Lou Jankowski
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Louis Casimer Jankowski was a professional ice hockey
forward
and scout who played 130 games in the NHL
and had a prolific career in the WHL
. He was born in Regina
, Saskatchewan
and died in Clearwater, Florida
.
, Saskatchewan
as the fourth of six sons to a strong Catholic mother, Anna Jankowski. Anna and her husband with three sons had immigrated to Canada in 1927 from Swidnik, Poland. (Now in the Ukraine) The family moved to Hamilton
, Ontario
after older brothers Ben and Tony had jumped aboard a cargo train to end up in Sudbury, Ontario
where they landed work at a smelter. Later, they heard about a place called Hamilton which was booming. They made their way to Hamilton and eventually landed with the Canadian Navy.
Ben and Tony wrote a letter to their mother to tell her how great everything was in Hamilton. Mother Anna in return stated "Be ready, I am coming with your three younger brothers..." Ben and Tony replied "Don't come here yet, we don't have a place for you to stay!" yet shortly thereafter, mother Anna appeared in Hamilton with her three young sons and the family had to be hidden amongst the military barracks living in the staff house until Anna could afford to rent a room. She found a floor of a triplex to rent and raised six boys as a single mother who used to make dinner for her boys during her lunch break of a twelve hour shift at a munitions factory, yet loved doing it. The boys ate extra helpings of potatoes to gain enough weight for their respective pursuits. Lou, also a gifted baseball player, was offered a contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, but realized there were 13 Jankowskis in their system and thought little of his chances.
, Ontario
, Canada
where he excelled at baseball and football. But his love of hockey began on Cootes Paradise in Hamilton. Living in lean times, Lou and his younger brother John Jankowski found a pair of ice skates. Each took one and thus each learned to skate with only one skate each. At age 16, Lou helped the Hamilton Aerovox hockey team claim the Sutherland Cup
as Ontario Junior B champions in 1948. He scored five goals and four assists in nine playoff games with players up to two years his senior.
Lou spent three seasons playing for the Oshawa Generals
of the OHA
. In his final campaign as a junior, he was placed on a line with stylish centreman Alex Delvecchio
, of Fort William, Ontario
. (now Thunder Bay
). Their potent offence earned the duo a reputation as the “payoff pair” for the Generals.
Mr. Delvecchio, a future star, was seen as a playmaker, while Lou, his goal-scoring linemate was heralded by sportswriters as the “hat-trick kid,” as so often did he score three goals in a game. Delvecchio at centre averaged a goal per game, while Lou (at right-wing) led the league with 65 goals in 1950–51, winning the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy
in his final junior year for having the highest point total in a single season with 124 and crafted a stellar reputation as a sharp-shooting forward with a gentlemanly demeanor.
Both forwards earned one-game tryouts with the Detroit Red Wings near the end of the 1950–51 season. Alex Delvecchio did not score a point, while Lou Jankowski recorded an assist and had a goal disallowed. Lou asked the referee "Why didn't you call it a goal?", to which the referee replied "I couldn't see the puck." and Lou replied "That's because it was in the net!" Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay assisted on Lou's first NHL goal. Yet, it was Mr. Delvecchio who would go on to enjoy a brilliant, 23-season NHL career, all with the Detroit Red Wings, on his way to being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
At the end of Lou's junior career, the high-scoring forward finished second in voting for the Albert (Red) Tilson Memorial Trophy as Ontario junior hockey’s “most valuable and gentlemanly” player. The coveted award, donated by the Globe and Mail in honour of a star junior player who had been killed in action during the Second World War, went to Glenn Hall, a goaltender who would also go on to enjoy a Hockey Hall of Fame career.
A solid athlete at 6-feet, 180-pounds, Mr. Jankowski was a versatile forward capable of handling assignments at centre, or on either wing. Lou was known to be one of the fastest skaters in the world. When asked how this came to be in his senior years, Lou said with no hesitation and that gleam in his eye "I did every conceivable leg exercise."
After the single playoff game and back with the Indianapolis Capitols of the AHL
, Lou suffered a serious injury, fracturing his skull on the ice which placed him in hospital for three months. This was a horrendous injury which may have had a permanent effect. After a year, he at last got a longer tryout with the NHL
’s Detroit Red Wings
centering a line with Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay at times. Detroit had built a dynasty and the rookie forward suffered from a lack of ice time, managing only a goal and two assists in limited action in 22 games.
In the summer of 1953, Mr. Jankowski and two other players were sold to the Chicago Black Hawks, moving from hockey’s penthouse to the basement. The Hawks suffered on the ice and at the gate. Mr. Jankowski displayed some of his scoring touch, notching 15 goals in 68 games and a high defensive rating despite limited playing time as the season wore on.
He broke a bone in his big toe in training camp in 1954. After recovering, his output tailed off and he was demoted to the minors with the Buffalo Bisons
. When describing the demotion, Lou said; "They told me I was being sent down for seasoning. Well, 14 years later, I was still being seasoned!" with a laugh. He had played 127 NHL games (with 19 goals and 18 assists and just 15 minutes in penalties), but his NHL career was at an end. He spent the following 14 seasons in the minors, which certainly would have been the pros had there been more than six teams in the NHL.
In 1958, he joined the Calgary Stampeders
of the WHL
, quickly establishing himself as the circuit’s top marksman. He led the league in goals in his first three seasons, including a spectacular 57-goal performance in the 1960-61 season. The record-setting tally earned him most-valuable player honours, including a cheque for $500 from a sponsoring liquor company. With the Calgary Stampeders
he was named to the WHL All-Star Team 4 times (1959, 1960, 1961 and 1963) and won the Leader Cup as the WHL
's Most Valuable Player in 1961. He again led the league in goals with 41 for the Denver Invaders
in 1963-64, the same campaign in which he won the Fred J. Hume Cup as most gentlemanly player. He later skated for the Victoria Maple Leafs
, Phoenix Roadrunners
, Denver Spurs
, and Amarillo Wranglers
, for whom he was a playing coach.
Hanging up his skates after 18 professional seasons, Mr. Jankowski could not stay away from the hockey rink and began a lengthy career as a scout in 1972 with the St. Louis Blues. He also prowled the back roads looking for talent for the Washington Capitals
, the NHL Central Scouting Bureau and the New York Rangers
, for whom he was employed for 15 years, based in Calgary, Alberta. “We don’t encourage a kid leaving school to play in the pros,” Mr. Jankowski told the local Morning Advocate newspaper. “Our team has the philosophy of letting them get their education. We don’t interfere with the boy’s education at all.”
Lou Jankowski retired from the New York Ranger organization in 1993 and continued to live with his wife Roseanna between Calgary and Florida until his death in 2010. Lou became a regular at home games of the Tampa Bay Lightning
. He was known to regale press-box regulars with tales about the rough-and-tumble days of pro hockey, when the top league had only six teams, none farther south than New York City. One could always find Lou in a rink, from minor hockey to the NHL, he was a mainstay in the game even while travelling. His passion for the game was noted by all of those he touched. After his passing, a moment of silence was held in his memory before the puck was dropped for a game pitting the Tampa Bay Lightning against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes March 23, 2010. The hockey world had lost one of its most gentlemanly and astute sons.
Lou's passion for hockey was shared with his family. A son, Ryan Jankowski, is currently an amateur scout with the Montreal Canadians and previously served as the Assistant General Manager of the New York Islanders
, where he was responsible for drafting Josh Bailey
and John Tavares, among others. His other son, Len Jankowski, was a talented hockey player in the NCAA for Cornell University during the late 70's and early 80's.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
forward
Forward (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
and scout who played 130 games in the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
and had a prolific career in the WHL
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...
. He was born in Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
and died in Clearwater, Florida
Clearwater, Florida
Clearwater is a city located in Pinellas County, Florida, US, nearly due west of Tampa and northwest of St. Petersburg. In the west of Clearwater lies the Gulf of Mexico and in the east lies Tampa Bay. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 108,787. It is the county seat of...
.
Family History
Louis Casimer Jankowski was born on June 27, 1931, at ReginaRegina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
as the fourth of six sons to a strong Catholic mother, Anna Jankowski. Anna and her husband with three sons had immigrated to Canada in 1927 from Swidnik, Poland. (Now in the Ukraine) The family moved to Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
after older brothers Ben and Tony had jumped aboard a cargo train to end up in Sudbury, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
where they landed work at a smelter. Later, they heard about a place called Hamilton which was booming. They made their way to Hamilton and eventually landed with the Canadian Navy.
Ben and Tony wrote a letter to their mother to tell her how great everything was in Hamilton. Mother Anna in return stated "Be ready, I am coming with your three younger brothers..." Ben and Tony replied "Don't come here yet, we don't have a place for you to stay!" yet shortly thereafter, mother Anna appeared in Hamilton with her three young sons and the family had to be hidden amongst the military barracks living in the staff house until Anna could afford to rent a room. She found a floor of a triplex to rent and raised six boys as a single mother who used to make dinner for her boys during her lunch break of a twelve hour shift at a munitions factory, yet loved doing it. The boys ate extra helpings of potatoes to gain enough weight for their respective pursuits. Lou, also a gifted baseball player, was offered a contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, but realized there were 13 Jankowskis in their system and thought little of his chances.
Playing career
Lou attended high school in HamiltonHamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
where he excelled at baseball and football. But his love of hockey began on Cootes Paradise in Hamilton. Living in lean times, Lou and his younger brother John Jankowski found a pair of ice skates. Each took one and thus each learned to skate with only one skate each. At age 16, Lou helped the Hamilton Aerovox hockey team claim the Sutherland Cup
Sutherland Cup
The Sutherland Cup is the ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy. The Sutherland Cup is now the championship trophy of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. Until 2007, the Cup served as an interleague provincial championship...
as Ontario Junior B champions in 1948. He scored five goals and four assists in nine playoff games with players up to two years his senior.
Lou spent three seasons playing for the Oshawa Generals
Oshawa Generals
The Oshawa Generals are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They are based in Oshawa, Ontario. The team is named for General Motors, an early sponsor which has its Canadian headquarters in Oshawa. The Generals are one of the most successful franchises in Canadian Hockey League...
of the OHA
Ontario Hockey Association
The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...
. In his final campaign as a junior, he was placed on a line with stylish centreman Alex Delvecchio
Alex Delvecchio
Alexander Peter "Fats" Delvecchio is a former ice hockey player and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.After playing a single junior league season for the Oshawa Generals of the OHA Delvecchio joined the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League for the 1952 season, and helped the team to...
, of Fort William, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. (now Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Thunder Bay is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. It is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario, and the second most populous in Northern Ontario after Greater Sudbury...
). Their potent offence earned the duo a reputation as the “payoff pair” for the Generals.
Mr. Delvecchio, a future star, was seen as a playmaker, while Lou, his goal-scoring linemate was heralded by sportswriters as the “hat-trick kid,” as so often did he score three goals in a game. Delvecchio at centre averaged a goal per game, while Lou (at right-wing) led the league with 65 goals in 1950–51, winning the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy
The Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the top scorer in the Ontario Hockey League. The trophy was donated by the Toronto Marlboro Athletic Club in memory of Edward Powers, and was first awarded to Tod Sloan of St...
in his final junior year for having the highest point total in a single season with 124 and crafted a stellar reputation as a sharp-shooting forward with a gentlemanly demeanor.
Both forwards earned one-game tryouts with the Detroit Red Wings near the end of the 1950–51 season. Alex Delvecchio did not score a point, while Lou Jankowski recorded an assist and had a goal disallowed. Lou asked the referee "Why didn't you call it a goal?", to which the referee replied "I couldn't see the puck." and Lou replied "That's because it was in the net!" Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay assisted on Lou's first NHL goal. Yet, it was Mr. Delvecchio who would go on to enjoy a brilliant, 23-season NHL career, all with the Detroit Red Wings, on his way to being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
At the end of Lou's junior career, the high-scoring forward finished second in voting for the Albert (Red) Tilson Memorial Trophy as Ontario junior hockey’s “most valuable and gentlemanly” player. The coveted award, donated by the Globe and Mail in honour of a star junior player who had been killed in action during the Second World War, went to Glenn Hall, a goaltender who would also go on to enjoy a Hockey Hall of Fame career.
A solid athlete at 6-feet, 180-pounds, Mr. Jankowski was a versatile forward capable of handling assignments at centre, or on either wing. Lou was known to be one of the fastest skaters in the world. When asked how this came to be in his senior years, Lou said with no hesitation and that gleam in his eye "I did every conceivable leg exercise."
After the single playoff game and back with the Indianapolis Capitols of the AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
, Lou suffered a serious injury, fracturing his skull on the ice which placed him in hospital for three months. This was a horrendous injury which may have had a permanent effect. After a year, he at last got a longer tryout with the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
’s Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
centering a line with Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay at times. Detroit had built a dynasty and the rookie forward suffered from a lack of ice time, managing only a goal and two assists in limited action in 22 games.
In the summer of 1953, Mr. Jankowski and two other players were sold to the Chicago Black Hawks, moving from hockey’s penthouse to the basement. The Hawks suffered on the ice and at the gate. Mr. Jankowski displayed some of his scoring touch, notching 15 goals in 68 games and a high defensive rating despite limited playing time as the season wore on.
He broke a bone in his big toe in training camp in 1954. After recovering, his output tailed off and he was demoted to the minors with the Buffalo Bisons
Buffalo Bisons
The Buffalo Bisons are a minor league baseball team based in Buffalo, New York. They currently play in the International League and are the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets...
. When describing the demotion, Lou said; "They told me I was being sent down for seasoning. Well, 14 years later, I was still being seasoned!" with a laugh. He had played 127 NHL games (with 19 goals and 18 assists and just 15 minutes in penalties), but his NHL career was at an end. He spent the following 14 seasons in the minors, which certainly would have been the pros had there been more than six teams in the NHL.
In 1958, he joined the Calgary Stampeders
Calgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...
of the WHL
Western Hockey League (minor pro)
The Western Hockey League was a minor pro ice hockey league that operated from 1952 to 1974. Managed for most of its history by Hockey Hall of Fame member Al Leader, it was created out of the merger of the Pacific Coast Hockey League and the Western Canada Senior Hockey League...
, quickly establishing himself as the circuit’s top marksman. He led the league in goals in his first three seasons, including a spectacular 57-goal performance in the 1960-61 season. The record-setting tally earned him most-valuable player honours, including a cheque for $500 from a sponsoring liquor company. With the Calgary Stampeders
Calgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...
he was named to the WHL All-Star Team 4 times (1959, 1960, 1961 and 1963) and won the Leader Cup as the WHL
Western Hockey League (minor pro)
The Western Hockey League was a minor pro ice hockey league that operated from 1952 to 1974. Managed for most of its history by Hockey Hall of Fame member Al Leader, it was created out of the merger of the Pacific Coast Hockey League and the Western Canada Senior Hockey League...
's Most Valuable Player in 1961. He again led the league in goals with 41 for the Denver Invaders
Denver Invaders
The Denver Invaders were a minor pro ice hockey team that played in Denver, Colorado in the Western Hockey League during the 1963-1964 season. They were the Spokane Comets before they moved to Denver. They played their regular season games at the Denver Coliseum, and their playoff games at the...
in 1963-64, the same campaign in which he won the Fred J. Hume Cup as most gentlemanly player. He later skated for the Victoria Maple Leafs
Victoria Maple Leafs
The Victoria Maple Leafs were a minor pro ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League that played three seasons in Victoria, British Columbia, beginning in 1964. The previous season they had played as the Invaders in Denver, Colorado, winning the regular season with the best record in the Western...
, Phoenix Roadrunners
Phoenix RoadRunners
The Phoenix RoadRunners were a minor league ice hockey team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They played in the ECHL, beginning in the 2005–2006 season and ceasing operations at the end of the 2008-2009 season...
, Denver Spurs
Denver Spurs
The Denver Spurs were a professional ice hockey team based out of Denver, Colorado. The Spurs began play in the Western Hockey League in 1968, and played at the Denver Coliseum. The Spurs became the first professional sports team in Colorado to win a championship in 1971–72...
, and Amarillo Wranglers
Amarillo Wranglers
The Amarillo Wranglers served as a farm team to the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. The franchise was founded by Jack McGregor who was also the founder of Penguins. McGregor would also serve as the Wranglers' team president. The Wranglers were members of the Central Hockey League...
, for whom he was a playing coach.
Hanging up his skates after 18 professional seasons, Mr. Jankowski could not stay away from the hockey rink and began a lengthy career as a scout in 1972 with the St. Louis Blues. He also prowled the back roads looking for talent for the Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
, the NHL Central Scouting Bureau and the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
, for whom he was employed for 15 years, based in Calgary, Alberta. “We don’t encourage a kid leaving school to play in the pros,” Mr. Jankowski told the local Morning Advocate newspaper. “Our team has the philosophy of letting them get their education. We don’t interfere with the boy’s education at all.”
Lou Jankowski retired from the New York Ranger organization in 1993 and continued to live with his wife Roseanna between Calgary and Florida until his death in 2010. Lou became a regular at home games of the Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...
. He was known to regale press-box regulars with tales about the rough-and-tumble days of pro hockey, when the top league had only six teams, none farther south than New York City. One could always find Lou in a rink, from minor hockey to the NHL, he was a mainstay in the game even while travelling. His passion for the game was noted by all of those he touched. After his passing, a moment of silence was held in his memory before the puck was dropped for a game pitting the Tampa Bay Lightning against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes March 23, 2010. The hockey world had lost one of its most gentlemanly and astute sons.
Lou's passion for hockey was shared with his family. A son, Ryan Jankowski, is currently an amateur scout with the Montreal Canadians and previously served as the Assistant General Manager of the New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, where he was responsible for drafting Josh Bailey
Josh Bailey
Joshua Bailey is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who now plays for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League . Bailey was selected 9th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft....
and John Tavares, among others. His other son, Len Jankowski, was a talented hockey player in the NCAA for Cornell University during the late 70's and early 80's.
Awards and achievements
- Eddie Powers Memorial TrophyEddie Powers Memorial TrophyThe Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the top scorer in the Ontario Hockey League. The trophy was donated by the Toronto Marlboro Athletic Club in memory of Edward Powers, and was first awarded to Tod Sloan of St...
(OHA/OHL Leading Scorer) (1950–51) - WHL Prairie Division First All-Star Team (1959)
- WHL First All-Star Team (1960, 1961, 1964)
- Leader Cup (MVP - WHL) (1961)
- WHL Second All-Star Team (1962)
- Fred J. Hume Cup (Most Gentlemanly Player - WHL) (1964)
Records
- OHAOntario Hockey AssociationThe Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...
- Most points in one season (65G, 59A, 124P in 54 games) - WHLWestern Hockey LeagueThe Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...
- Most goals in one season (57G in 69 games)
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Age | Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1947–48 | 16 | Hamilton Aerovox | OHA - B | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1948–49 | 17 | Oshawa Generals Oshawa Generals The Oshawa Generals are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They are based in Oshawa, Ontario. The team is named for General Motors, an early sponsor which has its Canadian headquarters in Oshawa. The Generals are one of the most successful franchises in Canadian Hockey League... |
OHA Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the... |
34 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949–50 | 18 | Oshawa Generals Oshawa Generals The Oshawa Generals are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They are based in Oshawa, Ontario. The team is named for General Motors, an early sponsor which has its Canadian headquarters in Oshawa. The Generals are one of the most successful franchises in Canadian Hockey League... |
OHA Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the... |
45 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1950–51 | 19 | Oshawa Generals Oshawa Generals The Oshawa Generals are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They are based in Oshawa, Ontario. The team is named for General Motors, an early sponsor which has its Canadian headquarters in Oshawa. The Generals are one of the most successful franchises in Canadian Hockey League... |
OHA Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the... |
54 | 65 | 59 | 124 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 1950–51 | 19 | Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York... |
NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1951–52 1951–52 AHL season The 1951–52 AHL season was the 16th season of the American Hockey League. Nine teams played 68 games each in the schedule. The Pittsburgh Hornets won their first F. G... |
20 | Indianapolis Capitals Indianapolis Capitals The Indianapolis Capitals was an American Hockey League professional ice hockey team based in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1939–1952. The Capitals were a farm team for the Detroit Red Wings. Indianapolis won the Calder Cup in 1942 and 1950... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
51 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1952–53 | 21 | Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York... |
NHL | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952–53 | 21 | Edmonton Flyers Edmonton Flyers The Edmonton Flyers are a defunct ice hockey team that was based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The team existed from 1940 until 1963, playing in various senior and minor professional leagues during that time... |
WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1953–54 | 22 | Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10... |
NHL | 68 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1954–55 | 23 | Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10... |
NHL | 36 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1954–55 1954–55 AHL season The 1954–55 AHL season was the 19th season of the American Hockey League. Six teams played 64 games each in the schedule. The "Carl Liscombe Trophy" for the league's top scorer is renamed to the John B. Sollenberger Trophy. The All-Star game is revived, with the AHL All-Stars taking on the... |
23 | Buffalo Bisons Buffalo Bisons The Buffalo Bisons are a minor league baseball team based in Buffalo, New York. They currently play in the International League and are the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
11 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1955–56 1955–56 AHL season The 1955–56 AHL season was the 20th season of the American Hockey League. Six teams played 64 games each in the schedule. The Providence Reds finished first overall in the regular season, and won their fourth Calder Cup championship.-Final standings:... |
24 | Buffalo Bisons Buffalo Bisons The Buffalo Bisons are a minor league baseball team based in Buffalo, New York. They currently play in the International League and are the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
62 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1956–57 1956–57 AHL season The 1956–57 AHL season was the 21st season of the American Hockey League. Six teams played 64 games each in the schedule. The Providence Reds repeated their first overall finish in the regular season... |
25 | Buffalo Bisons Buffalo Bisons The Buffalo Bisons are a minor league baseball team based in Buffalo, New York. They currently play in the International League and are the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
64 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 1957–58 AHL season The 1957–58 AHL season was the 22nd season of the American Hockey League. Six teams each played 70 games in their schedules. The Hershey Bears finished first overall in the regular season, and won their second Calder Cup championship.-Final standings:... |
26 | Buffalo Bisons Buffalo Bisons The Buffalo Bisons are a minor league baseball team based in Buffalo, New York. They currently play in the International League and are the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
59 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958–59 | 27 | Calgary Stampeders Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium... |
WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
54 | 45 | 47 | 92 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1959–60 | 28 | Calgary Stampeders Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium... |
WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
70 | 42 | 42 | 84 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1960–61 | 29 | Calgary Stampeders Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium... |
WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
69 | 57 | 42 | 99 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1961–62 | 30 | Calgary Stampeders Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium... |
WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
64 | 44 | 40 | 84 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1962–63 | 31 | Calgary Stampeders Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium... |
WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
67 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1963–64 | 32 | Denver Invaders Denver Invaders The Denver Invaders were a minor pro ice hockey team that played in Denver, Colorado in the Western Hockey League during the 1963-1964 season. They were the Spokane Comets before they moved to Denver. They played their regular season games at the Denver Coliseum, and their playoff games at the... |
WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
69 | 41 | 44 | 85 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1964–65 | 33 | Victoria Maple Leafs Victoria Maple Leafs The Victoria Maple Leafs were a minor pro ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League that played three seasons in Victoria, British Columbia, beginning in 1964. The previous season they had played as the Invaders in Denver, Colorado, winning the regular season with the best record in the Western... |
WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
69 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1965–66 | 34 | Victoria Maple Leafs Victoria Maple Leafs The Victoria Maple Leafs were a minor pro ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League that played three seasons in Victoria, British Columbia, beginning in 1964. The previous season they had played as the Invaders in Denver, Colorado, winning the regular season with the best record in the Western... |
WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
68 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 1966–67 | 35 | Victoria Maple Leafs Victoria Maple Leafs The Victoria Maple Leafs were a minor pro ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League that played three seasons in Victoria, British Columbia, beginning in 1964. The previous season they had played as the Invaders in Denver, Colorado, winning the regular season with the best record in the Western... |
WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
67 | 22 | 37 | 59 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | 36 | Phoenix Roadrunners Phoenix RoadRunners The Phoenix RoadRunners were a minor league ice hockey team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They played in the ECHL, beginning in the 2005–2006 season and ceasing operations at the end of the 2008-2009 season... |
WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
72 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968–69 | 37 | Denver Spurs Denver Spurs The Denver Spurs were a professional ice hockey team based out of Denver, Colorado. The Spurs began play in the Western Hockey League in 1968, and played at the Denver Coliseum. The Spurs became the first professional sports team in Colorado to win a championship in 1971–72... |
WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1968–69 1968–69 CHL season -Regular season:- Playoffs :- External Links :*... |
37 | Amarillo Wranglers Amarillo Wranglers The Amarillo Wranglers served as a farm team to the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. The franchise was founded by Jack McGregor who was also the founder of Penguins. McGregor would also serve as the Wranglers' team president. The Wranglers were members of the Central Hockey League... |
CHL | 46 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| OHA-B totals | OHA-B | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | ||||
| OHA Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the... totals |
OHA Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the... |
133 | 92 | 92 | 188 | 72 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | NHL | 127 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... totals |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
284 | 88 | 114 | 202 | 44 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... totals |
WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
698 | 367 | 364 | 731 | 92 | 52 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 14 | ||||
| CHL totals | CHL | 46 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||