Doug Young
Born (1908-10-01)October 1, 1908
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Died May 15, 1990(1990-05-15) (aged 81)
Cardston, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 19271941

Douglas Gordon "The Gleichen Cowboy" Young (October 1, 1908 May 15, 1990) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played mostly for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. Young was also captain of the Red Wings from 1935 to 1938.

Playing career

Junior hockey

Young had a great start to his hockey career when he was part of the 1926 Memorial Cup champion Calgary Canadians. He followed this feat by joining the Canadian Professional Hockey League as a member of the Kitchener Millionaires (later renamed the Toronto Millionaires) and playing sound defensive hockey. The IHL took notice and Young transferred to the Cleveland Indians to start the 1929 season. For two more seasons he continued to display his defensive talent until finally the NHL took notice.

Professional hockey

Within a two-month span in 1931, Young was claimed by the Philadelphia Quakers in an Inter-league draft, claimed by the New York Americans in the Dispersal Draft, and traded to the Detroit Falcons for Ron Martin. So finally, on October 18, 1931, Young had found his NHL home with the Detroit Falcons. In the 1931–32 season Young made his NHL debut and posted a career-high ten goals in his rookie campaign. He would continue to knock in a few goals and play sound defensive hockey for Detroit (now renamed the Detroit Red Wings) and in the 1935–36 season, he helped them win the Stanley Cup. Young missed most of the 1937 season with an injury, but his name was still engraved on the Stanley Cup. He was Captain of the Red Wings from 1935–38. He was selected to appear in his first All-Star Game in 1939.

Prior to 1940, Young was signed as a free agent by the Montreal Canadiens, where he would play his last 50 games in the NHL. Young was claimed on waivers by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1940 and was set down to their farm team, the Providence Reds of the American Hockey League. Young finished out his career scoring 22 points for the Reds in the 1940–41 season.

Retirement

After his retirement in 1941 Doug Young went on to pursue a career as an On-Ice Official for the NHL and to work for the Detroit Red Wings home office.

Awards and achievements

  • IHL First All-Star Team (1930)
  • Won two Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings (1936 & 1937)
  • Selected to NHL All Star Game (1939)
  • AHL First All-Star Team (1941)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1926–27 Calgary Canadians CCJHL
1926–27 Calgary Canadians M-Cup 20112
1927–28 Kitchener Millionaires Can-Pro 811210 501112
1928–29 Toronto Millionaires Can-Pro 41731075 20008
1929–30 Cleveland Indians IHL 411351868 62022
1930–31 Cleveland Indians IHL 471662246 63148
1931–32 Detroit Falcons NHL 471021245 2002
1932–33 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48561159 41120
1933–34 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4740436 900010
1934–35 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48461037
1934–35 Detroit Olympics IHL 10000
1935–36 Detroit Red Wings NHL 475121754 70220
1936–37 Detroit Red Wings NHL 110006
1937–38 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4835824
1938–39 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4215616 60224
1939–40 Montreal Canadiens NHL 47391222
1940–41 Montreal Canadiens NHL 30004
1940–41 Providence Reds AHL 429132222 40117
NHL totals 388354580303 2815616
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