Gordon Wellington "Gord" Fraser (March 3, 1894 – October 1, 1964) was a
Canadian
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professional
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ice hockey
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defenceman
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who played five seasons in the
National Hockey League
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for the
Chicago Black Hawks
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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Detroit Cougars,
Montreal Canadiens
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,
Pittsburgh Pirates
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and
Philadelphia Quakers. He won the
Stanley Cup
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in
1925
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with the
Victoria Cougars
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, the last non-NHL team to win the Cup.
Fraser died in
London, Ontario
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in 1964 after a long illness at the age of 70. He was buried at Woodland Cemetery of that same city.
["G. W. Fraser, Sportsman, Dies at 70", ''London Free Press'', October 1, 1964, pg. 4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
References
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1894 births
1964 deaths
Calgary Tigers players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Canadian ice hockey coaches
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Chicago Blackhawks players
Detroit Cougars players
Detroit Olympics (CPHL) players
Eastern Hockey League coaches
Sportspeople from Pembroke, Ontario
London Tecumsehs players
Montreal Canadiens players
Philadelphia Quakers (NHL) players
Pittsburgh Hornets (IHL) players
Pittsburgh Pirates (IHL) players
Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) players
Pittsburgh Shamrocks players
Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets (IHL) players
Providence Reds players
Seattle Seahawks (ice hockey) players
Seattle Metropolitans players
Stanley Cup champions
Victoria Cougars (1911–1926) players
Ice hockey people from Ontario
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