Harrison Leroy Gray (September 5, 1941 – August 19, 2022) was a Canadian professional
ice hockey
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goaltender
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who played in the
National Hockey League
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with the
Detroit Red Wings
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during the
1963–64 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1961 to 1970, was spent in the minor leagues.
Playing career
Gray played for only 40 minutes of one NHL game, the November 28, 1963 match against the
Montreal Canadiens
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. He received credit for the loss after allowing 5 goals on 31 shots in a 7–3 loss at Detroit. Gray took over for the injured
Terry Sawchuck.
From 1964 to 1969, Gray played another 318 games in the
Eastern Hockey League
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Eastern Amateur Hockey League (1933–1953)
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before retiring from professional hockey.
Prior to playing for the Detroit Red Wings, Gray played 15 games in the
Western Hockey League
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with the
Edmonton Flyers
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, and 3 games with the
Cincinnati Wings
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in the
Central Hockey League
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. Gray died in Strathmore, Alberta in 2022 at the age of 80.
Harrison Gray obituary
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Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
See also
* List of players who played only one game in the NHL
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References
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1941 births
2022 deaths
Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
Cincinnati Wings players
Detroit Red Wings players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Edmonton Flyers (WHL) players
Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) players
Jacksonville Rockets players
Knoxville Knights players
Ice hockey people from Calgary
20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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