George Stephen Ferguson (August 22, 1952 – December 15, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 797 career NHL games.
Career
He was selected in the first round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft from the Toronto Marlboros. He later played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins and Minnesota North Stars. Ferguson coached the Trenton Sting, a junior A level hockey team based in his hometown of Trenton, Ontario.
Personal life
Ferguson died in 2019 at the age of 67.
Career statistics
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! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | Regular Season
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | Playoffs
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season
! Team
! League
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| 1969–70
| Oshawa Generals
| OHA
| 49
| 19
| 21
| 40
| 20
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1970–71
| Toronto Marlboros
| OHA
| 53
| 12
| 15
| 27
| 83
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1971–72
| Toronto Marlboros
| OHA
| 62
| 36
| 56
| 92
| 104
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1972–73
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| NHL
| 72
| 10
| 13
| 23
| 34
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1973–74
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| NHL
| 16
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1973–74
| Oklahoma City Blazers
| CHL
| 35
| 16
| 33
| 49
| 21
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1974–75
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| NHL
| 69
| 19
| 30
| 49
| 61
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1975–76
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| NHL
| 79
| 12
| 32
| 44
| 76
| 10
| 2
| 4
| 6
| 2
|-
| 1976–77
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| NHL
| 50
| 9
| 15
| 24
| 24
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 7
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1977–78
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| NHL
| 73
| 7
| 16
| 23
| 37
| 13
| 5
| 1
| 6
| 7
|-
| 1978–79
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| NHL
| 80
| 21
| 29
| 50
| 37
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1979–80
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| NHL
| 73
| 21
| 28
| 49
| 36
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 4
|-
| 1980–81
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| NHL
| 79
| 25
| 18
| 43
| 42
| 5
| 2
| 6
| 8
| 9
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1981–82
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| NHL
| 71
| 22
| 31
| 53
| 45
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
|-
| 1982–83
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| NHL
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1982–83
| Minnesota North Stars
| NHL
| 65
| 8
| 12
| 20
| 14
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 4
|-
| 1983–84
| Minnesota North Stars
| NHL
| 63
| 6
| 10
| 16
| 19
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 2
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 797
! 160
! 238
! 398
! 431
! 86
! 14
! 23
! 37
! 44
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