Norm Ferguson (ice hockey)

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Norm Ferguson
Born (1945-10-16) October 16, 1945 (age 79)
Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Cleveland Barons
Oakland Seals
California Golden Seals
New York Raiders
New York Golden Blades
Jersey Knights

San Diego Mariners
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 19681978

Norman Gerard Ferguson (born October 16, 1945) is a Canadian former ice hockey player and coach. Ferguson was a forward who played right wing. He is the father of former NHL player Craig Ferguson. [1] In 1982, Ferguson was inducted into the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame. [2]

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Playing career

Ferguson played junior ice hockey with the Montreal Junior Canadiens for the 1964–65 and 1965–66 seasons. Ferguson moved to the Montreal Canadiens farm team, the Houston Apollos in the Central Professional Hockey League for the 1966–67 season. Ferguson then played for the Cleveland Barons in the American Hockey League in the 1967–68 season.

In his rookie season in the National Hockey League with the Oakland Seals, Ferguson set the Seals single-season record for goals; he scored 34 during the 1968–69 season. This was a new record for a rookie. After the season, Ferguson finished second to Danny Grant in the balloting for the Calder Memorial Trophy. [3]

The New York Islanders selected Ferguson from the Seals in the 1972 NHL Expansion Draft, [4] but Ferguson had signed a contract to play with the New York Raiders in the World Hockey Association for the 1972–73 season. [5] Ferguson was the team captain of the 1974–75 San Diego Mariners. [6] Ferguson finished his playing career with the Edmonton Oilers in 1977–78.

Coaching career

Ferguson took over as head coach of the WHL's Edmonton Oil Kings part way through the 1978-79 season. [7] Ferguson later served as assistant coach for his hometown team, the Cape Breton Oilers of the American Hockey League for seven seasons from 1989 to 1996. [8] Ferguson was assistant coach to George Burnett when the Oilers won the Calder Cup in the 1992–93 AHL season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1963–64Lachine MaroonsQJHL4232609212
1964–65 Montreal Junior Canadiens OHA 511716330
1965–66 Montreal Junior CanadiensOHA4316294527
1966–67 Houston Apollos CPHL 5586142010000
1967–68 Cleveland Barons AHL 7242337527
1968–69 Oakland Seals NHL 763420543171457
1969–70 Oakland SealsNHL72119201930000
1970–71 California Golden Seals NHL541417319
1971–72 California Golden SealsNHL7414203413
1972–73 New York Raiders WHA 562840688
1973–74 New York Golden Blades/Jersey Knights WHA7515213612
1974–75 San Diego Mariners WHA7836336961065110
1975–76 San Diego MarinersWHA793737741242029
1976–77 San Diego MarinersWHA77393271572460
1977–78 Edmonton Oilers WHA71262147250000
WHA totals4361811843654526109199
NHL totals279736613972101457

Coaching record

TeamYearLeagueRegular SeasonPost Season
GWLTOTLPtsFinishResult
Edmonton Oil Kings 1978–79 WHL721743120463rd in EastLost in round-robin
TOTALSWHL72174312046

References

  1. White, John (2017-01-01). "Norm Ferguson played in both the NHL and the rebel WHA 'lived the dream'". The Chronicle Herald. Archived from the original on 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  2. "Inductees > Search > Inductee Details". Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  3. Pollack, David (2006-04-06). "The Seals of Disapproval". San Jose Mercury News . Retrieved 2008-11-04.
  4. Kurtzberg, Brad. "Seals 1972-1973 Season". SealsHockey.com. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
  5. Davis, Reyn (1979-05-28). "A nowhere ride". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
  6. "San Diego Mariners Captains". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  7. "Norm Ferguson Team Staff Profile". Eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  8. "Norm Ferguson hockey statistics and profile". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2017-10-26.