Gordon Tottle
Gordon Tottle is an American retired ice hockey defenseman, who played 456 games in the American Hockey League with the Springfield Indians. In his career, he played 18 seasons of professional ice hockey, and was named a first-team all-star in both the American Hockey League, and the Eastern Hockey League.
| Gordon Tottle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 14, 1925 Detroit, Michigan | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Springfield Indians Syracuse Warriors Charlotte Checkers | ||
| Playing career | 1945–1963 | ||
Playing career
Tottle was born in Detroit, Michigan, and began his professional hockey career with the Dallas Texans, and the Fort Worth Rangers, in the United States Hockey League.[1] He signed with the Springfield Indians, and wore uniform #5 for ten seasons.[2][3] During the three seasons which the Indians played as the Syracuse Warriors, he led the team with 187 penalty minutes.[3] He was named a first-team all-star in the 1954–55 AHL season, scoring six goals, and 31 points, his highest totals in the AHL.[2][4] After his ten seasons with the Indians/Warriors, he had played the eighth most games (433), in Springfield AHL history, and was inducted into Springfield Hockey Hall of Fame.[2]
Tottle then played one season in the Western Hockey League, followed by four seasons with Charlotte in the Eastern Hockey League. In his first two seasons with the Charlotte Clippers, he was named a first-team all-star in 1958–59, and 1959–60.[5][6] In his third season in Charlotte, the team was renamed to the Charlotte Checkers, and Tottle was named its player-coach.[6] He led the team to 25 wins in 64 games, but missed the playoffs.[7] During his fourth season in Charlotte, Tottle played for the United States men's national ice hockey team in the 1962 Ice Hockey World Championships.[8] He later returned to his home state of Michigan, to play a final season with the Port Huron Flags in the International Hockey League in 1962–63.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs statistics.[1][4]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1945–46 | Dallas Texans | USHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1945–46 | Fort Worth Rangers | USHL | 38 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1946–47 | Fort Worth Rangers | USHL | 58 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 105 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1947–48 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 62 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1948–49 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 68 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1949–50 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 70 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950–51 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 49 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1951–52 | Syracuse Warriors | AHL | 49 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1952–53 | Syracuse Warriors | AHL | 60 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 1953–54 | Syracuse Warriors | AHL | 38 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1953–54 | Springfield Indians | QHL | 21 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1954–55 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 60 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1955–56 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 60 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1956–57 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 64 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1957–58 | Calgary Stampeders/Seattle Americans | WHL | 60 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 73 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 1958–59 | Charlotte Clippers | EHL | 40 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1959–60 | Charlotte Clippers | EHL | 63 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1960–61 | Charlotte Checkers | EHL | 58 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1961–62 | Charlotte Checkers | EHL | 65 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1962–63 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| AHL Totals | 456 | 30 | 135 | 165 | 582 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | ||||
| EHL Totals | 105 | 6 | 46 | 52 | 93 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
References
- "Gordon Tottle hockey statistics and profile". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- Mancuso, Jim (2005). Hockey in Springfield. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 22, 27. ISBN 0-7385-3927-9.
- Mancuso, Jim (2005). Hockey in Syracuse. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 37. ISBN 0-7385-3898-1.
- "Gordon Tottle". Eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- Telaar, Tom (2014). "EHL All Star Teams and Awards". TheEHL.com. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- Mancuso, Jim (2005). Hockey in Charlotte. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 23–24. ISBN 0-7385-4230-X.
- "Charlotte Checkers Hockey". gocheckers.com. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- "1962 Colorado Springs Men's Hockey Team Roster". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-05-11.