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| Position | Right Wing | |
| Shoots | Right | |
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5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg/11 st 6 lb) |
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| Pro clubs | Cleveland Barons Oakland Seals California Golden Seals New York Raiders New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights San Diego Mariners Edmonton Oilers |
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| Nationality |  Canada |
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| Born | October 16, 1946 , Sydney, NS, CAN |
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| Pro career | 1968 – 1978 | |
Norman Gerard Ferguson (Born October 16, 1945, Sydney, Nova Scotia) was a center and right wing in the National Hockey League with the Oakland / California Seals. Ferguson holds the Seals single-season record for goals; he scored 34 during the 1968-1969 season. This was a new record for a rookie. After the season, Ferguson finished second to Danny Grant in the balloting for the Calder Trophy. 1 The World Hockey Association was born in 1972 and competed with the NHL for talent, often offering more money for established NHL players to jump to the new league. The Atlanta Flames and New York Islanders entered the NHL in 1972. The Islanders selected Ferguson from the Seals on June 6, 1972 in the expansion draft.2 Rather than sign with the Islanders, Ferguson jumped to the WHA New York Raiders for the 1972-1973 season.3 He would play with various World Hockey Association teams. Ferguson was the team captain of the 1974-1975 San Diego Mariners.4 Ferguson took over as coach of the WHL's Edmonton Oil Kings during the 1978-1979 season.5 In 1982, Ferguson was inducted into the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame.6 He is the father of former-NHL player Craig Ferguson.
References
- ^ Pollack, David (2006-04-06). "The Seals of Disapproval", San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved on 4 November 2008.
- ^ Kurtzberg, Brad. "Seals 1972-1973 Season", SealsHockey.com. Retrieved on 4 November 2008.
- ^ Fleming, Frank (2006-02-27). "Historical Moments: 1972/73", SportsEncyclopedia.com. Retrieved on 4 November 2008.
- ^ "Season One — Welcome to the Big Leagues 1974/75". Retrieved on 4 November 2008.
- ^ Turchansky, Ray (2007-09-18). "Oil Kings lose throne to WHA's Oilers", canada.com. Retrieved on 4 November 2008.
- ^ "Norman "Normie" Ferguson", Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame (2008). Retrieved on 4 November 2008.
External links
- Norm Ferguson Career Statistics at hockeydb.com
- Norm Ferguson Biographical Profile
- Graphic of Norm Ferguson's 1972-1973 WHA New York Raiders jerseys
- Graphic of Norm Ferguson's 1973-1974 WHA New York Golden Blades jerseys
- Graphic of Norm Ferguson's 1974-1975 WHA San Diego Mariners jerseys
