Gordon Arthur Poirier (October 27, 1914 â May 25, 1972) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played ten games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1939âÂÂ40 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1931 to 1951, was mainly spent in the English National League and Quebec Senior Hockey League. Poirier was born in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, but grew up in Montreal, Quebec. He was inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1948.
Poirier also played two seasons, 1933âÂÂ34 and 1935âÂÂ36, as player-coach with HC Diavoli Rossoneri Milano in the Italian Serie A where he helped the team win the league championship in 1935âÂÂ36.
Poirer played a total of six seasons, three before and three after the Second World War, for the Brighton Tigers in the English National League. He helped the Tigers win the league championship in 1946âÂÂ47 and 1947âÂÂ48 and won the English Autumn Cup in 1946. He finished his career after spending the 1950âÂÂ51 season with the Harringay Racers, also in the English National League.