Pete Goegan

Pete Goegan
Goegan with the Pittsburgh Hornets
Born (1934-03-06)March 6, 1934
Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Died October 8, 2008(2008-10-08) (aged 74)
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
New York Rangers
Minnesota North Stars
Playing career 1956–1969

Peter John Goegan (March 6, 1934 – October 8, 2008)[1] was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 383 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, and Minnesota North Stars between 1958 and 1968. Goegan recorded 20 goals and 70 assists during his NHL Career.

Playing career

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Goegan started playing hockey Fort William, Ontario, and then moved for two seasons to the Northern Ontario Hockey Association before joining professional hockey in 1956.

He played for two years in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Cleveland Barons, winning a Calder Cup, but in the 1957–58 season he debuted in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings. In the following seasons he became a defender for the Red Wings, except for a loan to the Edmonton Flyers of the Western Hockey League (WHL) during the 1959-60 championship.

In 1962 he played for a few months in the New York Rangers organization, winning another Calder Cup with the Springfield Indians farm team, but in October he returned to the Red Wings. He split five seasons between the Rangers and another AHL affiliate, the Pittsburgh Hornets, with whom he won the third Calder Cup in his career.

Goegan was selected in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft by the Minnesota North Stars, with whom he played 46 games in addition to a WHL loan to the Phoenix Roadrunners. He retired a year later in 1969 after playing with the Baltimore Clippers and the Denver Spurs.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1951–52 Fort William Canadians TBJHL 29 2 6 8 84
1952–53 Fort William Canadians TBJHL 21 12 11 23 108 6 2 1 3 14
1952–53 Fort William Canadians M-Cup 5 1 1 2 26
1953–54 Fort William Canadians TBJHL 23 4 11 15 147 4 1 3 4 8
1953–54 Fort William Canadians M-Cup 13 1 0 1 33
1954–55 Fort William Beavers NOHA
1954–55 Fort William Beavers Al-Cup 13 4 1 5 33
1955–56 Sault Ste. Marie Indians NOHA 59 6 21 27 104 7 2 1 3 6
1956–57 Cleveland Barons AHL 51 3 17 20 121 11 0 0 0 30
1957–58 Cleveland Barons AHL 55 6 17 23 94
1957–58 Detroit Red Wings NHL 14 0 2 2 28 4 0 0 0 18
1958–59 Detroit Red Wings NHL 67 1 11 12 109
1959–60 Detroit Red Wings NHL 21 3 0 3 6 6 1 0 1 13
1959–60 Edmonton Flyers WHL 40 11 16 27 107
1960–61 Detroit Red Wings NHL 67 5 29 34 78 11 0 1 1 18
1961–62 Detroit Red Wings NHL 39 5 5 10 24
1961–62 New York Rangers NHL 7 0 2 2 6
1961–62 Springfield Indians AHL 7 0 1 1 12 11 3 3 6 20
1962–63 Detroit Red Wings NHL 62 1 8 9 48 11 0 2 2 12
1963–64 Detroit Red Wings NHL 12 0 0 0 8
1963–64 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 55 6 17 23 127 5 0 0 0 6
1964–65 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4 1 0 1 2
1964–65 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 68 9 14 23 163 2 0 0 0 2
1965–66 Detroit Red Wings NHL 13 0 2 2 14 1 0 0 0 0
1965–66 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 52 4 17 21 85
1966–67 Detroit Red Wings NHL 31 2 6 8 12
1966–67 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 34 4 16 20 60 9 1 5 6 17
1967–68 Minnesota North Stars NHL 46 1 2 3 30
1967–68 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 15 2 5 7 18 4 0 0 0 0
1968–69 Denver Spurs WHL 34 1 10 11 40
1968–69 Baltimore Clippers AHL 25 0 4 4 30 4 0 1 1 0
AHL totals 347 32 103 135 692 42 4 9 13 75
NHL totals 383 19 67 86 365 33 1 3 4 61

References

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  1. ^ "Goegan, Peter John". Obituaries. Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal. 10 October 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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