James Bradley McLeod (April 8, 1937 – May 18, 2019) was a Canadian
ice hockey
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goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as goalie or netminder) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their own team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays ...
. He played 16 games in the
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ...
with the
St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. Th ...
during the
1971–72 season, and 97 games in the
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association () was a professional ice hockey major league that operated in North America from 1972–73 WHA season, 1972 to 1978–79 WHA season, 1979. It was the first major league to compete with the National Hockey League (N ...
with the
Chicago Cougars
The Chicago Cougars were a professional ice hockey team in Chicago. They competed in the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1975. The Cougars played their home games in the International Amphitheatre.
History
During the 1974 Avco Cup Finals ...
,
New York Golden Blades/Jersey Knights,
Los Angeles Sharks
The Los Angeles Sharks were an ice hockey team that played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 to 1974. Their primary home arena was the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena but they sometimes played at the Long Beach Sports Arena when t ...
, and
Michigan Stags
The Michigan Stags were a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit that played a portion of the 1974–75 season in the World Hockey Association. On January 18, 1975, the team folded, but the league immediately took over operation and moved ...
from 1972 to 1975. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1956 to 1975, was spent in the minor leagues.
Playing career
McLeod started his
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ...
career with the
St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. Th ...
in
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...
. He also played in the
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association () was a professional ice hockey major league that operated in North America from 1972–73 WHA season, 1972 to 1978–79 WHA season, 1979. It was the first major league to compete with the National Hockey League (N ...
with the
Chicago Cougars
The Chicago Cougars were a professional ice hockey team in Chicago. They competed in the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1975. The Cougars played their home games in the International Amphitheatre.
History
During the 1974 Avco Cup Finals ...
,
Los Angeles Sharks
The Los Angeles Sharks were an ice hockey team that played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 to 1974. Their primary home arena was the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena but they sometimes played at the Long Beach Sports Arena when t ...
,
Michigan Stags
The Michigan Stags were a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit that played a portion of the 1974–75 season in the World Hockey Association. On January 18, 1975, the team folded, but the league immediately took over operation and moved ...
, and
New York Golden Blades
The New York Raiders were a professional ice hockey team in New York City. They competed in the World Hockey Association (WHA) as a member of the Eastern Division (1972–1974). They played at Madison Square Garden in New York from 1972 to 1973 a ...
. He retired after the
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
season, and died in 2019.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
References
External links
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1937 births
2019 deaths
Baltimore Blades players
Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
Chicago Cougars players
Ice hockey people from Thunder Bay
Greensboro Generals (SHL) players
Los Angeles Sharks players
Michigan Stags players
Jersey Knights players
Johnstown Jets players
Los Angeles Blades (WHL) players
Muskegon Zephyrs players
New York Golden Blades players
Portland Buckaroos players
St. Louis Blues players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
San Francisco Seals (ice hockey) players
Seattle Totems (WHL) players
Syracuse Blazers players
20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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