Gus Kyle

Walter Lawrence "Gus" Kyle (September 11, 1923 – November 17, 1996) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played 203 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins between 1949 and 1952. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1941 to 1956, was spent in different amateur and minor leagues.

Gus Kyle
Born	(1923-09-11)September 11, 1923 Dysart, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died	November 17, 1996(1996-11-17) (aged 73) Affton, Missouri, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Rangers Boston Bruins
Playing career	1941–1956

Kyle scored six goals in his NHL career, five of them for the New York Rangers. His other goal was his lone tally for Boston. It occurred on January 13, 1952 in Boston's 5-4 home win over the Chicago Black Hawks.

Following the close of his playing career, Kyle coached in the minor professional Western Hockey League and Central Hockey League between 1957 and 1964. Kyle became the sales director for the expansion St. Louis Blues and spent some two decades on the Blues radio broadcasting team.^[1]

Gus is the brother of Bill Kyle. Prior to the NHL, Kyle was a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman during the years 1942 - 1947, when he purchased his discharge to play professional hockey.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1939–40	Notre Dame Hounds	S-SJHL		7	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1940–41	Notre Dame Hounds	S-SJHL		17	7	8	15	29		2	0	0	0	2
1941–42	New York Rovers	EAHL		57	5	17	22	89		7	1	2	3	18
1942–43	Ottawa Postal Corps	OCHL		18	7	18	25	43		4	1	4	5	2
1943–44	Saint John Beavers	NBDHL		1	1	0	1	0		1	2	0	2	0
1943–44	Fredericton Army	NBDHL		5	8	3	11	—		—	—	—	—	—
1944–45	Saint John Beavers	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		6	5	0	5	14
1945–46	Saint John Beavers	SJCHL		9	4	5	9	16		2	2	1	3	0
1945–46	Saint John Beavers	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		8	4	4	8	32
1946–47	Saint John Beavers	MSHL		39	24	41	65	115		6	4	6	10	8
1947–48	Regina Capitals	WCSHL		43	15	20	35	76		4	1	0	1	4
1948–49	Regina Capitals	WCSHL		40	5	10	15	100		7	0	0	0	8
1948–49	Regina Capitals	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		14	2	6	8	28
1949–50	New York Rangers	NHL		70	3	5	8	143		12	1	2	3	30
1950–51	New York Rangers	NHL		64	2	3	5	92		—	—	—	—	—
1951–52	Boston Bruins	NHL		69	1	12	13	127		2	0	0	0	4
1952–53	Calgary Stampeders	WHL		70	8	22	30	146		5	0	3	3	18
1953–54	Calgary Stampeders	WHL		69	10	17	27	94		12	0	5	5	23
1954–55	Calgary Stampeders	WHL		66	5	16	21	88		9	0	3	3	8
1955–56	Calgary Stampeders	WHL		7	0	3	3	10		—	—	—	—	—
WHL totals				212	23	58	81	338		26	0	11	11	49
NHL totals				203	6	20	26	362		14	1	2	3	34