Eliteprospects
Canada George Pearson
#26 Minnesota Fighting Saints / WHA - 72/73
Date of Birth
Apr 29, 1938
Position
C
Age
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Flin Flon, MB, CAN
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-

Pearson, 60, died on January 9, 1999, in Flin Flon, Man.

Sons: Mel Pearson, Ted Pearson

Team Staff profile of George Pearson also available

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George Pearson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1955-56 Flin Flon Bombers SJHL 48* 26* 23* 49* 32* -* | Playoffs 12 1 0 1 6 -
1956-57 Flin Flon Bombers SJHL 56* 59* 49* 108* 86* -* | Playoffs 10 13 9 22 6 -
1957-58 Trois-Rivières Lions QHL 54* 17* 28* 45* 60* -* |
Providence Reds AHL 10* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
1958-59 Vancouver Canucks WHL-Sr. 70* 16* 33* 49* 35* -* | Playoffs 8 1 2 3 11 -
1959-60 Trois-Rivières Lions EPHL 43* 21* 23* 44* 26* -* |
New York Rangers NHL 23* 1* 5* 6* 13* -* |
1960-61 Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers EPHL 69* 20* 27* 47* 62* -* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 10 -
1961-62 Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers EPHL 66* 23* 38* 61* 44* -* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 10 -
New York Rangers NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
1962-63 Baltimore Clippers AHL 67* 13* 29* 42* 40* -* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 4 -
New York Rangers NHL 5* 1* 0* 1* 6* -* |
1963-64 Baltimore Clippers AHL 68* 8* 22* 30* 35* -* |
1964-65 St. Paul Rangers CenPHL 61* 24* 46* 70* 30* -* | Playoffs 11 5 7 12 20 -
New York Rangers NHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
1965-66 Buffalo Bisons AHL 72* 18* 40* 58* 30* -* |
1966-67 Los Angeles Blades WHL-Sr. 68* 17* 45* 62* 24* -* |
1967-68 Portland Buckaroos WHL-Sr. 68* 19* 20* 39* 16* -* | Playoffs 12 1 4 5 7 -
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
1968-69 Portland Buckaroos WHL-Sr. 74* 19* 26* 45* 44* -* | Playoffs 11 0 1 1 10 -
1969-70 Portland Buckaroos WHL-Sr. 72* 26* 22* 48* 24* -* | Playoffs 11 2 4 6 30 -
1970-71 Portland Buckaroos WHL-Sr. 72* 23* 19* 42* 52* -* | Playoffs 11 1 6 7 10 -
1971-72 Portland Buckaroos WHL-Sr. 72* 21* 38* 59* 45* -* | Playoffs 11 1 1 2 17 -
1972-73 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 70* 8* 12* 20* 12* -* | Playoffs 6 3 0 3 0 -

George Pearson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1955-56 Flin Flon Bombers Memorial Cup 7* 2* 2* 4* 2* -* |
1956-57 Flin Flon Bombers Memorial Cup 17* 10* 10* 20* 17* -* |
1957-58 Fort William Canadiens Memorial Cup 17* 10* 10* 20* 17* -* |

George Pearson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 217* 40* 93* 133* 0.61* 105* -* | 1 3 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.67 * 4 * - *
CenPHL (CenHL) 1 61* 24* 46* 70* 1.15* 30* -* | 1 11 5 * 7 * 12 * 1.09 * 20 * - *
EPHL 3 178* 64* 88* 152* 0.85* 132* -* | 2 14 2 * 1 * 3 * 0.21 * 20 * - *
Memorial Cup 3 41* 22* 22* 44* 1.07* 36* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 5 38* 2* 6* 8* 0.21* 25* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
QHL 1 54* 17* 28* 45* 0.83* 60* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SJHL 2 104* 85* 72* 157* 1.51* 118* -* | 2 22 14 * 9 * 23 * 1.05 * 12 * - *
WHA 1 70* 8* 12* 20* 0.29* 12* -* | 1 6 3 * 0 * 3 * 0.50 * 0 * - *
WHL-Sr. 7 496* 141* 203* 344* 0.69* 240* -* | 6 64 6 * 18 * 24 * 0.38 * 85 * - *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1967, 18 #106 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL Expansion Draft