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Playing career
Hannigan was a left winger and centre for the Toronto Maple Leafs (1952-1956) of the NHL, Pittsburgh Hornets (1951-1952), (1954-1955), (1955-1956) and Rochester Americans (1956-1957) of the AHL and the Edmonton Flyers (1957-1958) of the WHL. Winger in hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area Centre ( center in the USA) in Ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice "Leafs" and "Maple Leafs" redirect here For the former American Hockey League team see St The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Pittsburgh Hornets were a minor-league professional men's Ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Rochester Americans are an Ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. American Hockey Association (1926–1942The American Hockey League (AHL is a Professional Ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary The Edmonton Flyers are a defunct Ice hockey team that was based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This article refers to the minor pro Western Hockey League operating from 1952 to 1974
He played for the St. Michael's College School Monarchs as a 155 pound, fast-skating left winger , in 1951. St Michael's College School is a private, all-boys Roman Catholic day school in Toronto, Canada. He worked out with Toronto for the first time in February 1949, along with Tim Horton. Miles Gilbert "Tim" Horton ( January 12, 1930 &ndash February 21, 1974) was a Canadian professional hockey defenceman The two college players were allowed to play in the NHL but not in the Ontario Hockey Association, because of a strange rule. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level Ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA refused to permit Hannigan and Horton to play for the Toronto Marlboros, a Maple Leafs affiliate. The Toronto Marlborough Athletic Club, commonly known as the Toronto Marlboros, was founded in 1903 Leafs' President Conn Smythe did not like the ruling but granted the junior players a trial after four of his team's forwards were injured. Constantine Falkland Cary Smythe MC (1 February 1895 – 18 November 1980 was a Canadian builder in the National Hockey League. In October 1953 Hannigan sustained a rib injury in practice and was out of the Maple Leafs lineup for three weeks.
He was purchased by Edmonton from Toronto in October 1957. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) He played the previous season for the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. The Rochester Americans are an Ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. American Hockey Association (1926–1942The American Hockey League (AHL is a Professional Ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary Hannigan's first game for the Flyers was against the Saskatoon/St. Paul Regals. The Saskatoon/St Paul Regals were an Ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League that existed for one season in 1957-58 He replaced Johnny Utendale, a rookie who had a sprained ankle. A sprained ankle, also known as an ankle sprain, rolled ankle, ankle injury or ankle ligament injury, is a common medical condition
Jack Perrin, President of the Winnipeg Warriors (1955-1961), made overtures to buy Hannigan from the Maple Leafs in September 1957. For the junior ice hockey team that played in the Western Hockey League from 1980-84 see Winnipeg Warriors. However, Hannigan told him that he would only consider an offer from Edmonton, if he could not play for Toronto. His younger brother, Pat Hannigan, played for Winnipeg in (1956-1957), the New Westminster Royals (1957-1959), the Maple Leafs (1959-1960) and the New York Rangers (1960-1962). Pat Hannigan ( March 5, 1936 – December 11, 2007) was a professional Ice hockey player who played 182 games in the National Hockey League The New Westminster Royals were a men's senior-level ice hockey team based in New Westminster British Columbia. The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States.
Gord Hannigan was a partner in a successful Edmonton ice cream business at the time of his acquisition by the Flyers. He also had other interests in the Alberta city. Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 He married Ann Mary Conboy of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in August 1953.
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- "Toronto Gives Juniors A Trial", Lethbridge Herald, January 23, 1949, p. This is a list of Ice hockey players who died during their playing careers. This is a list of family relations in the National Hockey League. Lethbridge Herald is the leading paper in the Lethbridge, Alberta, area with an average weekday circulation of 18185 in the six-month period ending 24.
- "Quakers Three Down In Alexander Series", Lethbridge Herald, April 19, 1951, p. Lethbridge Herald is the leading paper in the Lethbridge, Alberta, area with an average weekday circulation of 18185 in the six-month period ending 15.
- "Leaf Star Gord Hannigan Weds", Lethbridge Herald, August 10, 1953, p. Lethbridge Herald is the leading paper in the Lethbridge, Alberta, area with an average weekday circulation of 18185 in the six-month period ending 7.
- "Gord Hannigan Lost For Three Weeks", Lethbridge Herald, October 9, 1953, p. Lethbridge Herald is the leading paper in the Lethbridge, Alberta, area with an average weekday circulation of 18185 in the six-month period ending 11.
- "Time Out With Maurice Smith", Winnipeg Free Press, September 10, 1957, p. The Winnipeg Free Press is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba. 23.
- "Gord Hannigan Joins Edmonton", Winnipeg Free Press, October 17, 1957, p. The Winnipeg Free Press is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba. 34.