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| Guyle Fielder | |||
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| Born | (1930-11-21)November 21, 1930 (age 95) | ||
| 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 professionalice hockey center. He is most known for his time in the minorWestern Hockey League, where he played from 1952 to 1973. Fielder also played 9 regular season and 6 playoff games in theNational Hockey League between 1951 and 1958. He is the fourth-leading scorer in North American professional ice hockey history, behindWayne Gretzky,Jaromír Jágr, andGordie Howe,[1] and holds the career records for minor-league ice hockey for the most games played, assists and points scored.[citation needed]
Fielder moved toNipawin, Saskatchewan with his Canadian parents early and played junior hockey in Prince Albert and Lethbridge before becoming professional. Fielder'sNational Hockey League (NHL) career consisted of 15 regular season and playoff games for theChicago Black Hawks,Detroit Red Wings andBoston Bruins. He played a total of 22 seasons in theWestern Hockey League (WHL), mainly for theSeattle Totems, as well as for theNew Westminster Royals, theSalt Lake Golden Eagles and thePortland Buckaroos. He also played a single season for theSt. Louis Flyers of theAmerican Hockey League and had short stints with theQuebec Aces and theEdmonton 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 theHouston Aeros of the WHA in 1972 but chose to remain out west, playing his final season for the Buckaroos in 1973 before retiring.[1]
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, exceedingGordie 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]
TheSeattle 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.[2][3]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||