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Albert Patrick Connelly (April 22, 1909 – July 2, 1990) was a Canadian left winger who played 87 games in the
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with the
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and the
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between 1934 and 1938. He won the
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with Chicago in
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. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1928 to 1946, was spent in various minor leagues. He was born in
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,
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Playing career

Although his NHL career was brief, lasting from
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to
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, he had a long career both before and after. From 1929 to 1931 he played for 3 teams in the Montreal City Hockey League: the Montreal Eurekas, the Montreal CNR, and the Montreal Columbus. He later played for the Verdun CPR, and the Moncton Hawks. The Hawks won the
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two times during his time with the team. In
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he finally got his chance in the NHL when he was signed by the
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. He played with the Rangers for 2 seasons. He played the 1937 season with the
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of the International American Hockey League. He began the next season with the
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. Midway through the 1938 season, he was picked up by the
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. He helped the team win the
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that that year. After his
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triumph with the Black Hawks his NHL career was over. He remained an active player in the minor leagues until 1946 when he retired from hockey. He died in 1990 in
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,
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.Quebec Death Index


Career statistics


Regular season and playoffs


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Connelly, Bert 1909 births 1990 deaths Anglophone Quebec people Canadian ice hockey left wingers Chicago Blackhawks players Fort Worth Rangers players Ice hockey people from Montreal Moncton Hawks players Montreal Royals (QSHL) players New York Rangers players Philadelphia Ramblers players St. Paul Saints (AHA) players Springfield Indians players Stanley Cup champions Valleyfield Braves players