Background
Although born in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, Alex Gray grew up in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Although born in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, Alex Gray grew up in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
He played for five years with the Portuguese Arthur Ports of the TBSHL. According to Legends of Hockey, "he topped the league in goal scoring three times and was its most penalized player twice." In 1928 Gray signed with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. Wearing jersey number 2, he played on a line with Paul Thompson and Murray Murdoch. After his rookie season in New York he was involved in a big trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs, He was traded along with Lorne Chabot for Melville "Butch" Keeling and John Ross Roach. He played a total of 13 games for the Maple Leafs in the 1928-1929 season (7 regular season games and 4 playoff games).
After 1 season in Toronto he was sent to the minors where he spent the remainder of his career.
1928 Championship (NYR).
