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Jesse Spring

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Jesse Spring
Born (1899-03-18)March 18, 1899
Alba, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died March 25, 1942(1942-03-25) (aged 43)
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for NHL
Hamilton Tigers
New York Americans
Pittsburgh Pirates
Toronto Maple Leafs
IHL
Cleveland Indians
CAHL
New Haven Eagles
CPHL
Niagara Falls Cataracts
Playing career 1923–1932

Jesse Leonard Spring (March 18, 1899 in Alba, Pennsylvania – March 25, 1942) was an American-born ice hockey forward who played 6 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Hamilton Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Americans. Spring was born in Pennsylvania but played junior and amateur hockey in Canada for the De La Salle College (Toronto), the Parkdale Canoe Club as well as various senior amateur teams in the Toronto and Timmins, Ontario area before turning professional. He went back to coach in the Ontario Hockey Association after retiring as a player.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1917–18 Toronto De La Salle OHA Jr
1918–19 Parkdale Canoe Club OHA Jr
1919–20 Toronto A.R. Clarke TMHL
1920–21 Timmins Open Pit Miners GBHL
1921–22 Toronto A.R. Clarke TMHL
1922–23 Toronto A.R. Clarke TMHL
1923–24 Hamilton Tigers NHL 20 3 3 6 20
1924–25 Hamilton Tigers NHL 29 2 1 3 11
1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL 32 5 0 5 23 2 0 2 2 2
1926–27 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2 0 0 0 0
1926–27 Niagara Falls Cataracts Can-Am 10 0 0 0 15
1927–28 Niagara Falls Cataracts Can-Am 39 1 3 4 57
1928–29 New York Americans NHL 23 0 0 0 0
1928–29 New Haven Eagles Can-Am 1 0 0 0 0
1928–29 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL 5 0 0 0 2
1929–30 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL 22 1 0 1 18
1930–31 Detroit Olympics IHL 28 2 3 5 22
1931–32 Cleveland Indians IHL 30 3 1 4 22
1932–33 Oshawa Blue Imps OHA Sr
NHL totals 133 11 4 15 74 2 0 2 2 2