Noel Price

For the Australian rules footballer, see Noel Price (footballer).

Noel Price
at St. Michaels College, c. 1955
Born	(1935-12-09) December 9, 1935 (age 89) Brockville, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs New York Rangers Detroit Red Wings Montreal Canadiens Los Angeles Kings Pittsburgh Penguins Atlanta Flames
Playing career	1956–1976

Garry Noel Price (born December 9, 1935) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with seven teams between 1957 and 1976. He also spent considerable time in the minor American Hockey League during his career, which lasted from 1956 to 1976.

Price started his National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1958. He would also play for the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins and Atlanta Flames. He won one Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1966. He was traded along with Denis DeJordy, Dale Hoganson and Doug Robinson from the Kings to the Canadiens for Rogie Vachon on November 4, 1971. ^[1] He retired after the 1976 season as the last remaining active member of the Pittsburgh Penguins' 1967–68 expansion team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1952–53	St. Michael's Majors	OHA		44	0	4	4	120		17	1	4	5	28
1953–54	St. Michael's Majors	OHA		58	6	5	11	157		8	1	2	3	31
1954–55	St. Michael's Majors	OHA		47	4	11	15	129		5	1	2	3	12
1955–56	St. Michael's Majors	OHA		46	10	22	32	84		8	1	0	1	8
1956–57	Rochester Americans	AHL		1	1	1	2	0		10	0	1	1	16
1956–57	Winnipeg Warriors	WHL		70	5	22	27	142		—	—	—	—	—
1957–58	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		1	0	0	0	5		—	—	—	—	—
1957–58	Rochester Americans	AHL		69	4	20	24	153		—	—	—	—	—
1958–59	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		28	0	0	0	4		5	0	0	0	2
1959–60	New York Rangers	NHL		6	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1959–60	Springfield Indians	AHL		31	0	6	6	52		10	1	3	4	20
1960–61	New York Rangers	NHL		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1960–61	Springfield Indians	AHL		71	6	21	27	97		8	1	4	5	30
1961–62	Springfield Indians	AHL		47	4	19	23	75		—	—	—	—	—
1961–62	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		20	0	1	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
1962–63	Baltimore Clippers	AHL		68	7	29	36	103		3	0	0	0	4
1963–64	Baltimore Clippers	AHL		72	6	35	41	109		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Baltimore Clippers	AHL		72	4	35	39	78		5	0	2	2	4
1965–66	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		15	0	6	6	8		3	0	1	1	0
1965–66	Quebec Aces	AHL		55	8	20	28	48		—	—	—	—	—
1966–67	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		24	0	3	3	8		—	—	—	—	—
1966–67	Quebec Aces	AHL		47	3	23	26	60		5	1	4	5	2
1967–68	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		70	6	27	33	48		—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		73	2	18	20	61		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Springfield Kings	AHL		72	10	44	54	58		14	1	3	4	14
1970–71	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		62	1	19	20	29		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Springfield Kings	AHL		9	1	3	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL		64	3	26	29	81		15	4	7	11	16
1972–73	Atlanta Flames	NHL		54	1	13	14	38		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Atlanta Flames	NHL		62	0	13	13	38		4	0	0	0	6
1974–75	Atlanta Flames	NHL		80	4	14	18	82		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Atlanta Flames	NHL		3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL		73	2	37	39	55		8	0	7	7	12
AHL totals				751	59	319	378	975		78	8	31	39	118
NHL totals				499	14	114	128	333		12	0	1	1	8

Awards and achievements

• WHL Prairie Division Second All-Star Team (1957)
• AHL Second All-Star Team (1966)
• AHL First All-Star Team (1970, 1972, and 1976)
• Eddie Shore Award (AHL) Outstanding Defenceman (1970, 1972, and 1976)
• Played in NHL All-Star Game (1967)
• American Hockey League [AHL] Calder Cup Champions with Springfield Indians (1960 & 1961) and Halifax Voyageurs (1972 and 1976)
• Inducted into the American Hockey League Hall Of Fame (2008)

References

1. Elliott, Helene "Rogatien Vachon’s long journey to the Hockey Hall of Fame finally ends Monday," Los Angeles Times, Sunday, November 13, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2023.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database