Augustus Solberg Marker (August 1, 1905 – October 7, 1997) was a

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right winger who had played ten seasons in the

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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

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. 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

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(1996) and Jayna Hefford (1997), golfer Matt McQuillan (1999), and triathlete Simon Whitfield (2000).''31st Annual Kiwanis Club of Kingston Sports Awards Program'', March 2, 2011; ''Golfer takes top prize'', by Mike Koreen, ''

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'', March 3, 2011, pp. 15-16

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and achievements

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Champion (

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marker, Gus 1905 births 1997 deaths Brooklyn Americans players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey right wingers Detroit Olympics (IHL) players Detroit Red Wings players Ice hockey people from Alberta Montreal Maroons players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen People from Wetaskiwin Springfield Indians players Stanley Cup champions Toronto Maple Leafs players Tulsa Oilers (AHA) players