Terrance John Clancy (born April 2, 1943) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 93 games in the National Hockey League between 1967 and 1973. He played with the Oakland Seals and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1963 to 1975, was mainly spent in the minor leagues, as well as with an independent professional hockey team, the London Lions, during the 1973–74 season. He is the son of King Clancy, who played in the NHL between 1921 and 1937 and was elected to the

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. Internationally Clancy played for Canada at the

1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a winter multi-sport event which was celebr ...

Playing career

Clancy played junior with the

Toronto St. Michael's Majors The Toronto St. Michael's Majors were a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The most recent franchise was revived on August 15, 1996. In 2007, the team relocated to Mississauga, Ontario an ...

of the

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. He helped St. Michael's win the

1961 Memorial Cup The 1961 Memorial Cup final was the 43rd junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA). The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Can ...

, the championship of junior hockey in Canada. After two seasons with St. Michael's Clancy moved to the

Montreal Junior Canadiens The Montreal Junior Canadiens were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Junior Hockey League from 1933 to 1961, and the Ontario Hockey Association from 1961 to 1972. They played out of the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. History The ...

for one season, followed by a stint with the Canadian national team. On his return from the

Clancy turned professional. playing 3 games with the Rochester Americans of the minor American Hockey League (AHL). Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL) in October 1964, he stayed in the minor leagues and split 1964–65 between Rochester and the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League, and spent the 1965–66 season with Tulsa, but returned to Rochester and the AHL for 1966–67. The NHL expanded in 1967, doubling in size, and Clancy was claimed by the newly-formed California/Oakland Seals (the team changed names midway through the season) in the expansion draft. He made his NHL debut in Seals first game, October 11, 1967 against the Philadelphia Flyers. He played seven games for the Seals that year, all at the start of the season. Reassigned to the minor leagues, Clancy spent the rest of the 1967–68 with the Vancouver Canucks of the minor Western Hockey League and the Buffalo Bisons of the AHL. After the season ended, on May 14, 1968, Clancy was traded back to Toronto. Back with Tulsa for the 1968–69 season, Clancy played two games in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs in December 1968. He played 52 games for the Maple Leafs in 1969–70, recording his first goal on December 6, 1969 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Clancy finished with 6 goals and 11 points. The 1970–71 season saw Clancy spend time with both the Phoenix Roadrunners of the WHL and after being traded to the Montreal Canadiens on December 23, 1970, their AHL affiliate the Montreal Voyageurs of the AHL. He sitting out the 1971–72 season, and being traded back to Toronto on August 30, 1971, he played 32 games for Toronto in 1972–73, his final time in the NHL. On October 17, 1973 Clancy was traded once more, going to the

Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...

, though he spent the 1973–74 season split with the

Albuquerque Six-Guns The Albuquerque Six-Guns were a professional ice hockey team playing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. They were in the Central Hockey League in the 1973-74 season only. They played in the Tingley Coliseum. They were set up as a farm team of the Ka ...

of the CHL and the London Lions, a British-based team that played across Europe that year. After a nine-game stint with the Virginia Wings of the AHL in 1974–75 Clancy retired from playing.

Olympics

Clancy played for Canada in the

. He scored 1 goal and had 1 assist in 7 games played, but missed a medal as Canada finished in a 3-way tie and controversially ended up in 4th place.

Personal life

Clancy was of Irish descent through his father.🖉

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Notes

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clancy, Terry 1943 births Living people Albuquerque Six-Guns players Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in England Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey right wingers Canadian sportspeople of Irish descent Ice hockey people from Ottawa Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics London Lions (ice hockey) players Montreal Junior Canadiens players Montreal Voyageurs players Oakland Seals players Olympic ice hockey players for Canada Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL) players Rochester Americans players Toronto Maple Leafs players Toronto St. Michael's Majors players Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players Vancouver Canucks (WHL) players Virginia Wings players