# Gus Marker

Augustus Solberg Marker (August 1, 1905 – October 7, 1997) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who had played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Maple Leafs and Brooklyn Americans between 1932 and 1942.

## Playing career

In 336 NHL games, Marker scored 64 goals, and 69 assists for 133 points in his career.

### Career notes

* Marker was the last surviving member of the Montreal Maroons 1935 Stanley Cup championship team.
* Marker played in the longest hockey game in NHL history while a member of the Montreal Maroons. A Stanley Cup playoff game on March 24, 1936, when the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Maroons 1-0 in the sixth overtime period.

## Retirement

After retiring from professional hockey, Marker settled in Kingston, Ontario. He operated a building materials business and helped develop a subdivision in the northern section of the city. The subdivision was originally called Marker's Acres and paid homage to two of his most respected teammates with the naming of Conacher Drive and Morenz Crescent. He became a member of the Kiwanis Club in Kingston and an enthusiastic booster of amateur sport in the region. Since 1980, the Kiwanis Club of Kingston has presented awards, including the Gus Marker Trophy, to honour outstanding amateur athletes in the city and district. Past winners of the Gus Marker Trophy have included boxer Mark Leduc (1992), hockey players Alyn McCauley (1996) and Jayna Hefford (1997), golfer Matt McQuillan (1999), and triathlete Simon Whitfield (2000).

## 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 |
| 1927–28 | Edmonton Elks | ESrHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1928–29 | Tulsa Oilers | AHA | 36 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1929–30 | Tulsa Oilers | AHA | 48 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1930–31 | Tulsa Oilers | AHA | 48 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 1931–32 | Tulsa Oilers | AHA | 44 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1932–33 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1932–33 | Detroit Olympics | IHL | 27 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1933–34 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1933–34 | Detroit Olympics | IHL | 37 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 48 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| 1934–35 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 44 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1934–35 | Windsor Bulldogs | IHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1935–36 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 48 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1936–37 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 47 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1937–38 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 48 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1938–39 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 29 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1939–40 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 42 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 |
| 1940–41 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 27 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1941–42 | Brooklyn Americans | NHL | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1941–42 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 16 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1942–43 | Kingston Frontenacs | OVHL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 322 | 64 | 69 | 133 | 133 | 46 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 36 |

## Awards and achievements

* 1935 Stanley Cup Champion (Montreal Maroons)