Jack Hendrickson
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.
| Jack Hendrickson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 5, 1936 Kingston, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died | June 27, 2016 (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 | ||
Career
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
Regular season and playoffs
| 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
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database