Gus Marker

Gus Marker
Marker pictured in a 1943 newspaper
Born	(1905-08-01)August 1, 1905 Wetaskiwin, AB, CAN
Died	October 7, 1997(1997-10-07) (aged 92) Kingston, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	162 lb (73 kg; 11 st 8 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	NHL Detroit Red Wings Montreal Maroons Toronto Maple Leafs Brooklyn Americans AHL Springfield Indians IHL Detroit Olympics
Playing career	1928–1942

Augustus Solberg Marker (August 1, 1905 – October 7, 1997) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Maple Leafs and Brooklyn Americans.

Playing career

In 336 NHL games Marker scored 64 goals, 69 assists for 133 points in his career.

Career notes

Marker was the last surviving member of the Montreal Maroons 1935 Stanley Cup championship team.
Marker played in the longest hockey game in NHL history while a member of the Montreal Maroons. A Stanley Cup playoff game on March 24, 1936, when the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Maroons 1-0 in the sixth overtime period.^[1]

Retirement

After retiring from professional hockey, Marker settled in Kingston, Ontario. He operated a building materials business, and helped develop a subdivision in the northern section of the city. The subdivision was originally called Marker's Acres and paid homage to two of his most respected team mates with the naming of Conacher Drive and Morenz Crescent. He became a member of the Kiwanis Club in Kingston, and an enthusiastic booster of amateur sport in the region. Since 1980, the Kiwanis Club of Kingston has presented awards, including the Gus Marker Trophy, to honour outstanding amateur athletes in the city and district. Past winners of the Gus Marker Trophy have included boxer Mark Leduc (1992), hockey players Alyn McCauley (1996) and Jayna Hefford (1997), golfer Matt McQuillan (1999), and triathlete Simon Whitfield (2000).^[2]

Awards and achievements

1935 Stanley Cup Champion (Montreal Maroons)

References

↑ Kingston Whig-Standard, March 4, 2011
↑ 31st Annual Kiwanis Club of Kingston Sports Awards Program, March 2, 2011; Golfer takes top prize, by Mike Koreen, Kingston Whig-Standard, March 3, 2011, pp. 15-16

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