Gerald Scott Abel (December 25, 1944 – July 2, 2021) was an American professional ice hockey left winger.
He is the son of Hockey Hall of Fame member Sid Abel and the uncle of former goaltender Brent Johnson.
He played one game in the National Hockey League during the 1966–67 season, with the Detroit Red Wings on March 8, 1967 against the New York Rangers.
His father Sid was the head coach of the Red Wings at the time and upon signing, Gerry was quoted as saying "If I could be half as good as my dad, I'd be happy".
[2] In the end though, Abel played in only one National Hockey League game for the Red Wings during the 1966–67 NHL season, spending much of the season playing for the Memphis Wings as well as two games for the American Hockey League's Pittsburgh Hornets.