Art Dorrington

Date of Birth: Mar 13, 1930
Age: Deceased
Place of Birth: Truro, NS, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: C
Height: 175 cm / 5'9"
Weight: 73 kg / 161 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: -

Art Dorrington Facts

Cousins: Jackson Dorrington & Max Dorrington

Art Dorrington Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1944-1945	Truro Bearcats U15	TruMHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	4	5	2	7	0	-
1945-1946	Truro Bearcats U18	TruMHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	2	-
1945-1946	Truro Bearcats U15	TruMHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	6	13	9	22	6	-
1946-1947	Truro Bearcats U18	TruMHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	3	7	2	9	2	-
1947-1948	Truro Bearcats U18	TruMHL	-	-	-	-	-	-
1947-1948	Halifax Jr. St. Mary's	Exhibition	2	0	0	0	2	-
1947-1948	Truro Bearcats	Provincial Playoffs	-	-	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	4	-
1947-1948	Truro Bearcats U18	Provincial Playoffs	-	-	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	2	0	3	3	2	-
1948-1949	Truro Bearcats	NSA-PCHL	-	38	24	62	10	-	Playoffs	5	3	3	6	0	-
1949-1950	Amherst Ramblers	MSHL	8	1	2	3	6	-
1949-1950	Stellarton Royals	NSA-PCHL	29	48	29	77	16	-	Playoffs	12	14	12	26	10	-
1949-1950	Stellarton Royals	Provincial Playoffs	-	-	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	5	3	7	10	2	-
1950-1951	Atlantic City Sea Gulls	EAHL	49	18	16	34	19	-	Playoffs	6	2	4	6	2	-
1951-1952	Boston Olympics	EAHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0	-
1951-1952	Washington Lions	EAHL	-	-	-	-	-	-
1951-1952	New Haven Tomahawks	EAHL	-	-	-	-	-	-
1952-1953	Johnstown Jets	EAHL	57	25	22	47	21	-	Playoffs	15	4	1	5	0	-
1953-1954	Johnstown Jets	IHL	61	30	18	48	32	-	Playoffs	9	1	2	3	0	-
1954-1955	Washington Lions	EHL-Sr.	49	33	35	68	13	-	Playoffs	8	7	9	16	4	-
1955-1956	Philadelphia Ramblers	EHL-Sr.	49	33	28	61	9	-
1956-1957	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
1957-1958	Philadelphia Ramblers	EHL-Sr.	11	3	6	9	2	-
1958-1959	Johnstown Jets	EHL-Sr.	64	20	31	51	29	-	Playoffs	13	4	2	6	6	-
1959-1960	Johnstown Jets	EHL-Sr.	64	11	30	41	38	-	Playoffs	13	5	3	8	10	-
1960-1961	Amherst Ramblers	NSSHL	40	36	28	64	85	-
1960-1961	Johnstown Jets	EHL-Sr.	5	1	1	2	2	-

Art Dorrington Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
EAHL	3	106*	43*	38*	81*	0.76*	40*	-	3	25	6	5	11	0.44	2	-
EHL-Sr.	6	242	101	131	232	0.96	93	-	3	34	16	14	30	0.88	20	-
Exhibition	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0
IHL	1	61	30	18	48	0.79	32	-	1	9	1	2	3	0.33	0	-
MSHL	1	8	1	2	3	0.38	6	-	0
NSA-PCHL	2	29*	86	53	139	4.79*	26	-	2	17	17	15	32	1.88	10	-
NSSHL	1	40	36	28	64	1.60	85	-	0
Provincial Playoffs	0								2	9	3	10	13	1.44	8	-
TruMHL	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	17	25	14	39	2.29	10	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Art Dorrington Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Amherst Ramblers	2	48	37	30	67	1.40	91	-	0
Atlantic City Sea Gulls	1	49	18	16	34	0.69	19	-	1	6	2	4	6	1.00	2	-
Boston Olympics	0								1	4	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
Halifax Jr. St. Mary's	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0
Johnstown Jets	5	251	87	102	189	0.75	122	-	4	50	14	8	22	0.44	16	-
New Haven Tomahawks	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Philadelphia Ramblers	2	60	36	34	70	1.17	11	-	0
Stellarton Royals	1	29	48	29	77	2.66	16	-	1	17	17	19	36	2.12	12	-
Truro Bearcats	1	-	38	24	62	-	10	-	1	5	3	3	6	1.20	0	-
Truro Bearcats (Jr. B)	0								1	2	0	0	0	0.00	4	-
Truro Bearcats U15	0								2	10	18	11	29	2.90	6	-
Truro Bearcats U18	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	9	7	6	13	1.44	6	-
Washington Lions	2	49*	33*	35*	68*	1.39*	13*	-	1	8	7	9	16	2.00	4	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Art Dorrington Biography and Trivia

Dorrington was the first African-American player to earn an NHL contract when he signed with the New York Rangers in 1950.

Art passed away on December 29, 2017.