Boyd Gordon

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Boyd Gordon - Edmonton Oilers.jpg

| caption = Gordon in February 2015.

| image_size = 230px

| played_for = Washington Capitals
Arizona Coyotes
Edmonton Oilers
Philadelphia Flyers

| position = Centre

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 200

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|10|19|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Unity, Saskatchewan, Canada

| draft = 17th overall

| draft_year = 2002

| draft_team = Washington Capitals

| career_start = 2003

| career_end = 2017

}}

Boyd Gordon (born October 19, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and pro scout for the Detroit Red Wings, who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Washington Capitals, Arizona Coyotes, Edmonton Oilers, and Philadelphia Flyers.

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 Red Deer 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.{{cite web |title=NHL Free Agent Tracker |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=25880 |work=The Sports Network |access-date=1 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629095253/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=25880 |archive-date=2011-06-29 |url-status=dead}}

On July 5, 2013, he signed a three-year contract as a free agent with the Edmonton Oilers.{{cite web |url=http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676619 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708073244/http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676619 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 8, 2013 |title=Oilers sign Boyd Gordon for three years |publisher=Edmonton Oilers |date=2013-07-05 |access-date=2013-07-05}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2015/06/30/trade-oilers-get-korpikoski-from-coyotes-for-gordon/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703224241/http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2015/06/30/trade-oilers-get-korpikoski-from-coyotes-for-gordon/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 3, 2015 |title=Oilers get Korpikoski from Coyotes for Gordon |publisher=NBC Sports |date=2015-06-30 |access-date=2015-06-30}}

On July 1, 2016, Gordon signed a one-year contract worth $950,000 with the Philadelphia Flyers.{{cite web |url=http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=888235 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704041047/http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=888235 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 4, 2016 |title=Flyers sign Dale Weise and Boyd Gordon |publisher=Philadelphia Flyers |date=July 1, 2016 |access-date=July 1, 2016}}

Gordon is currently a pro scout for the Detroit Red Wings.{{Cite web |title=Official Detroit Red Wings Website {{!}} Detroit Red Wings |url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/team/hockey-operations#:~:text=Pro%20Scout-,Boyd%20Gordon,-Pro%20Scout |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=www.nhl.com |language=en}}