Gary Doak

Gary Walter Doak (February 25, 1946 – March 25, 2017)^[1][2] was a Canadian-US National Hockey League defenceman who played for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers. He recorded 23 goals and 107 assists for a total of 130 points in 789 NHL regular season games. With the Bruins he won the Stanley Cup in 1970. Doak was also the first player selected by the Canucks when they joined the NHL in 1970, selected second in the 1970 NHL Expansion Draft. Following retirement, Doak was the Boston Bruins' assistant coach from 1981–82 to the 1984–85 season. He also coached at the University of Massachusetts Boston for two years.

Gary Doak
Born	(1946-02-25)February 25, 1946 Goderich, Ontario, Canada
Died	March 25, 2017(2017-03-25) (aged 71) Lynnfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Detroit Red Wings Boston Bruins Vancouver Canucks New York Rangers
Playing career	1965–1981

Doak died on March 25, 2017, at the age of 71 in Lynnfield, Massachusetts.^[3]

In 2023 he would be named one of the top 100 Bruins players of all time.^[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1962–63	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA		50	3	10	13	83		5	0	0	0	17
1963–64	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA		55	2	31	33	162		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA		56	8	26	34	216		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		2	1	0	1	4		3	0	0	0	4
1965–66	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		4	0	0	0	12		—	—	—	—	—
1965–66	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		48	0	6	6	88		—	—	—	—	—
1965–66	Boston Bruins	NHL		20	0	8	8	28		—	—	—	—	—
1966–67	Boston Bruins	NHL		29	0	1	1	50		—	—	—	—	—
1966–67	Oklahoma City Blazers	CHL		17	4	3	7	96		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Boston Bruins	NHL		59	2	10	12	100		4	0	0	0	4
1968–69	Boston Bruins	NHL		22	3	3	6	37		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Boston Bruins	NHL		44	1	7	8	63		8	0	0	0	9
1969–70	Oklahoma City Blazers	CHL		13	1	5	6	53		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		77	2	10	12	112		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		6	0	1	1	23		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	New York Rangers	NHL		49	1	10	11	54		12	0	0	0	46
1972–73	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		44	0	5	5	51		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Boston Bruins	NHL		5	0	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	2
1973–74	Boston Bruins	NHL		69	0	4	4	44		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Boston Bruins	NHL		40	0	0	0	30		3	0	0	0	4
1975–76	Boston Bruins	NHL		58	1	6	7	60		12	1	0	1	22
1976–77	Boston Bruins	NHL		76	3	13	16	107		14	0	2	2	26
1977–78	Boston Bruins	NHL		61	4	13	17	50		12	1	0	1	4
1978–79	Boston Bruins	NHL		63	6	11	17	28		7	0	2	2	4
1979–80	Boston Bruins	NHL		52	0	5	5	45		4	0	0	0	0
1980–81	Boston Bruins	NHL		11	0	0	0	12		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				789	23	107	130	908		78	2	4	6	121