Aldo Guidolin

 ( 1932 Births ) 

Aldo Reno Guidolin (June 6, 1932 – November 8, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and coach. He played in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers between 1952 and 1956. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1952 to 1969, was mainly spent in the American Hockey League. After his playing career, Guidolin became a coach, and was the head coach of the NHL's Colorado Rockies during the 1978–79 season.

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Playing career Guidolin began his career with the junior league Guelph Biltmores. He won the Memorial Cup in 1952 while still playing in a role as a two-way winger. After a partial minor league season with the Valleyfield Braves, Guidolin was called up to the New York Rangers and moved permanently to defence. He played 182 games in the National Hockey League with the club, serving as a regular at the blue line for two seasons before being relegated to the American Hockey League.[1][2]

Guidolin played for the next fourteen seasons with Springfield Indians, Cleveland Barons and Baltimore Clippers, serving as a bruising defender with an offensive flare.

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Post-playing career In his final three seasons with the Clippers, Guidolin also worked as the coach of the team, before taking an NHL job as a scout with the Atlanta Flames. He later became the Colorado Rockies director of player development and served a partial season behind the team's bench as interim head coach.

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Personal life Guidolin experienced a series of strokes after retirement. In his later life, he lived at an assisted living facility in Guelph, Ontario. He died on November 8, 2015.

He is the first cousin of fellow NHL player and coach Bep Guidolin, who was the first coach of the Kansas City Scouts when they joined the NHL in 1974. The Scouts moved from Kansas City to Denver after two seasons to become the Rockies.

(2026). 9780740719042, Andrews McMeel. . ISBN 9780740719042

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Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

1949–50	Guelph Biltmores	OHA	21	18
1949–50	Guelph Biltmores	Memorial Cup	—	8
1950–51	Guelph Biltmores	OHA	35	0
1951–52	Guelph Biltmores	OHA	95	16
1951–52	Guelph Biltmores	M-Cup	—	2
1952–53	New York Rangers	NHL	24	—
1952–53	Vancouver Canucks	WHL	4	—
1952–53	Valleyfield Braves	QSHL	29	9
1953–54	New York Rangers	NHL	51	—
1954–55	New York Rangers	NHL	34	—
1955–56	New York Rangers	NHL	8	—
1955–56	Providence Reds	AHL	111	11
1956–57	Providence Reds	AHL	28	6
1957–58	Providence Reds	AHL	64	12
1958–59	Springfield Indians	AHL	90	—
1959–60	Cleveland Barons	AHL	168	16
1960–61	Cleveland Barons	AHL	152	8
1961–62	Cleveland Barons	AHL	177	10
1962–63	Baltimore Clippers	AHL	144	—
1963–64	Baltimore Clippers	AHL	165	—
1964–65	Baltimore Clippers	AHL	143	—
1965–66	Providence Reds	AHL	157	—
1966–67	Baltimore Clippers	AHL	108	20
1967–68	Baltimore Clippers	AHL	95	—
1968–69	Baltimore Clippers	AHL	60	—

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Coaching record

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External links

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