| Position | Defence |
|---|---|
| Shoots | Right |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 1 |
| Weight lb | 200 |
| Played for | Detroit Red Wings |
| Birth date | April 2, 1969 (age 57) |
| Birth place | Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada |
| Draft (1987) | 32nd overall |
| Draft team | Detroit Red Wings |
| Career start | 1989 |
| Career end | 1999 |
Gordon W. Kruppke (born April 2, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 23 games in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings between 1991 and 1994. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1989 to 1999, was spent in the minor leagues.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 62 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 81 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | ||
| 1986–87 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 49 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 129 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1987–88 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 54 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 113 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | ||
| 1988–89 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 62 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 254 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 1989–90 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 59 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 45 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 65 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 208 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 | ||
| 1992–93 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 41 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 197 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 | ||
| 1993–94 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 54 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 48 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 50 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 43 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 91 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1997–98 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 71 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 171 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||
| 1998–99 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 42 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 315 | 12 | 60 | 72 | 1034 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 104 | ||||
| IHL totals | 225 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 532 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | ||||
| NHL totals | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards
- WHL East Second All-Star Team – 1989