Salary 3 million USD (2016) Name Boyd Gordon Career start 1999 | Playing career Weight 91 kg Shoots Right Height 1.83 m | |
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Born October 19, 1983 (age 41) Unity, SK, CAN ( 1983-10-19 ) NHL teamFormer teams Arizona CoyotesWashington CapitalsEdmonton Oilers NHL Draft 17th overall, 2002Washington Capitals Similar People Andrew Ference, Shane Doan, Dallas Eakins, Craig MacTavish, Dave Tippett | ||
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Boyd Gordon (born October 19, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently is an unrestricted free agent and most recently played for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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- Boyd gordon blocking 2 pucks columbus bluejackets vs phoenix coyotes 4 3 12 nhl hockey
- Boyd Gordon scores from the floor
- Playing career
- Awards and achievements
- References
Boyd Gordon scores from the floor
Playing career
Gordon was drafted in the 1st round, 17th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Gordon was drafted from the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League where he helped the Rebels win the Memorial Cup in the 2000–01 season. Gordon played his first professional season in 2003–04. He played with Capitals affiliate, the Portland Pirates, of the AHL and also made his NHL debut with the Capitals appearing in 41 games.
In the 2005–06 season, Gordon won the Calder Cup with the Hershey Bears before earning a regular roster spot with the Capitals in the 2006–07 season.
He signed a two-year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes on July 1, 2011.
On July 5, 2013, he signed a three-year contract as a free agent with the Edmonton Oilers.
Approaching the final year of his contract with the Oilers, Gordon was traded in a return to the Coyotes organization in exchange for Lauri Korpikoski on June 30, 2015.
On July 1, 2016, Gordon signed a one-year contract worth $950,000 with the Philadelphia Flyers.