Fred Gordon Fred Kenneth Gordon ( born May 6 , 1900 in Fleming , Saskatchewan - died November , 1985 ) is a former ice hockey right winger . He played in 80 National Hockey League games for the Detroit Cougars and the Boston Bruins . He later coached the Tulsa Oilers of the American Hockey Association . Professional career . Minor league hockey . Gordon starting play for the 1921 – 22 season with the Indian Head Tigers of the Saskatchewan Senior League . He scored 12 goals in 9 games with the club and would return the following season . He continued his scoring pace and was moved to Brandon of the Manitoba Senior League for the 1923 – 24 season . He scored 9 points that season and was noticed by the Saskatoon Sheiks of the Western Canada Hockey League . He was signed to a contract and Gordon joined the Shieks for the 1924 – 25 and 1925 – 26 seasons . When the team and league folded he was traded on October 27 , 1926 to the Detroit Cougars . Playing in the NHL . Gordon scored five goals as an NHL rookie in 1926 – 27 to go along with five assists while playing on a line with Duke Keats and Johnny Sheppard . Gordon proved he was an effective role player and was traded after his rookie season to the Boston Bruins for Harry Meeking on May 22 , 1927 . Gordon scored five points and 40 penalty minutes for Boston in 1927 – 28 and even helped them reach the playoffs , eventually falling to the New York Rangers in the semi - final . Joining the AHA . After his season with Boston , Gordon didn ' t return to the NHL and decided to join the Minneapolis Millers of the American Hockey Association . Gordon spent three seasons as a Miller , scoring 38 points and racking up 133 PIMs . He was traded to the Buffalo Majors for the 1931 – 32 season and continued his status as an enforcer , scoring five goals and putting up 26 PIMs . His old team the Saskatoon Shieks , now renamed the Saskatoon Crescents , decided to sign him as a free agent on November 8 , 1932 . However , he suited up for only three games in the 1932 – 33 season before suffering a season - ending injury . Gordon was let go after his year long contract was up and he returned to the AHA , joining the first - place Kansas City Greyhounds . He had his most productive season to date in 1933 – 34 , scoring 22 points and putting up 52 PIMs . Gordon led the Greyhounds into the playoffs and won the Harry F . Sinclair Trophy as league Champions . He would play one more season with the Greyhounds before retiring from playing ice hockey after the 1934 – 35 season . Gordon the coach . After taking a year off as an amateur referee , Gordon was asked to step in and coach the Tulsa Oilers . Gordon agreed and was put into place towards the end of the Oilers ' losing season . He was given full control for the 1937 – 38 season and coached the Oilers to a winning season with a record of 22 – 21 – 5 . The following season saw the Oilers finishing with a 25 – 23 – 2 record and saw Gordon hit the ice to come out of retirement . Gordon skated in one game in which he scored an assist and four PIMs . The 1939 – 40 season would be Gordon ' s last as head coach when he led the Oilers to a 16 – 30 – 0 season , their worst season in years . Gordon decided to retire from coaching ice hockey in 1940 .