Harrison Gray
Encyclopedia
Harrison Leroy "Harry" Gray (born September 5, 1941 in Calgary
, Alberta
) is a retired professional ice hockey
Goaltender
who played in the National Hockey League
with the 1963–64 Detroit Red Wings
.
Gray played for only 40 minutes of one NHL game. He received credit for the loss after allowing 5 goals on 31 shots.
From 1964 to 1969 Gray played another 318 games in the EHL
before retiring from professional hockey.
Prior to playing for the Detroit Red Wings, Gray played 15 games in the WHL
with the Edmonton Flyers
, and 3 games with the Indianapolis Capitols/Cincinnati Wings
in the CPHL.
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
) is a retired professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
Goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
who played in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
with the 1963–64 Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
.
Gray played for only 40 minutes of one NHL game. He received credit for the loss after allowing 5 goals on 31 shots.
From 1964 to 1969 Gray played another 318 games in the EHL
Eastern Hockey League
-Eastern Amateur Hockey League :The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League . The league was founded by Thomas Lockhart, who served as its commissioner from 1933 to 1972...
before retiring from professional hockey.
Prior to playing for the Detroit Red Wings, Gray played 15 games in the WHL
Western Hockey League (minor pro)
The Western Hockey League was a minor pro ice hockey league that operated from 1952 to 1974. Managed for most of its history by Hockey Hall of Fame member Al Leader, it was created out of the merger of the Pacific Coast Hockey League and the Western Canada Senior Hockey League...
with the Edmonton Flyers
Edmonton Flyers
The Edmonton Flyers are a defunct ice hockey team that was based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The team existed from 1940 until 1963, playing in various senior and minor professional leagues during that time...
, and 3 games with the Indianapolis Capitols/Cincinnati Wings
Cincinnati Wings
The Indianapolis Capitals/Cincinnati Wings were a professional ice hockey team that operated for one season in the Central Hockey League. Originally named the Indianapolis Capitals, the team started the 1963-64 season playing out of the Pepsi Coliseum in Indianapolis, but only 9 games into the...
in the CPHL.