Patrick Joseph McReavy (January 16, 1918 – November 13, 2001) was a Canadian professional

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player who played 55 games in the

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with the

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and

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between 1938 and 1942. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1938 to 1952, was spent in various minor leagues. In 1939, he played in six regular season games for the Bruins, never appearing in the playoffs, but Boston still engraved his name on the

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. He would win the

again with the Bruins in 1941, scoring two goals in the postseason. To date, McReavy is the only Bruin in the team's long history to score two playoff goals while never scoring a regular-season goal for the club. Pat McReavy name was often misspelled Pat McCreavy on team pictures, roster lists, Stanley Cup, hockey books; etc. As a member of the

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he played for

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at the 1938 World Championships, scoring 2 goals and 1 assist in 7 games and winning the gold medal. McReavy was born in

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"Europe no place for a small-town hockey player in 1938"
- Owen Sound-Times biographical article
Obituary at LostHockey.com
1918 births 2001 deaths Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey centres Detroit Red Wings players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Hershey Bears players Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players Providence Reds players St. Louis Flyers players Ice hockey people from Owen Sound Stanley Cup champions Toronto St. Michael's Majors players Valleyfield Braves players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-centre-1910s-stub