# George Gee (ice hockey)

George Nathaniel "Hully" Gee (June 28, 1922 – January 14, 1972) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League between 1945 and 1954. He won the Stanley Cup with Detroit in 1950.

## Playing career

Gee began his NHL career with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1945–46. He played in Chicago until 1948 when he was traded four games into the season to the Detroit Red Wings. Gee's name was engraved on the Stanley Cup with Detroit in 1950. After three seasons in Detroit, he rejoined the Hawks for the start of the 1951–52 season and remained there until the end of his NHL career in 1954.

## Post-playing career

Gee died in 1972 while playing for the Detroit Red Wings oldtimers. In between the 2nd and 3rd period of a game, he went outside to smoke a cigarette and, while smoking, he had a severe heart attack and died.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1939–40 | Owen Sound Greys | OHA | 11 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1940–41 | Falconbridge Falcons | GBHL | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1941–42 | Kansas City Americans | AHA | 37 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 1942–43 | Sudbury Frood Tigers | NBHL | 9 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 1942–43 | Sudbury Frood Tigers | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1943–44 | Toronto Navy | OHA Sr | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1943–44 | Cornwallis Navy | NSDHL | 17 | 18 | 9 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1943–44 | Cornwallis Navy | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 11 |
| 1944–45 | Cornwallis Navy | NSDHL | 15 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 1945–46 | Kansas City Pla-Mors | USHL | 14 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1945–46 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 35 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1946–47 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 60 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1947–48 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 60 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1948–49 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1948–49 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 47 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
| 1949–50 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 69 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| 1950–51 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1951–52 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952–53 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 67 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 99 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1953–54 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 69 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1954–55 | Windsor Bulldogs | OHA Sr | 31 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 19 |
| 1955–56 | Windsor Bulldogs | OHA Sr | 44 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1956–57 | Windsor Bulldogs | OHA Sr | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 551 | 135 | 183 | 318 | 347 | 41 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 32 |