Terrance George Reardon (April 6, 1919 – February 14, 1993) was a Canadian

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and coach. He played in the

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with the

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and

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between 1939 and 1947 Reardon played 197 games in the

and coached 794 games in the

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. He played with the

and

. Boston engraved his name on the

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, even though he only played four regular season games with the club. Reardon won the Stanley Cup again in

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with the Bruins as a full-time member. His brother, Ken Reardon, played in the NHL with the

winning the Stanley Cup in 1946, and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Terry and Ken faced each other in the

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, making them one of the few sets of brothers to do so in the Stanley Cup Finals, and the two even dropped gloves against each other at one point.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and achievements

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Scoring Champion (1938) *

Championship (1939, 1941) *

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( AHL) Championships (1949 & 1956) * AHL Coach of the Year (1971) *Honoured Member of the

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References

External links

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Terry Reardon's biography
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