Gary Sittler
| Gary Sittler | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 14, 1952 St. Jacobs, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
February 24, 2015 (aged 62) Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
WHA Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades IHL Saginaw Gears | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1972–1978 | ||
Gary Sittler (March 14, 1952 – February 24, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman.
During the 1974–75 season, Sittler played five games in the World Hockey Association with the Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades.[1][2]
Family
[edit]He was the younger brother of the Hockey Hall of Famer Darryl Sittler.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1969–70 | London Knights | OHA | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | London Squires | WJBHL | Statistics Unavailable | |||||||||||
| 1970–71 | London Knights | OHA | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Guelph C.M.C.'s | SOJHL | 19 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | London Knights | OHA | 34 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Jersey-Suncoast | EHL | 36 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 141 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 1973–74 | Syracuse Blazers | NAHL | 74 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 299 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 48 | ||
| 1974–75 | Syracuse Blazers | NAHL | 71 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 262 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 1974–75 | Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades | WHA | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Saginaw Gears | IHL | 78 | 4 | 40 | 44 | 376 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 68 | ||
| 1976–77 | Syracuse Blazers | NAHL | 71 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 191 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 1976–77 | Saginaw Gears | IHL | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 68 | ||
| 1977–78 | Saginaw Gears | IHL | 78 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 151 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| WHA totals | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
[edit]- ↑ Surgent, Scott (2013). The Complete World Hockey Association, 9e. Tempe, Arizona. p. 361. ISBN 978-1-490967400.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "Former London Knights defenceman Gary Sittler remembered for never giving an inch on the ice | London Free Press".
- ↑ "1970 NHL Amateur Draft -- Darryl Sittler". hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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