Gerry Ehman
Gerald Joseph " Gerry " Ehman (* November 4, 1932 in Cudworth, Saskatchewan, † 21 March 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who in his playing days from 1951 to 1971 among others for the Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple leafs and played Oakland Seals / California Golden Seals of the National Hockey League.
Career
Gerry Ehman began his career as a hockey player with the Flin Flon Bombers, where he was active in the season 1951/52, in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The following season he made his debut in professional hockey when he ran aground for the Edmonton Flyers of the Western Hockey League and for the St. Louis Flyers in the American Hockey League. It was followed by two seasons in the Quebec Hockey League at the Sherbrook Saints and the Quebec Aces before the attacker for the 1955/56 season returned to the WHL, where he received a contract with the Vancouver Canucks. In the summer of 1956, Ehman was committed by the AHL club Springfield Indians, for their cooperation partners, the Boston Bruins, he in the season in 1957/58 his debut in the National Hockey League, announced where he scored a goal on his only use.
On May 1, 1958 Ehman was made by the Indians in exchange for Hank Bassen, Dennis Olson and Bill McCreary to the Detroit Red Wings, for which he played only six games in the NHL before it in December to Detroit's league rivals, the Toronto Maple leafs, was transferred. He also came in the season 1958/59 to 23 inserts for the Hershey Bears, Calder Cup won the the later. With the Maple Leafs of Canadians reached in 1959 and 1960 respectively the final of the Stanley Cup, in which he said each record winner Montreal Canadiens defeated with his team. Until 1967, Ehman played almost exclusively for Toronto's AHL farm team, the Rochester Americans, with whom he in 1965 and 1966 respectively to the Calder Cup won. In addition, the Maple Leafs appealed the winger in the season 1963/64, in which he won the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the best scorer in the AHL to the finals for the Stanley Cup in their NHL team, where he was with the team prevailed in Ontario against the Detroit Red Wings.
In the summer of 1967 Ehman left the franchise of the Toronto Maple Leafs and joined the newly formed Oakland Seals to. In the club, who took from the 1970/71 season under the name California Golden Seals, finished the 1971 Canadian his career.