# Noel Price

Garry Noel Price (born December 9, 1935) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with seven teams between 1957 and 1976. He also spent considerable time in the minor American Hockey League during his career, which lasted from 1956 to 1976.
Price started his National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1958. He would also play for the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins and Atlanta Flames. He won one Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1966. He was traded along with Denis DeJordy, Dale Hoganson and Doug Robinson from the Kings to the Canadiens for Rogie Vachon on November 4, 1971. He retired after the 1976 season as the last remaining active member of the Pittsburgh Penguins' 1967–68 expansion team.

## 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 |
| 1952–53 | St. Michael's Majors | OHA | 44 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 120 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 |
| 1953–54 | St. Michael's Majors | OHA | 58 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 157 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 31 |
| 1954–55 | St. Michael's Majors | OHA | 47 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 129 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 1955–56 | St. Michael's Majors | OHA | 46 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 84 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 1956–57 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 1956–57 | Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 70 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1957–58 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1957–58 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 69 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 153 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1958–59 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1959–60 | New York Rangers | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1959–60 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 31 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| 1960–61 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1960–61 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 71 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 97 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 30 |
| 1961–62 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 47 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1961–62 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962–63 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 68 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 103 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1963–64 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 72 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964–65 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 72 | 4 | 35 | 39 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1965–66 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965–66 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 55 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966–67 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966–67 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 47 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 1967–68 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 70 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968–69 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 73 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969–70 | Springfield Kings | AHL | 72 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 58 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 1970–71 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 62 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971–72 | Springfield Kings | AHL | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971–72 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 64 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 81 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 |
| 1972–73 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 54 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973–74 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 62 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1974–75 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 80 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975–76 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975–76 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 73 | 2 | 37 | 39 | 55 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 751 | 59 | 319 | 378 | 975 | 78 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 118 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 499 | 14 | 114 | 128 | 333 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |

## Awards and achievements

* WHL Prairie Division Second All-Star Team (1957)
* AHL Second All-Star Team (1966)
* AHL First All-Star Team (1970, 1972, and 1976)
* Eddie Shore Award (AHL) Outstanding Defenceman (1970, 1972, and 1976)
* Played in NHL All-Star Game (1967)
* American Hockey League [AHL] Calder Cup Champions with Springfield Indians (1960 & 1961) and Halifax Voyageurs (1972 and 1976)
* Inducted into the American Hockey League Hall Of Fame (2008)