Gary William Aldcorn (born March 7, 1935) is a Canadian former professional
ice hockey
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left winger
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who played 226 games in the
National Hockey League
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for the
Boston Bruins
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,
Detroit Red Wings
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, and
Toronto Maple Leafs
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between 1956 and 1961. Over his NHL career, Aldcorn scored 41 regular-season goals and one goal in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Internationally Aldcorn played for the
Canadian national team at the
1965 World Championships.
Prior to his career in the NHL, Aldcorn won the
1954 Allan Cup
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national
senior ice hockey
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championship as a member of the
Winnipeg Maroons
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, then won the
1955 Memorial Cup national
junior ice hockey
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championship as a member of the
Toronto Marlboros
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.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Coaching statistics
Season Team Lge Type GP W L T OTL Pct
1967-68 St. Boniface Mohawks MSHL Player-Head 24 10 13 1 0 0.43750
1969-70 Canadian National Team Intl Assistant
Awards and achievements
* 1956:
President's Cup
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(
WHL) Championship
* 1956:
Edinburgh Cup Championship
* Honoured Member of the
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External links
*
Gary Aldcorn’s biographya
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1935 births
Living people
Boston Bruins players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Canadian ice hockey left wingers
Detroit Red Wings players
Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan
People from Shaunavon, Saskatchewan
Rochester Americans players
Toronto Maple Leafs players
Toronto Marlboros players
Winnipeg Maroons players
Winnipeg Monarchs players
Winnipeg Warriors (minor pro) players