Sam Gellard

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Sam Gellard
Born (1950-03-15) March 15, 1950 (age 71)
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Philadelphia Blazers (WHA)
Vancouver Blazers (WHA)
Playing career 19721974

Sam Gellard (born March 15, 1950 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) is a retired Canadian ice hockey left winger. He played 28 games for the Philadelphia/Vancouver Blazers of the World Hockey Association (WHA). As a youth, he played in the 1962 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with his team from Don Mills, Toronto. [1]

Gellard's daughter Kim is a former World Curling champion. [2]

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  2. "Curling dad reminded of days at PNE as Vancouver Blazer". Vancouver Sun. February 27, 1997. p. 50. Retrieved January 29, 2022.