David Peter Gorman (April 8, 1955 – May 2, 2025) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association and briefly in the National Hockey League between 1975 and 1980.
Hockey career As a youth, Gorman played in the 1967 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Swiss Chalet minor ice hockey team.
As a junior in the OHA, he played five seasons for the St. Catharines Black Hawks, making it to the 1974 Memorial Cup and winning the Jim Mahon Trophy as top scoring right winger.
Gorman by the NHL's Montreal Canadiens (70th overall, 1975) and WHA's Phoenix Roadrunners (16th overall, 1974) and chose to play in the WHA because of the higher salaries. Overall he scored 56 goals in 260 WHA games for Phoenix and the Birmingham Bulls. Gorman made a brief three-game cameo for the NHL's Atlanta Flames during 1979-80 season.
Gorman finished his career three seasons in the Swiss League. He helped lead Team Canada to victory in the 1984 Spengler Cup.
Post hockey career Following his on-ice career, Gorman coached hockey on the youth and high school level, while also owning an Arby's franchise and working in real estate.
Gorman was inducted into the St. Catharines Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.
Death Gorman died on May 2, 2025, at the age of 70.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1970–71 St. Catharines Royals OMHA — — — — — — — — — — 1970–71 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0 1971–72 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 58 31 24 55 71 5 5 0 5 30 1972–73 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 62 46 57 103 71 — — — — — 1973–74 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 69 53 76 129 78 14 6 25 31 — 1973–74 St. Catharines Black Hawks M-Cup — — — — — 3 1 1 2 0 1974–75 Phoenix Roadrunners WHA 13 3 5 8 10 — — — — — 1974–75 Tulsa Oilers CHL 58 19 21 40 96 1 0 1 1 2 1975–76 Phoenix Roadrunners WHA 67 11 20 31 28 5 0 2 2 24 1976–77 Phoenix Roadrunners WHA 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1976–77 Birmingham Bulls WHA 52 9 13 22 38 — — — — — 1977–78 Birmingham Bulls WHA 63 19 21 40 93 4 1 1 2 0 1977–78 Hampton Gulls AHL 2 0 0 0 12 — — — — — 1978–79 Birmingham Bulls WHA 60 14 24 38 18 — — — — — 1979–80 Birmingham Bulls CHL 75 22 43 65 75 4 1 1 2 2 1979–80 Atlanta Flames NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1980–81 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 78 43 47 90 82 6 1 2 3 8 1981–82 Rochester Americans AHL 77 26 41 67 131 8 3 4 7 11 1982–83 GCK Lions NLB 28 48 19 67 — — — — — — 1983–84 SC Herisau NLB 28 36 26 62 — 10 5 12 17 — 1984–85 SC Herisau NLB 28 47 54 101 — — — — — — WHA totals 260 56 83 139 187 9 1 3 4 24 NHL totals 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
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