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Guyle Fielder

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Guyle Fielder
Born (1930-11-21) November 21, 1930 (age 93)
Potlatch, Idaho, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Chicago Black Hawks
Detroit Red Wings
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1951–1973

Guyle Abner Fielder (born November 21, 1930) is an American-born Canadian former professional ice hockey center. He is most known for his time in the minor Western Hockey League, where he played from 1952 to 1973. Fielder also played 9 regular season and 6 playoff games in the National Hockey League between 1951 and 1958. He is the fourth-leading scorer in professional ice hockey history, behind Wayne Gretzky, Jaromír Jágr, and Gordie Howe, and holds the career records for minor-league ice hockey for the most games played, assists and points scored.

Playing career

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Fielder moved to Nipawin, Saskatchewan with his Canadian parents early and played junior hockey in Prince Albert and Lethbridge before becoming professional. Fielder's National Hockey League (NHL) career consisted of 15 games for the Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins. He played a total of 22 seasons in the Western Hockey League (WHL), mainly for the Seattle Totems, as well as for the New Westminster Royals, the Salt Lake Golden Eagles and the Portland Buckaroos. He also played a single season for the St. Louis Flyers of the American Hockey League and had short stints with the Quebec Aces and the Edmonton Flyers.

Fielder won Rookie of the Year honors with New Westminster in 1952. He was a six-time WHL MVP, including four consecutive awards between 1957 and 1960, the league scoring leader nine times (including two stints of three straight), and a three-time honoree as the most gentlemanly player. He won Rookie of the Year honors after his one AHL season in 1953. He was drafted by the Houston Aeros of the WHA in 1972 but chose to remain out west, playing his final season for the Buckaroos in 1973 before retiring.[citation needed]

Among Fielder's scoring feats were four seasons of more than 100 points and 10 seasons of 70 assists or more. His 122 points in 1957 broke the professional record.[citation needed] He retired having scored 438 goals and 1,491 assists for 1,929 points. His point total set a professional record, exceeding Gordie Howe's output to that point, and is still the all-time minor league mark.[citation needed] His assist total is first all-time in the minor leagues and is double that of his nearest rival. Fielder played in 1,487 games, also the all-time minor league record.[citation needed]

The Seattle Kraken created the Guyle Fielder Award to recognize the player who best exemplifies Fielder's "perseverance, hustle and dedication" throughout the season. Yanni Gourde won the inaugural award on April 29, 2022.[1][2]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1947–48 Prince Albert Mintos SJHL 25 26 15 41 20 2 0 1 1 0
1948–49 Prince Albert Mintos SJHL 20 17 26 43 22 9 9 14 23 4
1948–49 Lethbridge Native Sons WCJHL 2 1 1 2 0
1949–50 Lethbridge Native Sons WCJHL 39 47 58 105 19 10 2 7 9 14
1950–51 Lethbridge Native Sons WCJHL 37 44 56 100 6 7 3 5 8 8
1950–51 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 3 0 0 0 0
1951–52 New Westminster Royals PCHL 57 25 50 75 10 7 1 3 4 2
1952–53 St. Louis Flyers AHL 62 22 61 83 12
1952–53 Edmonton Flyers WHL 3 0 1 1 0
1952–53 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4 0 0 0 0
1953–54 Seattle Bombers WHL 68 24 64 88 20
1953–54 Boston Bruins NHL 2 0 0 0 2
1954–55 New Westminster Royals WHL 70 20 67 87 37
1955–56 Seattle Americans WHL 70 18 61 79 42
1956–57 Seattle Americans WHL 69 33 89 122 30 6 2 4 6 0
1957–58 Detroit Red Wings NHL 6 0 0 0 2
1957–58 Seattle Americans WHL 62 26 85 111 22 9 2 9 11 2
1958–59 Seattle Totems WHL 69 24 95 119 18 12 4 9 13 4
1959–60 Seattle Totems WHL 69 31 64 95 12 4 1 1 2 0
1960–61 Seattle Totems WHL 69 24 71 95 32 11 2 9 11 4
1961–62 Seattle Totems WHL 69 21 52 73 46 2 0 0 0 0
1962–63 Seattle Totems WHL 69 17 80 97 20 17 5 17 22 6
1963–64 Seattle Totems WHL 66 17 85 102 34
1963–64 Quebec Aces AHL 1 0 0 0 0
1964–65 Seattle Totems WHL 70 14 78 92 38 7 0 7 7 2
1965–66 Seattle Totems WHL 70 19 75 94 10
1966–67 Seattle Totems WHL 72 20 71 91 22 10 2 7 9 12
1967–68 Seattle Totems WHL 70 15 55 70 26 9 6 5 11 2
1968–69 Seattle Totems WHL 74 20 74 94 12 4 0 2 2 4
1969–70 Salt Lake Golden Eagles WHL 55 8 58 66 20
1970–71 Salt Lake Golden Eagles WHL 64 15 46 61 22
1971–72 Salt Lake Golden Eagles WHL 30 5 22 27 4
1971–72 Portland Buckaroos WHL 40 9 40 49 10 11 0 10 10 2
1972–73 Portland Buckaroos WHL 70 11 47 58 4
WHL totals 1368 391 1380 1771 481 102 24 80 104 38
AHL totals 62 22 61 83 12 1 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 9 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 2

Career achievements

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  • Ed Bruchet Trophy (awarded to the MVP of the WCJHL) – 1950
  • WHL Rookie of the Year – 1952
  • Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award winner (awarded to the AHL Rookie of the Year) – 1953
  • 9× WHL leading scorer – 1954, 1957–1960, 1963–1965, 1967
  • 6× George Leader Cup winner (awarded to the WHL MVP) – 1957–1960, 1964, 1967
  • Fred J. Hume Cup winner (awarded to the most gentlemanly player in the WHL) – 1966, 1967, 1969
  • AHL First All-Star Team – 1953
  • WHL First All-Star Team – 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1967
  • WHL Second All-Star Team – 1961, 1965, 1966, 1968

References

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  1. ^ Condor, Bob (April 29, 2022). "Gourde, McCann, Grubauer Win First Player Awards". NHL.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  2. ^ Baker, Geoff (April 29, 2022). "Kraken thank the fans at Climate Pledge Arena by winning their final home game of season". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
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