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Nelson Maple Leafs
The Nelson Maple Leafs were a senior men's ice hockey 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 * Lloyd Ailsby * Dale Anderson * Joe Bell * George Boothman * Al "Red" Carr * Ed Cooper * Denis Dupéré * Pat Egan * Dave Gatherum * John Harms * Ed Hatoum - later as head coach * Fred Hergerts * Ron Homenuke * Vic Howe * Buck Jones * Brad Larsen * Mike Laughton * Bryan Lefley * Norman "Odie" Lowe * Connie Madigan * Jack Mann * Seth Martin * Rudy Pilous * Chuck Rayner * Garth Rizzuto * Cliff Schmautz * Glen Smith * Spence Tatchell * Sergei Varlamov * Pete Vipond * Eddie Wares Edward George Wares (March 19, 1915 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hockey sticks to control, advance and shoot a closed, vulcanized, rubber disc called a " puck" into the other team's goal. Each goal is worth one point. The team which scores the most goals is declared the winner. In a formal game, each team has six skaters on the ice at a time, barring any penalties, one of whom is the goaltender. Ice hockey is a full contact sport. Ice hockey is one of the sports featured in the Winter Olympics while its premiere international amateur competition, the IIHF World Championships, are governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) for both men's and women's competitions. Ice hockey is also played as a professional sport. In North America as well as many European countries, the sport is known simply ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Homenuke
Ronald Wayne Homenuke (born January 5, 1952) is a Canadian former NHL player. He played in only one NHL game for the Vancouver Canucks, who had drafted him with the 51st pick in the 1972 Draft. He retired in 1976. Homenuke now works as a missionary with street kids in the Philippines. Career statistics See also *List of players who played only one game in the NHL This is a list of ice hockey players who have played only one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1917–18 to the present. This list does not count those who were on the active roster for one game but never actually played, or players w ... References External links * 1952 births Albuquerque Six-Guns players Calgary Centennials players Canadian ice hockey forwards Ice hockey people from British Columbia Living people Seattle Totems (CHL) players Seattle Totems (WHL) players Vancouver Canucks draft picks Vancouver Canucks players Canadian expatriates in the Philippines {{Canada-icehock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cliff Schmautz
Clifford Harvey Schmautz (March 17, 1939 – February 11, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right wing. The majority of his career, which lasted from 1959 to 1975, was spent in the Western Hockey League with the Portland Buckaroos, where he played together with his brother Arnie Schmautz and scored forty goals three times and led the league in scoring in the 1965– 1965–66 season. He also played 56 games in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and Philadelphia Flyers during the 1970–71 season. In his short NHL career, Schmautz scored thirteen goals and added nineteen assists. His younger brother Bobby Schmautz Robert James Schmautz (March 28, 1945March 28, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Vancouver Canucks, Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oil ... also played in the NHL. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garth Rizzuto
Garth Alexander Rizzuto (born September 11, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre 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 to suit up with the Canucks and score for the te ... [...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, Saskatchewan. Playing career Playing his junior career for the Kenora Thistles of the Manitoba junior 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 Americans, spending most of the year with the Amerks' minor league affiliate, the Springfield Indians of the 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 before the team folded. World War I ... [...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. 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 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 in the Ontario Hockey Association. Pilous left the Falcons in 1946, spending the 1946–47 season as a scout for the nearby Buffalo Bisons. Pilous spent the 1947–48 season in Houston, Texa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seth Martin
Seth Martin (May 4, 1933 – September 6, 2014) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played professionally for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame, International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1997. Seth Martin helped the Trail Smoke Eaters (senior), Trail Smoke Eaters win the 1961 World Ice Hockey 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 Blues in their inaugural season of , appearing in 30 games as backup for Glenn Hall. The Blues made it to the 1968 Stanley Cup Finals but lost in four consecutive games to the Montreal Canadiens. After the season Martin had t ... [...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 , image_map = Manitoba in Canada 2.svg , map_alt = Map showing Manitoba's location in the centre of Southern Canada , Label_map = yes , coordinates = , capital = Winn .... 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 (born October 4, 1934) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman notable for being the oldest rookie in National Hockey League (NHL) history. Dennis was born in Port Arthur, Ontario. 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 with numerous injuries in the 1972–73 NHL season, 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 th ... [...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 the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ... 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 1993–1997, until his death in a car accident on October 28, 1997 in Bolzano, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ..., 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 co ... [...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] |
