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Jack Hendrickson

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Jack Hendrickson
Born (1936-12-05)December 5, 1936
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Died June 27, 2016(2016-06-27) (aged 79)
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Defenceman
Shot Right
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1957–1971

John Gunnard "Jack, Jake" Hendrickson (December 5, 1936 - June 27, 2016) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 5 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings between 1957 and 1962. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1957 to 1971, was spent in various minor leagues.

Career

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Hendrickson was born in Kingston, Ontario. In 2004, he was inducted as a player into the Midland, Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.[1] He had previously been inducted twice; first in 1996, as a member of the Midland team that won the 1958 Ontario Baseball Association Intermediate 'A' championship [2] and second, in 1998, as a member of the 1953-54 Midland Red Wings hockey team.[3] Hendrickson starred on defence when this team, coached by Hockey Hall of Famer Roy Conacher, won the Ontario Hockey Association Junior C championship.

Hendrickson played professional hockey from 1954-55 through the 1970-71 season. He played a total of five games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings.[4] He also played in the American Hockey League, the Eastern Professional Hockey League, the Western Hockey League, the Central Professional Hockey League, the International Hockey League, and the Eastern Hockey League.[5]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1953–54 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA 4 0 0 0 0
1953–54 Midland Greenshirts OHA-B
1954–55 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA 38 1 7 8 15 3 0 0 0 0
1955–56 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA 44 10 14 24 98
1956–57 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA 46 6 9 15 120 4 0 0 0 2
1956–57 Springfield Indians AHL 2 0 0 0 2
1957–58 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 0 0 0 0
1957–58 Edmonton Flyers WHL 62 4 10 14 88 5 1 1 2 6
1958–59 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3 0 0 0 2
1958–59 Hershey Bears AHL 2 0 0 0 4
1958–59 Springfield Indians AHL 13 0 0 0 4
1958–59 Edmonton Flyers WHL 35 5 10 15 39 2 0 0 0 0
1959–60 Seattle Totems WHL 1 0 0 0 0
1959–60 Sudbury Wolves EPHL 64 8 27 35 71 3 1 1 2 4
1960–61 Sudbury Wolves EPHL 48 9 14 23 67
1961–62 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 0 0 0 2
1961–62 Sudbury Wolves EPHL 69 18 22 40 98 4 1 3 4 6
1962–63 Calgary Stampeders WHL 61 14 35 49 64
1963–64 St. Louis Braves CPHL 70 6 32 38 86 6 1 5 6 4
1964–65 St. Louis Braves CPHL 25 2 12 14 30
1964–65 Los Angeles Blades WHL 14 2 4 6 12
1965–66 Los Angeles Blades WHL 67 10 44 54 61
1965–66 Los Angeles Blades WHL 57 3 25 28 63
1967–68 Port Huron Flags IHL 22 4 12 16 20
1968–69 Des Moines Oak Leafs IHL 30 2 14 16 25
1968–69 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 36 3 11 14 27 6 1 3 4 0
1969–70 Long Island Ducks EHL 46 5 40 45 38
1970–71 Port Huron Flags IHL 21 5 3 8 16
1970–71 Cranbrook Royals WIHL 30 2 14 16 25
WHL totals 297 38 128 166 327 7 1 1 2 6
NHL totals 5 0 0 0 4

References

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  1. ^ "John Hendrickson | Midland Sports Hall of Fame". 27 September 2019.
  2. ^ "1958 Midland Indians | Midland Sports Hall of Fame".
  3. ^ "1953-54 Midland Red Wings | Midland Sports Hall of Fame". 22 September 2019.
  4. ^ "John Hendrickson Stats and News".
  5. ^ "Jack Hendrickson stats".
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