Lloyd Klein (ice hockey)

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Lloyd Klein
Klein, circa 1946
Born (1910-01-13)January 13, 1910
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died December 9, 1966(1966-12-09) (aged 56)
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Left
Played for New York Americans
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1927–1948

James Lloyd Klein (January 13, 1910 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – December 9, 1966) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger. He played in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins and New York Americans between 1928 and 1937. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1927 to 1948, was mainly spent in the American Hockey League.

Career[edit]

Klein played amateur hockey for the Saskatoon Wesleys from the 1924–25 season to the 1926–27 season.

He played 8 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins and New York Americans, winning the Stanley Cup in 1929 with the Boston Bruins.

Klein turned pro playing 21 seasons of pro hockey from the 1927–28 season to the 1947–48 season. He played 164 games in the NHL with 30 goals, 24 assists, 54 points, and 68 penalties in the regular season. He played only 5 playoffs games with no points and 2 penalties. However, most of his 21-year career was played in the minors. His nickname was "Deed".

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1924–25 Saskatoon Westleys N-SJHL 7 5 1 6 4 1 0 1 0
1925–26 Saskatoon Westleys N-SJHL 12 19 0 19 4 7 0 7 2
1925–26 Saskatoon Westleys M-Cup 6 10 2 12 2
1926–27 Saskatoon Westleys N-SJHL 6 6 1 7 17 2 3 0 3 2
1926–27 Saskatoon Westleys M-Cup 4 8 1 9 11
1927–28 Saskatoon Sheiks PrHL 27 15 6 21 33
1928–29 Boston Bruins NHL 8 1 0 1 5
1928–29 Minneapolis Millers AHA 9 1 1 2 2
1928–29 Providence Reds Can-Am 1 0 0 0 2
1929–30 Philadelphia Arrows Can-Am 32 13 0 13 46 2 1 0 1 4
1930–31 Syracuse Stars IHL 32 19 3 22 34
1930–31 Boston Tigers Can-Am 10 7 3 10 12 8 7 1 8 32
1931–32 Boston Bruins NHL 5 1 0 1 0
1931–32 Boston Cubs Can-Am 37 22 19 41 19 5 4 2 6 6
1932–33 Boston Cubs Can-Am 28 15 15 30 30
1932–33 New York Americans NHL 15 2 2 4 4
1933–34 New York Americans NHL 48 13 9 22 34
1934–35 New York Americans NHL 29 7 3 10 9
1934–35 New Haven Eagles Can-Am 15 10 10 20 16
1935–36 New York Americans NHL 42 4 8 12 14 5 0 0 0 2
1935–36 Rochester Cardinals IHL 4 3 1 4 0
1936–37 New York Americans NHL 14 2 1 3 2
1936–37 New Haven Eagles IAHL 12 6 8 14 6
1936–37 Cleveland Falcons IHAL 25 6 7 13 8
1937–38 New York Americans NHL 3 0 1 1 0
1937–38 Pittsburgh Hornets IAHL 43 11 21 32 10 2 2 0 2 2
1938–39 Hershey Bears IAHL 49 17 15 32 32 5 0 1 1 4
1939–40 Hershey Bears IAHL 17 4 3 7 0
1939–40 Syracuse Stars IAHL 35 12 18 30 8
1940–41 Buffalo Bisons AHL 50 12 23 35 20
1941–42 Buffalo Bisons AHL 55 20 22 42 20
1942–43 Buffalo Bisons AHL 52 22 42 64 11 9 5 10 15 0
1943–44 Buffalo Bisons AHL 47 23 22 45 22 9 1 4 5 0
1944–45 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 56 30 36 66 27
1945–46 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 8 1 5 6 2
1945–46 Hollywood Wolves PCHL 33 24 12 36 14 12 10 6 16 8
1946–47 Saskatoon Quakers WCSHL 35 12 17 29 30 3 1 1 2 2
1947–48 Tacoma Rockets PCHL 46 28 27 55 32 5 0 1 1 0
IAHL/AHL totals 449 164 222 54 386 25 8 15 23 6
NHL totals 164 30 24 54 68 5 0 0 0 2

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