Gordon Wilkie

Gordon Wilkie (born May 3, 1940) is a Canadian ice hockey player (center) who played three seasons for the University of Michigan from 1961 to 1964.

[1] In 1960, Coach Al Renfrew recruited Wilkie and other players from Regina to play for him at the University of Michigan.

"[2] He added, "I owe Red (Berenson) and Coach (Al) Renfrew for the opportunity to be part of this great tradition.

[4] Wilkie had his greatest success as a senior in the 1963-1964 season, as he led the Michigan Wolverines to their seventh NCAA hockey championship, and their first in ten years.

[5][6] The 1964 team had a record of 24-4-1 and defeated the University of Denver 6-3 in their home arena to win the NCAA title.

"[10] Wilkie graduated from Michigan's business school with a 3.5 grade point average, and received an award for being the top student-athlete on campus.

[11] In April 1966, Wilkie scored the winning goal for Cleveland in the semi-finals of the Calder Cup Playoffs in the AHL.

Wilkie told a reporter for the Michigan Daily that watching the action brought back "fond memories.