Gerry Abel
# Gerry Abel

Gerald Scott Abel (December 25, 1944 – July 2, 2021) was an American professional ice hockey left winger. He is the son of Hockey Hall of Fame member Sid Abel and the uncle of former goaltender Brent Johnson. He played one game in the National Hockey League during the 1966–67 season, with the Detroit Red Wings on March 8, 1967 against the New York Rangers. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1965 to 1968, was spent in the minor leagues.

## Playing career

Abel played junior hockey for the Hamilton Red Wings signing with the Detroit Red Wings. His father Sid was the head coach of the Red Wings at the time and upon signing, Gerry was quoted as saying "If I could be half as good as my dad, I'd be happy". In the end though, Abel played in only one National Hockey League game for the Red Wings during the 1966–67 NHL season, spending much of the season playing for the Memphis Wings as well as two games for the American Hockey League's Pittsburgh Hornets. After another season with Memphis, Abel retired from hockey.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1962–63 | Detroit Junior Red Wings | OJAHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964–65 | Detroit Junior Red Wings | OJAHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964–65 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 27 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964–65 | Memphis Wings | CHL | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965–66 | Memphis Wings | CHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966–67 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966–67 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966–67 | Memphis Wings | CHL | 44 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1967–68 | Fort Worth Wings | CHL | 52 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| CHL totals | CHL totals | CHL totals | 116 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
