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Gordon R. Peterkin

  • Class
    1955
  • Induction
    1991
  • Sport(s)
    Hockey
Hockey Career Stats

Forward ... Had 11 goals and nine assists for 20 points as freshman ... Had 20 goals and 12 assists for 32 points as sophomore ... All-League in 1954 ... Team won NCAA  Championship ... Sparked Engineers with hat trick and one assist in 6-4 win over Michigan to qualify for National Championship game against Minnesota ... Scored championship-winning goal vs. Minnesota at 1:55 in overtime for 5-4 victory ... Known for “picking up the art of masterful stick handling very fast” and “sparking the Engineers by scoring the first goal in several games” ... Theta Xi ... Ottawa, Ontario ... Glebe Collegiate Senior Matric.
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