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Red Sullivan
Born (1929-12-24)December 24, 1929
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Died January 19, 2019(2019-01-19) (aged 89)
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
Chicago Black Hawks
New York Rangers
Playing career 1949–1961

George James "Red" Sullivan (December 24, 1929 – January 19, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1949 to 1961.

Playing career

George "Red" Sullivan began his NHL career with the Boston Bruins (1949–1953). He also played for the Chicago Black Hawks (1954–1956) and the New York Rangers (1956–1961).

Sullivan led the Chicago Blackhawks in scoring in the two years he played with them.

Sullivan was severely injured, and very nearly killed, when defenceman Doug Harvey of the Montreal Canadiens speared him in the stomach, rupturing his spleen, where a Catholic priest was even brought to the hospital to deliver his last rites, however Sullivan survived and resumed his career with the New York Rangers.[1]

During 556 NHL games, he scored 107 goals with 239 assists for 346 points.

In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, the authors ranked Sullivan at No. 66 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons.[2]

Coaching career

Sullivan became the head coach of the Rangers during the 1962–63 season when fans began to demand Muzz Patrick resign. He coached a rather bad team until December 1965 when the Rangers' general manager, Emile Francis decided he himself would take over as head coach.

Sullivan then coached the Pittsburgh Penguins in their first season. He was dismissed on March 31, 1969 after two consecutive seasons of the Penguins failing to qualify for the playoffs due to a pair of fifth-place finishes.[3]

During the 1974-1975 NHL season, Sullivan replaced Jim Anderson as head coach of the expansion Washington Capitals. Sullivan posted a 2-16 record as head coach and was replaced later that season by Milt Schmidt.[4]

He died on January 19, 2019, after suffering for a number of years with Alzheimer's / dementia.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1947–48 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 26 10 12 22 34 3 2 3 5 0
1948–49 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 46 32 48 80 53 5 6 4 10 6
1949–50 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 13 14 15 29 19 — — — — —
1949–50 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1949–50 Hershey Bears AHL 51 10 30 40 36 — — — — —
1950–51 Hershey Bears AHL 70 28 56 84 36 6 1 2 3 0
1950–51 Boston Bruins NHL — — — — — 2 0 0 0 2
1951–52 Boston Bruins NHL 67 12 12 24 24 7 0 0 0 0
1952–53 Boston Bruins NHL 32 3 8 11 8 3 0 0 0 0
1952–53 Hershey Bears AHL 36 10 40 50 18 — — — — —
1953–54 Hershey Bears AHL 69 30 89 119 54 11 2 7 9 4
1954–55 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70 19 42 61 51 — — — — —
1955–56 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 63 14 26 40 58 — — — — —
1956–57 New York Rangers NHL 42 6 17 23 36 5 1 2 3 4
1957–58 New York Rangers NHL 70 11 35 46 61 1 0 0 0 0
1958–59 New York Rangers NHL 70 21 42 63 56 — — — — —
1959–60 New York Rangers NHL 70 12 25 37 81 — — — — —
1960–61 New York Rangers NHL 70 9 31 40 66 — — — — —
1961–62 Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers EPHL 61 16 46 62 81 7 1 6 7 4
1962–63 Baltimore Clippers AHL 31 14 22 36 25 — — — — —
NHL totals 557 107 239 346 441 18 1 2 3 6

Coaching record

Team Year Regular season Post season
G W L T Pts Finish Result
New York Rangers 1962–63 36 11 18 8 (56) 5th in NHL Missed playoffs
New York Rangers 1963–64 70 22 38 10 54 5th in NHL Missed playoffs
New York Rangers 1964–65 70 20 38 12 52 5th in NHL Missed playoffs
New York Rangers 1965–66 20 5 10 5 (47) 6th in NHL (fired)
Pittsburgh Penguins 1967–68 74 27 34 13 (67) 5th in West Missed playoffs
Pittsburgh Penguins 1968–69 76 20 45 11 51 5th in West Missed playoffs
Washington Capitals 1974–75 18 2 16 0 (21) 5th in Norris (fired)
NHL Total 364 107 199 59

References

  1. ^ George Sullivan biography at Legends of Hockey (archived). Retrieved October 31, 2007.
  2. ^ Cohen, Russ; Halligan, John; Raider, Adam (2009). 100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0470736194. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  3. ^ "Penguins fire Sullivan," The Associated Press, Tuesday, April 1, 1969.
  4. ^ Washington Capitals Club History Archived 2008-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
Sporting positions
Preceded by New York Rangers captain
1957–61 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Head coach of the New York Rangers
1962–65 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Position created
 Head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins
1967–69 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Head coach of the Washington Capitals
1975 		Succeeded by


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