Jack Hendrickson

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Jack Hendrickson
Born(1936-12-05)December 5, 1936
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Died June 27, 2016(2016-06-27) (aged 79)
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Defenceman
Shot Right
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 19571971

John Gunnard "Jack, Jake" Hendrickson (December 5, 1936 - June 27, 2016) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 5 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings between 1957 and 1962. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1957 to 1971, was spent in various minor leagues.

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Career

Hendrickson was born in Kingston, Ontario. In 2004, he was inducted as a player into the Midland, Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. [1] He had previously been inducted twice; first in 1996, as a member of the Midland team that won the 1958 Ontario Baseball Association Intermediate 'A' championship [2] and second, in 1998, as a member of the 1953-54 Midland Red Wings hockey team. [3] Hendrickson starred on defence when this team, coached by Hockey Hall of Famer Roy Conacher, won the Ontario Hockey Association Junior C championship.

Hendrickson played professional hockey from 1954-55 through the 1970-71 season. He played a total of five games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings. [4] He also played in the American Hockey League, the Eastern Professional Hockey League, the Western Hockey League, the Central Professional Hockey League, the International Hockey League, and the Eastern Hockey League. [5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1953–54 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA 40000
1953–54Midland GreenshirtsOHA-B
1954–55 Hamilton Tiger CubsOHA381781530000
1955–56 Hamilton Tiger CubsOHA4410142498
1956–57 Hamilton Tiger CubsOHA46691512040002
1956–57 Springfield Indians AHL 20002
1957–58 Detroit Red Wings NHL 10000
1957–58 Edmonton Flyers WHL 62410148851126
1958–59 Detroit Red WingsNHL30002
1958–59 Hershey Bears AHL20004
1958–59Springfield IndiansAHL130004
1958–59 Edmonton FlyersWHL35510153920000
1959–60 Seattle Totems WHL10000
1959–60 Sudbury Wolves EPHL 64827357131124
1960–61 Sudbury WolvesEPHL489142367
1961–62 Detroit Red WingsNHL10002
1961–62 Sudbury WolvesEPHL691822409841346
1962–63 Calgary Stampeders WHL6114354964
1963–64 St. Louis Braves CPHL 70632388661564
1964–65 St. Louis BravesCPHL252121430
1964–65 Los Angeles Blades WHL1424612
1965–66 Los Angeles BladesWHL6710445461
1965–66 Los Angeles BladesWHL573252863
1967–68 Port Huron Flags IHL 224121620
1968–69 Des Moines Oak Leafs IHL302141625
1968–69 Fort Wayne Komets IHL36311142761340
1969–70 Long Island Ducks EHL 465404538
1970–71 Port Huron FlagsIHL2153816
1970–71 Cranbrook Royals WIHL 302141625
WHL totals2973812816632771126
NHL totals50004

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References

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  2. "1958 Midland Indians | Midland Sports Hall of Fame".
  3. "1953-54 Midland Red Wings | Midland Sports Hall of Fame". 22 September 2019.
  4. "John Hendrickson Stats and News".
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