Garth Boesch
| Garth Boesch | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 7, 1920 Milestone, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Died |
May 14, 1998 (aged 77) San Francisco, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1940–1950 | ||
Garth Vernon Boesch (October 7, 1920 – May 14, 1998) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs between 1946 and 1950. He won the Stanley Cup three times with Toronto, from 1947 to 1949.
Playing career[edit]
Boesch played four seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs and was a member of three Stanley Cup winning teams in 1947, 1948 and 1949. He died of heart disease at the age of 77 on May 14, 1998.
Career statistics[edit]
Regular season and playoffs[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1937–38 | Notre Dame Hounds | S-SJHL | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1938–39 | Notre Dame Hounds | S-SJHL | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | Notre Dame Hounds | S-SJHL | 12 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Regina Rangers | SSHL | 32 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 1940–41 | Regina Rangers | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 1941–42 | Regina Rangers | SSHL | 31 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1941–42 | Lethbridge Maple Leafs | ASHL | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1941–42 | Lethbridge Maple Leafs | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1944–45 | Winnipeg RCAF | WNDHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 1945–46 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 43 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1946–47 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 35 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1947–48 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 45 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1948–49 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 59 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1949–50 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 58 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 197 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 203 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | ||||
Awards and achievements[edit]
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Picture of Garth Boesch's Name on the 1949 Stanley Cup Plaque
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