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Gordon was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Malcolm Gordon
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In 1882, he arrived at Saint Paul"s in Concord, New Hampshire. Hockey had been earlier introduced at Saint Paul"s from Canada, but Gordon is regarded as the individual who helped formalize the game by putting down on paper what is regarded as the first set of rules in the United States. This occurred in 1885.
In 1888 he was made hockey coach.
Play at Saint Paul"s was strictly intramural, but in 1896 Gordon took the first Saint Paul"s team to New York to play at the old Saint Nicholas Rink. In that first game the Saint Paul"s alumni defeated Gordon"s team 3-1.
His coaching career extended until 1917, during which time he developed numerous players, including Hobey Baker, for the Eastern colleges. lieutenant was such former players who provided the financial backing for the Saint Nicholas Rink.
Gordon was head of the history department at Saint Paul"s and in addition to hockey, also coached football and cricket as well.
After World War I service he was in the real estate business until 1927, when he founded the Malcolm K. Gordon School at Garrison, New New York Gordon continued to teach history at the school until 1963. He died the following year in Garrison, New York, at age 96.
In 1973, he was inducted in the first class (1973) to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.
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November 13, 1964 (aged 96)