Gordon Arthur "Gordie" Poirier (October 27, 1914 – May 25, 1972) was a former Canadian

Canada

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 professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 player. He played ten games for the Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens

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 during the 1939–40 season in the NHL

National Hockey League

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Poirier also played two season, 1933–34 and 1935–36, as player-coach

Player-coach

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 with HC Diavoli Rossoneri Milano in the Italian

Italy

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 Serie A

Serie A (hockey)

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 where he helped the team win the league championship in 1935–36.

Poirer played a total of six seasons, three before and three after the Second World War

World War II

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, for the Brighton Tigers

Brighton Tigers

The Brighton Tigers were an English ice hockey club based in Brighton. The team existed from 1935 until 1965 and were one of the United Kingdom's most successful sides during that period...

 in the English National League

English National League

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. He helped the Tigers win the league championship

British ice hockey league champions

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 in 1946–47 and 1947–48 and to win the English Autumn Cup in 1946. He was inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1948. He finished his career after spending the 1950–51 season with the Harringay Racers

Harringay Racers

Harringay Racers was a British ice hockey club based in Harringay, England.The side was founded in 1936 and initially played alongside Harringay Greyhounds at the Harringay Arena. Both sides entered the English National League, which Racers won in 1937/8. After a break during World War II, the...

, also in the English National League.

External links

• British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame entry