| Dwight Carruthers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | November 7, 1944 Lashburn, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Detroit Red Wings Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 1965–1976 | ||
Gordon Dwight Carruthers (born November 7, 1944) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in two National Hockey League (NHL) games, one with the Detroit Red Wings in 1966 and the other with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1967. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1965 to 1976, was spent in various minor leagues.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1962–63 | Weyburn Red Wings | SJHL | 54 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 78 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 1963–64 | Weyburn Red Wings | SJHL | 61 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 1964–65 | Weyburn Red Wings | SJHL | 48 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 103 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 20 | ||
| 1965–66 | Memphis Wings | CHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | 69 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 132 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1965–66 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | San Diego Gulls | WHL | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 70 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 1967–68 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Amarillo Wranglers | CHL | 62 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1969–70 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Phoenix Roadrunners | WHL | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Spokane Jets | WIHL | — | 18 | 37 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Spokane Jets | WIHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Spokane Jets | WIHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Spokane Flyers | WIHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Spokane Flyers | WIHL | 48 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Spokane Flyers | WIHL | 33 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHL totals | 156 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 68 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
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