Aut Erickson
Encyclopedia
Autry Raymond Erickson was a professional ice hockey
player who played 226 games in the National Hockey League
. He played with the Chicago Black Hawks
, Boston Bruins
, Toronto Maple Leafs
, and Oakland Seals. He won the Stanley Cup
in 1967 with the Toronto Maple Leafs, played no regular season games, and only three playoff games.
Aut Erickson wore Number 11 when He joined the Boston Bruins in 1959-60. The lanky Young Rearguard, known as a steady, dependable Blueliner, would play 2 full seasons in Boston, establishing His Rock solid, robust and rugged minded Defensive presence. Aut Erickson would later see duty as a member of the Chicago Black Hawks defence and play in the 1967 Stanley Cup winning Finals while with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Erickson was an original member of the Expansion Oakland Seals.
Erickson died in August 2010 after a long battle with cancer.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who played 226 games in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
. He played with the Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
, Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
, Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, and Oakland Seals. He won the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
in 1967 with the Toronto Maple Leafs, played no regular season games, and only three playoff games.
Aut Erickson wore Number 11 when He joined the Boston Bruins in 1959-60. The lanky Young Rearguard, known as a steady, dependable Blueliner, would play 2 full seasons in Boston, establishing His Rock solid, robust and rugged minded Defensive presence. Aut Erickson would later see duty as a member of the Chicago Black Hawks defence and play in the 1967 Stanley Cup winning Finals while with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Erickson was an original member of the Expansion Oakland Seals.
Erickson died in August 2010 after a long battle with cancer.