Edward Webster Bush (July 11, 1918 — May 31, 1984) was a Canadian

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and

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. He played 26 games in the

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(NHL) with the

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between 1939 and 1942. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1938 to 1951, was spent in various minor leagues. He later became a coach, spending several years in the junior

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, finishing by coaching the

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of the NHL for 32 games during their second and final season in 1975–76.

Career

Bush began his career by playing junior hockey in

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. He then became a hockey vagabond, playing on fourteen separate squads over thirteen years as a professional. He played 26 games over parts of two seasons in the

for the

, but spent most of his career in the

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Bush also saw his career interrupted by military service, as he took off the entire 1945-46 campaign to serve in the

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. Bush's five-point Game 3 in the

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remains the record for defensemen in a championship round game. In 1950, Bush began his long coaching career by presiding over his hometown junior club, the Collingwood Shipbuilders. He later led a variety of other teams, including the

Guelph Biltmores The Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters were a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) from 1940 to 1942, and 1947 to 1960. The team was often known as the "Biltmores" and sponsored by the Guelph Biltmore Hat Company, and ...

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and Hamilton Red Wings ( he coached Hamilton to a 1962 Memorial Cup victory) of junior hockey, and the

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and

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of the AHL. He took a job as a scout with the fledgling

, and he served as interim coach for 32 games in 1976.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Coaching record

References

External links

* * 1918 births 1984 deaths Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey defencemen Cincinnati Mohawks (AHL) players Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players Detroit Red Wings players Guelph Indians players Ice hockey people from Simcoe County Indianapolis Capitals players Kansas City Greyhounds players Kansas City Scouts coaches Kitchener Rangers coaches Louisville Blades players Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players Philadelphia Rockets players Pittsburgh Hornets coaches Providence Reds players Quebec Aces coaches Royal Canadian Air Force personnel of World War II St. Louis Flyers players Sherbrooke Saints players Sportspeople from Collingwood, Ontario {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1910s-stub