Gordon (Gord) Laxton

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BORN: Montreal, Quebec, March 16, 1955.

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HEIGHT: 5'10"-5'11".

WEIGHT: 180-195 lbs.

UNIFORM #: 1 (Pittsburgh), 30 (Pittsburgh).

CATCHES: Left

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• Selected by Pittsburgh Penguins in first round (first Penguins selection, 13th overall) of National Hockey League Amateur Draft, 1975.
• Selected by Baltimore Blades in third round (33rd overall) of World Hockey Association Amateur Draft, 1975.

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• Member of Western Canadian Junior Hockey League champion New Westminster Bruins, 1974-75.
• Named Most Valuable Player, International Hockey League All-Star Game, 1979.
• Named to International Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1978-79.
• Winner, James Norris Memorial Trophy, 1978-79.

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• Made National Hockey League debut on October 7, 1975, for Pittsburgh at Washington.

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• After his retirement in 1983, Gord went on to coach midget-level hockey in southwestern Ontario.

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REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                            GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
73-74 New Westminster Bruins WCJHL    25   1350                75   3.33                    0   0   0     0
74-75 New Westminster Bruins WCJHL    70   3980  35  21  11   239   3.60    2102   .887     3   0   4     6
      New Westminster Bruins MEM CUP   3    180   2   1   0    14   4.67                    0
75-76 Hershey Bears AHL               31   1857  16  11   4   104   3.36                    0   0   0    16
      Pittsburgh Penguins NHL          8    414   3   4   0    31   4.49                    0   0   0     0
76-77 Hershey Bears AHL               18    958   4  11   0    80   5.01                    0   0   1    20
      Pittsburgh Penguins NHL          6    253   1   3   0    26   6.17                    0   0   0     0
77-78 Grand Rapids Owls IHL           45   2651               183   4.14                    0   0   1    22
      Pittsburgh Penguins NHL          2     73   0   1   0     9   7.40                    0   0   0     0
78-79 Grand Rapids Owls IHL           63   3742               192   3.08                    3   0   4    32
      Pittsburgh Penguins NHL          1     60   0   1   0     8   8.00                    0   0   0     0
79-80 Syracuse Firebirds AHL           2     69   0   1   0    11   9.56      45   .756     0   0   0     0
      Grand Rapids Owls IHL           20   1197                90   4.51                    0   0   0     4
80-81 Binghamton Whalers AHL           2    118   0   2   0    12   6.10      61   .803     0   0   0     2
      Port Huron Flags IHL            52   2923               207   4.25                    0   0   1    33
81-82 Erie Blades AHL                 31   1672   2  23   1   172   6.17                    0   0   1     0
      Muskegon Mohawks IHL             3    175                11   3.71                    0   0   0    22
82-83 Muskegon Mohawks IHL            40   2326               158   4.08                    1   0   1    14
FOUR (4) NHL SEASONS                  17    800   4   9   0    74   5.55                    0   0   0     0

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                            GP    Min   W   L    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
73-74 New Westminster Bruins WCJHL     4    126   0   3    14   6.67                    0
74-75 New Westminster Bruins WCJHL    18   1081            67   3.71                    0
75-76 Hershey Bears AHL                6    309   4   2    19   3.69                    0   0   0     0
78-79 Grand Rapids Owls IHL           19   1178  10   9    81   4.13                    1   0   1    30
80-81 Port Huron Flags IHL             3    191   0   3    12   3.77                    0   0   0     0
82-83 Muskegon Mohawks IHL             2    120   1   1     8   4.00                    0   0   0     0

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