| Round | Overall |
| 4 | 51 |
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Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1968-69 | Hamilton | OHA | 54 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 47 |
| 1969-70 | Hamilton | OHA | 21 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 32 |
| London | OHA | 31 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 47 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Played for his hometown Cobourg Cougars (OHA Jr. B) in 1967-68.
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1970 |
| Debut: | December 10, 1971 (St. Louis at California) |
| Final NHL game: | February 23, 1975 (Washington vs. St. Louis) |
| Retired: | 1987 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Numbers worn: | 24, 19 (St. Louis); 10 (Washington) |
Career NHL Statistics
Teams: St.
Louis, Washington
Years: 1971-1975. Playoffs:
None
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 3 years | 70 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 37 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 0 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Career Highlights
Named WHL Player of Week for the week ending Feb. 3, 1974 after scoring
10 points (5 goals, 5 assists) in three games for Denver. He had an
assist vs. Salt Lake on Jan. 30 before erupting for two goals and one assist
on Feb. 1 vs. San Diego and three goals and three assists on Feb. 2 vs. Salt
Lake ... Played on first Washington Capitals team during franchise's
inaugural 1974-75 season and appeared in the Capitals' first game on
Oct. 9, 1974, vs. N.Y. Rangers at Madison Square Garden. ... Won NAHL
Lockhart Cup with Philadelphia in 1976. ... Named to NAHL All-Star Second
Team with Philadelphia in 1976-77. ... Shared AHL John B. Sollenberger
Trophy as league's top scorer (98 points to tie Rick Adduono) with
Philadelphia in 1977-78. ... Tied for second in AHL with 42 goals for
Philadelphia in 1977-78. ... Named to AHL All-Star First Team with
Philadelphia in 1977-78. ... Finished second in AHL with 43 goals for
Philadelphia in 1978-79. ... Won IHL Turner Cup with Saginaw in 1981. ... IHL All-Star First Team with Saginaw in 1981-82. ... Led IHL
playoffs in goals (12) and points (21) with Saginaw in 1982. ... Played five
regular-season games for 1983-84 Toledo team that went on to win IHL Turner
Cup but was not with team during playoffs. ... Won Allan Cup with Brantford
in 1987.
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Transaction History
Dec. 10, 1969 -- Traded by Hamilton (OHA) with Gary Geldart, Dave Gilmour, and Mike Craig to London in exchange for Rick Kehoe, Jim Schoenfeld, and Ken Southwick. June 12, 1974 -- Claimed by Washington from St. Louis in NHL Expansion Draft.
Significant Injuries
Missed most of 1972-73 season with a broken collarbone, an injury suffered when he collided with Dave Kryskow late in the second period of Fort Worth's Nov. 4, 1972, CHL game at Dallas. He returned in late December, but re-aggravated the injury in Fort Worth's Dec. 30, game vs. Omaha. ... Missed parts of 1974-75 season with strained muscles in shoulder and fractured orbital bone.
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: Gordon
John Brooks
Nickname: "Roadhog"
Also Known as: Gordie Brooks, Gordon
Brooks
Other Post-Draft Teams: Kansas City, Fort Worth (CHL); Denver (WHL); Richmond (AHL); Philadelphia (NAHL); Philadelphia/Syracuse (AHL); Klagenfurt (Austria); Saginaw, Toledo (IHL); Petrolia, Brantford (OHA Sr.)
Miscellaneous:
| Played on line with Ralph Stewart and Dan Gruen for Fort Worth in 1972-73. | Was on line with Bob Collyard for Kansas City (CHL), Denver (WHL) and Philadelphia (NAHL). | Signed AHL contract with Syracuse (Quebec affiliate) in summer of 1979. | Retired for first time in 1983 but came back in 1986 to play OHA Sr. for two seasons. |
| SNAPSHOT '70 | |
| Total Selected: | 115 |
| Forwards: | 67 |
| Defense: | 36 |
| Goaltenders: | 12 |
| Major Junior: | 87 |
| College Players: | 18 |
| Canadian: | 109 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 0 |
| American: | 6 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 62 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 12 |
| Hall of Fame: | 3 |
| All-Star Game: | 11 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 4 |
| Olympians: | 2 |
| Picks Traded: | 13 |
| 1970 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Buffalo | Chicago |
| Detroit | Los Angeles | Minnesota |
| Montreal | New York | Oakland |
| Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | St. Louis |
| Toronto | Vancouver | |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1970