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In answer to a number of inquiries wanting a little more info on Gordon Teel, here you are. Gordon was born and attended Elm Street* School and the A.H.S. in the ’Hat and started playing baseball and hockey under Charles Peasley. Left to play baseball with. Edmonton Westside in'* 1926, and played first year of pro hockey with Edmonton Eskimos in 1926-27 season. Was a member of the Moose Jaw Millers in 1927*28, joined the Portland Buekar-oos in 1928-29, and worked under coach Bobby Rowe until 1931. Was with San Francisco Shamrocks in 1931-32, and started the 1933-34 term with Cleveland, jumping to St. Louis to play in an outlaw league before the season was one mopth old. Spent three years with the sextet, . and in1937 went to St. Paul and from there to Wichita, Kansas, in 1940 where he wound up his pro career.»—o—In 1941-42 he played semi-pro in Michigan, and the following season coached at Craft on, North Dakota, be* fore returning to Seattle. A couple of years ago, in partnership with two other chaps, he introduced hockey in Tac'oma, Washington, and last year the team played to 102,000 fans. The trio sold their interests this year. Since1938 he has spent his off-hoekey hours as a golf pro, starting at Forest Lake, Minn., and on to Glenwood, Minn., and now expects to continue at Tacoma.—o—Gordon says he likes the modern ) style of hockey better than the oid style, especially the addition of the centre red line. “Maybe I just like speed better than science.'’ he say s. Which could be true, because way back in the early 30’s, he did try his hand at automobile racing during the j summer months. “Another thing abbut the modern hockey is that it pays considerably better than it did a few years ago.” In 1934 he married Mina Stein of this city.
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Medicine Hat Daily News
Medicine Hat, Alberta, CA
Tue, Jun 22, 1948
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