Jerome Francis "Jud" McAtee (February 5, 1920 – February 22, 2011) was a Canadian

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player who played 46 games in the

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with the

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between 1942 and 1945.

Playing career

Born in

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, he and his brother

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played together in

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with the

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during the years when the Generals dominated the

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, winning championships with them in both 1938–39 and 1939–40. In 1939–40, Jud led the league with 25 goals and 44 points before signing as a free agent with the Red Wings in the

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after the season. During

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. Jud played for the Red Wings in parts of three seasons (1942–43, 1943–44 and 1944–45), scoring 15 goals and 13 assists during the regular season and also participating in all 14 playoff games in his third season (2 goals, 1 assist) while forming a line with Syd Howe and

Mud Bruneteau Modere Fernand "Mud" Bruneteau (November 28, 1914 – April 15, 1982) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League between 1935 and 1946. He was teammates for a time with his b ...

. During December 1945, Jud and Norm were both traded by the Red Wings to

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for

Doug McCaig Douglas Edwin McCaig (February 24, 1919 – June 6, 1982) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 263 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map ...

, and Jud never again played in the NHL. He ended up finishing his career in the minor leagues and retired from the

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in 1950.

Personal life

He was married to his wife Opal until her death on February 1, 1987 and never remarried. He died in

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on February 22, 2011, less than a year after his brother Norm's death on August 25, 2010.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

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