autumn Cup in 1946.
- He was inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1948.
- He finished his career after spending the 1950–51 season with the Harringay Racers, also in the English National League.
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