Andy Aitkenhead
Andy Aitkenhead | |||
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Born |
Glasgow, Scotland | March 6, 1904||
Died |
October 21, 1968 Multnomah County, Oregon, USA | (aged 64)||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Caught | Left | ||
Played for | New York Rangers | ||
Playing career | 1926–1940 |
Andrew Aitkenhead (March 6, 1904 — October 21, 1968) was a Scottish-born Canadian ice hockey goaltender for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League between 1932 and 1934. Born in Glasgow, Aitkenhead came to Canada as a young child with his family, and grew up in Yorkton, Saskatchewan.
Playing career
Andy Aitkenkead played ten years in various minor leagues in Western Canada, most notably appearing in the 1923 Memorial Cup with the Saskatoon Quakers.[1] After turning pro, Aitkenhead took two teams to the Allan Cup finals, the Saskatoon Nationals and the Saskatoon Empires, in 1924 and 1926 respectively.[2]
Originally taken by the Rangers in the Inter-league draft from the
Legacy
In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, the authors ranked Aitkenhead at No. 97 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons.[9]
Aitkenhead was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1987.[10]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | SO | GAA | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | SO | GAA | ||
1921–22 | Yorkton Terriers | SIHA | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 480 | 19 | 0 | 2.38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1922–23 | Saskatoon St. George | SCJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1922–23 | Saskatoon Quakers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | ||
1923–24 | Saskatoon Nationals | N-SSHL | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 350 | 5 | 1 | 0.86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1923–24 | Saskatoon Nationals | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | ||
1925–26 | Saskatoon Empires | N-SSHL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 12 | 1 | 3.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1925–26 | Saskatoon Empires | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 140 | 9 | 0 | 3.86 | ||
1926–27 | Saskatoon Sheiks | PHL | 32 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 1902 | 94 | 7 | 2.97 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 240 | 7 | 0 | 1.75 | ||
1927–28 | Saskatoon Sheiks | PHL | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1733 | 41 | 7 | 1.42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1928–29 | Springfield Indians | Can-Am | 40 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 2550 | 58 | 6 | 1.36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1929–30 | Portland Buckaroos | PCHL | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2160 | 34 | 16 | 0.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1929–30 | Springfield Indians | Can-Am | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 240 | 8 | 0 | 2.00 | ||
1930–31 | Portland Buckaroos | PCHL | 35 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2100 | 61 | 6 | 1.74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1931–32 | Bronx Tigers | Can-Am | 33 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2040 | 74 | 4 | 2.18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 130 | 5 | 0 | 2.31 | ||
1932-33 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 2970 | 107 | 3 | 2.16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 488 | 13 | 2 | 1.60 | ||
1933-34 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 2990 | 113 | 7 | 2.27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 2 | 1 | 1.00 | ||
1934-35 | New York Rangers | NHL | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 610 | 37 | 1 | 3.64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1934–35 | Philadelphia Arrows | Can-Am | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1934–35 | Portland Buckaroos | NWHL | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1260 | 40 | 5 | 1.90 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 4 | 1 | 1.33 | ||
1935–36 | Portland Buckaroos | NWHL | 40 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 2520 | 68 | 5 | 1.62 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 190 | 5 | 0 | 1.58 | ||
1936–37 | Spokane Clippers
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PCHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1936–37 | Portland Buckaroos | PCHL | 40 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 2400 | 72 | 7 | 1.80 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 | ||
1937–38 | Portland Buckaroos | PCHL | 42 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 2620 | 85 | 5 | 1.95 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | ||
1938–39 | Seattle Seahawks
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PCHL | 1 | — | — | — | 60 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1938–39 | Portland Buckaroos | PCHL | 48 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 2880 | 114 | 9 | 2.38 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 300 | 10 | 1 | 2.00 | ||
1939–40 | Portland Buckaroos | PCHL | 40 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 2400 | 98 | 4 | 2.45 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 300 | 17 | 0 | 3.40 | ||
1940–41 | Portland Buckaroos | PCHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 106 | 47 | 43 | 16 | 6570 | 257 | 11 | 2.35 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 608 | 15 | 3 | 1.48 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Andy Aitkenhead, The best goalie you've never heard of". Nitzy's Hockey Den. October 12, 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Andy Aitkenhead". All Time Roster. New York Rangers. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Andy Aitkenhead". Hockey Reference.com. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "John Ross Roach". All Time Roster. New York Rangers. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "1932-33 NHL Season Leaders". Hockey Reference.com. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Andy Aitkenhead". Joe Pelletier's Greatest Hockey Legends.com. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "1933-34 NHL Season Leaders". Hockey Reference.com. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "1933-34 NHL Season Summary". Hockey Reference.com. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ISBN 978-0470736197. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ "Andy Aitkenhead - Hockey". Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database