Gary Doak

Gary Walter Doak (February 25, 1946 – March 25, 2017) was a Canadian-American National Hockey League defenceman who played for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks, and New York Rangers. Over 789 NHL regular season games he recorded 23 goals and 107 assists for 130 points.

Doak won the Stanley Cup with the Bruins in 1970. That same year he became the first player ever selected by the Vancouver Canucks upon their entry into the NHL, taken second overall in the 1970 NHL Expansion Draft. During the 1971–72 season he was traded to the Rangers, who lost the 1972 Stanley Cup Final to his former team, the Bruins. He joined the Red Wings for the 1972–73 season before being traded back to the Bruins midseason, where he finished his playing career.

After retiring, Doak served as the Boston Bruins' assistant coach from 1981–82 through the 1984–85 season. He also coached at the University of Massachusetts Boston for two years.

Doak died on March 25, 2017, at the age of 71 in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. In 2023 he was named one of the top 100 Bruins players of all time.