Canada Art Dorrington
Date of Birth
Position
C
Age
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
161 lbs / 73 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-

Distant Cousins: Jackson Dorrington & Max Dorrington

Art Dorrington Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1944-45 Truro Bearcats U15 TruMHL -* -* -* -* -* -* | Playoffs 4 5 2 7 0 -
1945-46 Truro Bearcats U18 TruMHL -* -* -* -* -* -* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -
Truro Bearcats U15 TruMHL -* -* -* -* -* -* | Playoffs 6 13 9 22 6 -
1946-47 Truro Bearcats U18 TruMHL -* -* -* -* -* -* | Playoffs 3 7 2 9 2 -
1947-48 Truro Bearcats U18 TruMHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Halifax Jr. St. Mary's Exhibition 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
Truro Bearcats Provincial Playoffs -* -* -* -* -* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 4 -
Truro Bearcats U18 Provincial Playoffs -* -* -* -* -* -* | Playoffs 2 0 3 3 2 -
1948-49 Truro Bearcats NSA-PCHL -* 38* 24* 62* 10* -* | Playoffs 5 3 3 6 0 -
1949-50 Amherst Ramblers MSHL 8* 1* 2* 3* 6* -* |
Stellarton Royals NSA-PCHL 29* 48* 29* 77* 16* -* | Playoffs 12 14 12 26 10 -
Stellarton Royals Provincial Playoffs -* -* -* -* -* -* | Playoffs 5 3 7 10 2 -
1950-51 Atlantic City Sea Gulls EAHL 49* 18* 16* 34* 19* -* | Playoffs 6 2 4 6 2 -
1951-52 Boston Olympics EAHL -* -* -* -* -* -* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -
Washington Lions EAHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
New Haven Tomahawks EAHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1952-53 Johnstown Jets EAHL 57* 25* 22* 47* 21* -* | Playoffs 15 4 1 5 0 -
1953-54 Johnstown Jets IHL 61* 30* 18* 48* 32* -* | Playoffs 9 1 2 3 0 -
1954-55 Washington Lions EHL-Sr. 49* 33* 35* 68* 13* -* | Playoffs 8 7 9 16 4 -
1955-56 Philadelphia Ramblers EHL-Sr. 49* 33* 28* 61* 9* -* |
1956-57 Did not play * * * * * * |
1957-58 Philadelphia Ramblers EHL-Sr. 11* 3* 6* 9* 2* -* |
1958-59 Johnstown Jets EHL-Sr. 64* 20* 31* 51* 29* -* | Playoffs 13 4 2 6 6 -
1959-60 Johnstown Jets EHL-Sr. 64* 11* 30* 41* 38* -* | Playoffs 13 5 3 8 10 -
1960-61 Amherst Ramblers NSSHL 40* 36* 28* 64* 85* -* |
Johnstown Jets EHL-Sr. 5* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |

Art Dorrington Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
EAHL 3 106* 43* 38* 81* 0.76* 40* -* | 3 25 6 * 5 * 11 * 0.44 * 2 * - *
EHL-Sr. 6 242* 101* 131* 232* 0.96* 93* -* | 3 34 16 * 14 * 30 * 0.88 * 20 * - *
Exhibition 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 1 61* 30* 18* 48* 0.79* 32* -* | 1 9 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.33 * 0 * - *
MSHL 1 8* 1* 2* 3* 0.38* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NSA-PCHL 2 29* 86* 53* 139* 4.79* 26* -* | 2 17 17 * 15 * 32 * 1.88 * 10 * - *
NSSHL 1 40* 36* 28* 64* 1.60* 85* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Provincial Playoffs 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 2 9 3 * 10 * 13 * 1.44 * 8 * - *
TruMHL 4 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 3 17 25 * 14 * 39 * 2.29 * 10 * - *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Player Biography and Trivia

Dorrington was the first African-American player to earn an NHL contract when he signed with the New York Rangers in 1950.

Art passed away on December 29, 2017.