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| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1914|9|26}} |
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| birth_place = [[Grand Forks, |
| birth_place = [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]], U.S. |
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| death_place = [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]], U.S. |
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'''Clifford Joseph "Fido" Purpur''' (September 26, 1914 – February 21, 2001) was a [[professional]] [[ice hockey]] player who played five seasons in the [[National Hockey League]] for the [[St. Louis Eagles]], [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]], and [[Detroit Red Wings]]. |
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'''Clifford Joseph "Fido" Purpur''' (September 26, 1914 – February 21, 2001) was an American [[ice hockey]] player who played five seasons in the [[National Hockey League]] for the [[St. Louis Eagles]], [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]], and [[Detroit Red Wings]] between 1934 and 1945. He also played several years of minor hockey, primarily with the [[St. Louis Flyers]] of the [[American Hockey Association (1926–1942)|American Hockey Association]]. After retiring he became a [[coach (sports)|coach]], and led the [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey|University of North Dakota]] from 1949 to 1956. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Purpur played for the [[Minneapolis Millers (AHA)|Minneapolis Millers]] winning a [[Central Hockey League (1931–1935)|CHL]] championship in 1934 and went on to play 25 games for the [[St. Louis Eagles]] the following season becoming the first person born in North Dakota to play in the [[National Hockey League]]. After the Eagles folded the players were disbanded to other NHL teams and Purpur was selected by [[Toronto Maple Leafs|Toronto]].<ref name=bought>{{Cite news|title=St Louis Out of Title Hunt: League Buys Franchise Splits Players Among Remaining Eight Clubs|newspaper=[[The Leader-Post]]|date=1935-10-16|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T3lTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OTgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1637,5205364&dq=st-louis-eagles+eighteen&hl=en}}</ref> If the NHL ever resold the franchise, proceeds were to go to the Ottawa Hockey Association.<ref>{{ |
Purpur played for the [[Minneapolis Millers (AHA)|Minneapolis Millers]] winning a [[Central Hockey League (1931–1935)|CHL]] championship in 1934 and went on to play 25 games for the [[St. Louis Eagles]] the following season becoming the first person born in North Dakota to play in the [[National Hockey League]]. After the Eagles folded the players were disbanded to other NHL teams and Purpur was selected by [[Toronto Maple Leafs|Toronto]].<ref name=bought>{{Cite news|title=St Louis Out of Title Hunt: League Buys Franchise Splits Players Among Remaining Eight Clubs|newspaper=[[The Leader-Post]]|date=1935-10-16|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T3lTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OTgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1637,5205364&dq=st-louis-eagles+eighteen&hl=en}}</ref> If the NHL ever resold the franchise, proceeds were to go to the Ottawa Hockey Association.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Coleman |first=Charles L. |title=The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 2, 1927–1946 inc. |year=1967 |publisher=National Hockey League |location=Montreal, Quebec}}</ref> Rather than join the Leafs Purpur remained in [[Missouri]] and signed on with the [[American Hockey Association (1926–1942)|AHA's]] [[St. Louis Flyers]]. Purpur played the next six seasons with the Flyers, winning 38 regular season titles and [[American Hockey Association (1926–1942)#Champions|4 league championships]] while being one of the top scorers for the team. In 1941 Purpur left St. Louis and joined the [[Kansas City Americans]] but received a brief call-up for his second stint in the NHL for the [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]]. In 78 games Purpur recorded no points and he was returned to Kansas City for the remainder of the year. |
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Due to [[United States|America's]] entry into [[World War II]] several NHL rosters were depleted of talent and the league scrambled to find replacements. Chicago brought Purpur back and this time he was able to play a full 50-game season, posting 13 goals and 16 assists but Chicago missed out on the playoffs by 1 point when |
Due to [[United States|America's]] entry into [[World War II]] several NHL rosters were depleted of talent and the league scrambled to find replacements. Chicago brought Purpur back and this time he was able to play a full 50-game season, posting 13 goals and 16 assists but Chicago missed out on the playoffs by 1 point when they lost the final two games of the year. Purpur was finally able to make his playoff debut for the Black hawks the next year and, while his team made the [[1944 Stanley Cup Finals|finals]], they were swept out by the [[Montreal Canadiens]]. Purpur split his time in 1944-45 between Chicago and [[Indianapolis Capitals|Indianapolis]] of the newly-formed [[American Hockey League|AHL]] but after the Capitals bowed out in the first round of the playoffs Purpur made his final appearance in the NHL by appearing in seven playoff games for the [[Detroit Red Wings]]. with the war over in 1945 Purpur returned to the minors and finished his playing career in 1947. |
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==Coaching career== |
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A few years after retiring Purpur returned to North Dakota to take over the program at [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey|UND]]. Purpur would spend seven seasons with the Fighting Sioux and shepherded the team through the early years of conference play. His best season came in [[1952–53 NCAA men's ice hockey season|1952–53]] with a 15-5 record and a third-place finish in the [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|MCHL]]. He was inducted into the [[United States Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 1974<ref>[http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/history/BlackhawkMembersintheUSHallofFame.asp Blackhawks Members in the Hall of Fame]</ref><ref>[http://www.ushockeyhall.com/ U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame]</ref> and was awarded North Dakota's highest honor, the [[Roughrider Award]] in 1981. During his coaching career, Purpur coached his younger brother [[Ken Purpur|Ken]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jessen |first1=Chris |title=Olympic medalist has quite a legacy |url=https://rapidcityjournal.com/sports/olympic-medalist-has-quite-a-legacy/article_6692cb3c-90b4-11e0-9ba2-001cc4c03286.html |accessdate=February 24, 2019 |publisher=Rapid City Journal |date=June 6, 2011}}</ref> In 1988, he received the [[Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey Award]]. |
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A few years after retiring Purpur returned to North Dakota to take over the program at [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey|UND]]. Purpur would spend seven seasons with the Fighting Sioux and shepherded the team through the early years of conference play. His best season came in [[1952–53 NCAA men's ice hockey season|1952–53]] with a 15-5 record and a third-place finish in the [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|MCHL]]. He was inducted into the [[United States Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 1974<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/history/BlackhawkMembersintheUSHallofFame.asp |title=Blackhawks Members in the Hall of Fame |access-date=2006-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060623162510/http://chicagoblackhawks.com/history/BlackhawkMembersintheUSHallofFame.asp |archive-date=2006-06-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.ushockeyhall.com/ U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame]</ref> and was awarded North Dakota's highest honor, the [[Roughrider Award]] in 1981. During his coaching career, Purpur coached his younger brother [[Ken Purpur|Ken]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jessen |first1=Chris |title=Olympic medalist has quite a legacy |url=https://rapidcityjournal.com/sports/olympic-medalist-has-quite-a-legacy/article_6692cb3c-90b4-11e0-9ba2-001cc4c03286.html |accessdate=February 24, 2019 |publisher=Rapid City Journal |date=June 6, 2011}}</ref> In 1988, he received the [[Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey Award]]. |
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==Career statistics== |
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===Regular season and playoffs=== |
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! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]] |
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| 1931–32 |
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| Grand Forks Falcons |
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| [[Minneapolis Millers (AHA)|Minneapolis Millers]] |
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| [[Central Hockey League (1931–1935)|CHL]] |
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| 37 || 13 || 3 || 16 || 13 |
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| 7 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 6 |
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| [[1933–34 CHL season|1933–34]] |
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| Minneapolis Millers |
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| CHL |
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| 44 || 15 || 10 || 25 || 79 |
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| 3 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 2 |
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| [[1934–35 CHL season|1934–35]] |
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| Minneapolis Millers |
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| 14 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 29 |
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| [[1934–35 NHL season|1934–35]] |
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| [[St. Louis Eagles]] |
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| [[1935–36 AHA season|1935–36]] |
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| [[St. Louis Flyers]] |
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| [[American Hockey Association (1926–1942)|AHA]] |
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| 47 || 13 || 5 || 18 || 34 |
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| 7 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 2 |
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| [[1936–37 AHA season|1936–37]] |
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| St. Louis Flyers |
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| 32 || 7 || 15 || 22 || 29 |
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| 48 || 23 || 15 || 38 || 15 |
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| [[1938–39 AHA season|1938–39]] |
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| St. Louis Flyers |
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| AHA |
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| 48 || 35 || 43 || 78 || 34 |
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| 46 || 32 || 38 || 70 || 44 |
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| 5 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 4 |
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| [[1940–41 AHA season|1940–41]] |
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| St. Louis Flyers |
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| AHA |
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| 46 || 25 || 16 || 41 || 32 |
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| 9 || 5 || 0 || 5 || 4 |
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| [[1941–42 NHL season|1941–42]] |
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| [[Chicago Black Hawks]] |
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| NHL |
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| [[1941–42 AHA season|1941–42]] |
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| [[Kansas City Americans]] |
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| AHA |
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| 39 || 18 || 30 || 48 || 19 |
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| 6 || 10 || 5 || 15 || 10 |
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| [[1942–43 NHL season|1942–43]] |
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| Chicago Black Hawks |
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| [[1943–44 NHL season|1943–44]] |
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| Chicago Black Hawks |
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| NHL |
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| 40 || 9 || 10 || 19 || 13 |
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| 9 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0 |
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
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| [[1944–45 NHL season|1944–45]] |
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| Chicago Black Hawks |
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| NHL |
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| 21 || 2 || 7 || 9 || 11 |
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| [[1944–45 AHL season|1944–45]] |
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| [[Indianapolis Capitals]] |
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| [[American Hockey League|AHL]] |
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| 26 || 8 || 14 || 22 || 10 |
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| 5 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2 |
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| 1944–45 |
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| NHL |
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| 7 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4 |
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| [[1945–46 AHL season|1945–46]] |
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| St. Louis Flyers |
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| AHL |
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
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| [[1946–47 USHL season|1946–47]] |
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| [[St. Paul Saints (USHL)|St. Paul Saints]] |
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| [[United States Hockey League (1945–1951)|USHL]] |
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| season = [[1950–51 NCAA |
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==References== |
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Fido Purpur | |||
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Born |
Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S. | September 26, 1914||
Died |
February 21, 2001 Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S. | (aged 86)||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||
Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
St. Louis Eagles Chicago Black Hawks Detroit Red Wings | ||
Playing career | 1933–1947 | ||
Coaching career | |||
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||
1949–1956 | North Dakota | ||
Head coaching record | |||
Overall | 94–75–6 (.554) | ||
Clifford Joseph "Fido" Purpur (September 26, 1914 – February 21, 2001) was an American ice hockey player who played five seasons in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Eagles, Chicago Black Hawks, and Detroit Red Wings between 1934 and 1945. He also played several years of minor hockey, primarily with the St. Louis Flyers of the American Hockey Association. After retiring he became a coach, and led the University of North Dakota from 1949 to 1956.
Career
[edit]Purpur played for the Minneapolis Millers winning a CHL championship in 1934 and went on to play 25 games for the St. Louis Eagles the following season becoming the first person born in North Dakota to play in the National Hockey League. After the Eagles folded the players were disbanded to other NHL teams and Purpur was selected by Toronto.[1] If the NHL ever resold the franchise, proceeds were to go to the Ottawa Hockey Association.[2] Rather than join the Leafs Purpur remained in Missouri and signed on with the AHA's St. Louis Flyers. Purpur played the next six seasons with the Flyers, winning 38 regular season titles and 4 league championships while being one of the top scorers for the team. In 1941 Purpur left St. Louis and joined the Kansas City Americans but received a brief call-up for his second stint in the NHL for the Chicago Black Hawks. In 78 games Purpur recorded no points and he was returned to Kansas City for the remainder of the year.
Due to America's entry into World War II several NHL rosters were depleted of talent and the league scrambled to find replacements. Chicago brought Purpur back and this time he was able to play a full 50-game season, posting 13 goals and 16 assists but Chicago missed out on the playoffs by 1 point when they lost the final two games of the year. Purpur was finally able to make his playoff debut for the Black hawks the next year and, while his team made the finals, they were swept out by the Montreal Canadiens. Purpur split his time in 1944-45 between Chicago and Indianapolis of the newly-formed AHL but after the Capitals bowed out in the first round of the playoffs Purpur made his final appearance in the NHL by appearing in seven playoff games for the Detroit Red Wings. with the war over in 1945 Purpur returned to the minors and finished his playing career in 1947.
Coaching career
[edit]A few years after retiring Purpur returned to North Dakota to take over the program at UND. Purpur would spend seven seasons with the Fighting Sioux and shepherded the team through the early years of conference play. His best season came in 1952–53 with a 15-5 record and a third-place finish in the MCHL. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974[3][4] and was awarded North Dakota's highest honor, the Roughrider Award in 1981. During his coaching career, Purpur coached his younger brother Ken.[5] In 1988, he received the Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey Award.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1931–32 | Grand Forks Falcons | HS-ND | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1932–33 | Minneapolis Millers | CHL | 37 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
1933–34 | Minneapolis Millers | CHL | 44 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 79 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
1934–35 | Minneapolis Millers | CHL | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1934–35 | St. Louis Eagles | NHL | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1935–36 | St. Louis Flyers | AHA | 47 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
1936–37 | St. Louis Flyers | AHA | 32 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
1937–38 | St. Louis Flyers | AHA | 48 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
1938–39 | St. Louis Flyers | AHA | 48 | 35 | 43 | 78 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
1939–40 | St. Louis Flyers | AHA | 46 | 32 | 38 | 70 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
1940–41 | St. Louis Flyers | AHA | 46 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||
1941–42 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1941–42 | Kansas City Americans | AHA | 39 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 10 | ||
1942–43 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 50 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1943–44 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 40 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1944–45 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 21 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1944–45 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 26 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
1944–45 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
1945–46 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 56 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1946–47 | St. Paul Saints | USHL | 56 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHA totals | 306 | 153 | 162 | 315 | 207 | 47 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 30 | ||||
NHL totals | 144 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 46 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Head coaching record
[edit]Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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North Dakota Fighting Sioux Independent (1949–1951) | |||||||||
1949–50 | North Dakota | 15–6–2 | |||||||
1950–51 | North Dakota | 12–12–2 | |||||||
North Dakota: | 27–18–4 | ||||||||
North Dakota Fighting Sioux (MCHL) (1951–1953) | |||||||||
1951–52 | North Dakota | 13–11–1 | 6–6–0 | 4th | |||||
1952–53 | North Dakota | 15–5–0 | 11–5–0 | 3rd | |||||
North Dakota: | 28–16–1 | 17–11–0 | |||||||
North Dakota Fighting Sioux (WIHL) (1953–1956) | |||||||||
1953–54 | North Dakota | 14–12–1 | 9–6–1 | 3rd | |||||
1954–55 | North Dakota | 14–13–1 | 9–12–1 | 6th | |||||
1955–56 | North Dakota | 11–16–1 | 7–13–0 | t-5th | |||||
North Dakota: | 39–41–3 | 23–31–2 | |||||||
Total: | 94–75–8 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ "St Louis Out of Title Hunt: League Buys Franchise Splits Players Among Remaining Eight Clubs". The Leader-Post. 1935-10-16.
- ^ Coleman, Charles L. (1967). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 2, 1927–1946 inc. Montreal, Quebec: National Hockey League.
- ^ "Blackhawks Members in the Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2006-06-23. Retrieved 2006-11-20.
- ^ U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame
- ^ Jessen, Chris (June 6, 2011). "Olympic medalist has quite a legacy". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com
- 1914 births
- 2001 deaths
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Detroit Red Wings players
- Ice hockey people from North Dakota
- Sportspeople from Grand Forks, North Dakota
- St. Louis Eagles players
- United States Hockey Hall of Fame inductees
- North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey coaches
- American men's ice hockey right wingers