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Gordon Eugene "Gordy" Christian (November 21, 1927 – June 2, 2017) was an American ice hockey player. He played with the University of North Dakota from 1947 to 1950, tying for scoring leader on the team in both the 1947–48 and 1948–49 seasons.
The United States of America's men's, women's, and men's under-20 teams compete annually in the Ice Hockey World Championships, IIHF World Women's Championships, and the IIHF World Junior Championship. The men's and women's senior teams also compete quadrennially in the Olympic Games, starting from 1920 and 1998, respectively.
Roger Allen Christian (December 1, 1935 – November 9, 2011) was an American professional ice hockey player. Christian played for the American 1960 Winter Olympics and 1964 Winter Olympics ice hockey teams, winning a gold medal in 1960. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989.
Christian comes from a hockey playing family. Both Roger and Gordon Christian played for Team USA at the Olympic Games. His son, Dave Christian, was a member of the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team, at the 1980 Winter Olympics that also won a gold medal before embarking on a successful career in the National Hockey League between 1980 and 1995.
Another uncle, Gordon, was a member of the 1956 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team that won the silver medal. Bill and Roger, along with Hal Bakke, were the founders of the Christian Brothers Hockey Company based in Warroad, which until 2009, made hockey sticks. [1] His nephew, Brock Nelson, currently plays for the New York Islanders.
Though many around the NBA expected veterans Eric Gordon and/or Christian Wood to be traded at the 2022 deadline, the rebuilding Rockets kept both around. Here’s a look at potential reasons why.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American ice hockey players. It includes ice hockey players that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories such as American men's ice hockey players or American women's ice hockey players .
As the Feb. 10 trade deadline nears, longtime NBA executive Bobby Marks sees Cleveland as a good fit for Rockets guard Eric Gordon and New York as a potential spot for Christian Wood.