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Nelson Maple Leafs
The Nelson Maple Leafs were a senior men's ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ... team. They won the British Columbia Senior Championship, the Savage Cup, seven times (1937, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1986, and 1987). They played in, but lost, the 1965 Allan Cup Final. The Maple Leafs played in the West Kootenay League from 1932-33 through 1940-41 and in 1945-46. They played in the Western International Hockey League from 1946-47 through 1986-87. Nelson Maple Leafs who played in the NHL References Defunct ice hockey teams in Canada Ice hockey teams in British Columbia West Kootenay League Senior ice hockey teams Ice hockey clubs established in 1932 Western International Hockey League teams {{BritishColumbia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western International Hockey League
The Western International Hockey League (WIHL) was a senior level ice hockey league that featured teams from the Western United States and Western Canada. It operated from 1946–62 and 1963–88. It grew out of the West Kootenay League, which operated in southeast British Columbia from the 1920s. Overview The league had teams in the British Columbian cities of Trail, Nelson, Kimberley, Rossland, Fernie, and Cranbrook; in Spokane, Washington; Calgary, Alberta; Portland, Oregon; and Los Angeles. The league did not operate in 1962–63 while member team the Trail Smoke Eaters competed for and won the world amateur championship overseas. At various times in the 1950s and 1960s the league had an interlocking schedule with the Okanagan Senior League and the Alberta Senior Hockey League. It also played matches against the Pacific Hockey League in 1978–79. In an era when there were fewer NHL and minor professional teams and leagues in North America, winning the Allan Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Hergerts
Frederick Hergert (January 29, 1912 — July 15, 1998) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 19 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Americans between 1935 and 1936. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1931 to 1951, was spent in the minor leagues. He was born in Calgary, Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t .... Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * 1912 births 1998 deaths Canadian ice hockey centres Cleveland Falcons players Cleveland Indians (IHL) players Detroit Olympics (IHL) players Hershey Bears players Kansas City Greyhounds players New York Americans players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Philadelphia Arrows players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garth Rizzuto
Garth Alexander Rizzuto (born September 11, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centrehttps://www.nhl.com/player/garth-rizzuto-8448348 who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the World Hockey Association (WHA) during the 1970s. He played 37 games for the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL in 1970–71 and 110 games for the Winnipeg Jets of the WHA between 1972 and 1974, as well as several years in the minor CHL and American Hockey League. He retired in 1974. Playing career A hard-working center, Rizzuto came up through the system of the Chicago Blackhawks, turning pro in 1967. He spent three solid years in the minors with the Dallas Black Hawks but never saw an NHL game in Chicago. In the 1970 NHL Expansion Draft he was claimed by the Vancouver Canucks. Rizzuto spent most of the 1970–71 season on the Canucks' roster as a utility player, recording 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points in 37 games. He is the first player born and trained in British Columbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Rayner
Claude Earl "Chuck" Rayner (August 11, 1920 – October 6, 2002), nicknamed "Bonnie Prince Charlie", was a Canadian professional hockey goaltender who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Americans and New York Rangers. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Early life Rayner was born August 11, 1920, in Sutherland, Saskatoon. Playing career Playing his junior career for the Kenora Thistles of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, Rayner showed his skill early, backstopping the team to the Abbott Cup to advance to the Memorial Cup championship in 1940. The next season, he turned professional for the New York Americans, spending most of the year with their minor league affiliate, the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League (AHL). With the Indians, Rayner led the league in shutouts and goals against average and was named to the Second All-Star Team. The following season Rayner was the leading goalie for the Americans' final season be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudy Pilous
Rudolph Pilous (August 11, 1914 – December 5, 1994) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Pilous won the Stanley Cup coaching the Chicago Black Hawks in 1960–61, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985 in the builder category. He is credited with initiating the action of pulling the goalie for an extra forward when there is a delayed penalty or when a team is losing by a goal in the last few minutes of play. Playing career Pilous played junior ice hockey in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League before becoming a New York Rangers prospect. During 1937–38, Pilous played minor professional hockey with the New York Rovers of the Eastern Hockey League. Unable to reach the National Hockey League, Pilous transferred to the St. Catharines Saints, a senior ice hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association Senior division from 1938 to 1941. Coach and team builder In 1943, Pilous cofounded the St. Catharines Falcons, a junior ice hockey team i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seth Martin
Seth Martin (May 4, 1933 – September 6, 2014) was a Canadian ice hockey goalie. He played 30 games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues during the 1967–68 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1953 to 1973, was spent in senior and minor leagues. Internationally Martin played for the Canadian national team at four World Championships, winning a gold medal in 1961, and the 1964 Winter Olympics. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1997. Biography Seth Martin helped the Trail Smoke Eaters win the 1961 World Championships as the last Canadian amateur team to win the World Championships. He was named the best goaltender of the tournament. He also played in four more World Championships with the Smoke Eaters where he was named best goaltender in three of the four tournaments. He played for the Canadian team at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where the team finished fourth. Martin played for the St. Louis B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Mann (ice Hockey)
John Edward Kingsley Mann (July 27, 1919 – July 11, 1980) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He played nine games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1943–44 and 1944–45 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1939 to 1948, was spent in the minor leagues. Mann was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population .... Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References External links * 1919 births 1980 deaths Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey centres Fresno Falcons players Ice hockey people from Winnipeg New York Rangers players New York Rovers players New Westminster Royals (WHL) players Philadelphia Falcons players St. James C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Madigan
Cornelius Dennis "Mad Dog" Madigan (October 4, 1934 – January 2, 2024) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 20 games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues during the 1972–73 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1955 to 1976, was spent in the minor leagues. Madigan was the oldest rookie in NHL history, aged 38. Biography Cornelius Dennis Madigan was born in Port Arthur, Ontario on October 4, 1934. After playing several years in senior leagues in Ontario and British Columbia in the late 1950s, Madigan had a lengthy career as a minor league star, most notably with the Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League for three seasons in the early 1960s, and then for the Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League for nine seasons. He won accolades as First Team league All-Star in 1960, 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969, Second Team All-Star in 1965, 1971 and 1972, as well as winning best defenceman honors in 1966. Beset wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman "Odie" Lowe
Norman Ewart "Odie" Lowe (April 15, 1928 – June 29, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played three games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City. The Rangers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team plays ... during the 1949–50 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1947 to 1961, was spent in various minor and senior leagues. He died on June 29, 2021. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References External links * 1928 births 2021 deaths Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey centres New York Rangers players New York Rovers players St. Paul Saints (USHL) players Ice hockey people from Winnipeg Western International Hockey League players Winnipeg Canadians players Winnipeg Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Lefley
Bryan Andrew Lefley (October 18, 1948 – October 28, 1997) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played in 228 games in the National Hockey League between 1972 and 1978, and later played in Europe. Lefley was born in Grosse Isle, Manitoba. After his playing days, he coached in Europe, notably coaching the Italy men's national ice hockey team from 1993 to 1997, until his death in a car accident on October 28, 1997, in Bolzano, Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ..., ten days after his 49th birthday. Bryan was the brother of Chuck Lefley. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References External links * 1948 births 1997 deaths Baltimore Clippers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Italy Canadian ice hockey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Laughton
Michael Frederick Laughton (born February 21, 1944) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 189 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) and 203 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA). He played for the NHL Oakland Seals and California Golden Seals, as well as the WHA New York Raiders, New York Golden Blades, Jersey Knights, and San Diego Mariners. Between his time in the NHL and the WHA, Laughton was sold to the Montreal Canadiens before the start of the 1971-72 season by the California Golden Seals. Not being able to make the team with an already stacked lineup, Laughton was sent down to the Nova Scotia Voyageurs of the American Hockey League and made team captain by head coach Al MacNeil. He led the team that included Larry Robinson and Yvon Lambert, future stars on the Canadiens, to the 1972 Calder Cup championship. He then signed in the WHA. After being chosen in the 1975 intra-league draft by the WHA Calgary Cowboys The Calgary Cowboy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Larsen
Brad Larsen (born June 28, 1977) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). Before coaching, he played eight seasons in the NHL with the Colorado Avalanche and the Atlanta Thrashers. He is the former head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League (AHL). Playing career Larsen was born in Nakusp, British Columbia, but grew up in Vernon, British Columbia. He played junior ice hockey for the Swift Current Broncos where he attracted NHL scouts' attention. Larsen was drafted in round 3, 53rd overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 1995 NHL entry draft. His rights were traded to the Colorado Avalanche in 1996. He was not signed by the Avalanche and subsequently re-entered the draft, where he was drafted 87th overall in the 1997 NHL entry draft by the Avalanche. Larsen's first four professional years were spent almost entirely with C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
