Bruce Mather (ice hockey)
| Bruce Mather | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 25, 1926 Belmont, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Died |
October 9, 1975 (aged 49) New Providence, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Worcester Warriors Boston Olympics | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| Playing career | 1943–1955 | ||
Bruce Ellery Mather (July 25, 1926 – October 9, 1975) was an American ice hockey player. He was born in Belmont, Massachusetts. Mather was a member of the American 1948 Winter Olympics ice hockey team. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998.
Playing career
Early years
Mather's career started in Belmont, where he played for his hometown
International career
Mather’s strong play, along with that of his line mates at Dartmouth, led to an invitation to play on the United States Olympic team for the whole line. The 1948 Winter Olympics held in
Later career
Mather continued his Hockey career playing for the Boston Olympics in the Eastern Hockey League.[2] Where Mather gained notoriety as one of the best Americans on a team that not only played Eastern powers but against Canadian powers from the Quebec Senior Leagues, Mather was even selected as an All-League Center.[3] In 1950 Mather signed with the Boston Bruins; unfortunately he would never play a game for the B’s.[2] However he would make frequent appearances in benefit games with the "old time Bruins".[3]
After his playing days Mather shared his knowledge of the game, becoming a coach for youth hockey.[2]
Mather died suddenly in 1975 at age 49.[3]
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1943–1947 | Dartmouth College[7] | NCAA
|
33 | 55 | 66 | 121 | ? | N/A | ||||||
| 1948 | U.S. National Team | Oly | 8 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 8 | N/A | ||||||
| 1948-49 | Boston Olympics | QSHL
|
18 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1948-49 | U.S. National Team | International | 42 | 65 | 48 | 113 | 0 | N/A | ||||||
| 1949-50 | Boston Olympics | EHL | 41 | 32 | 24 | 56 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1950-51 | Boston Olympics | EHL | 52 | 26 | 36 | 62 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1954-55 | Worcester Warriors
|
EHL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| EHL totals | 96 | 61 | 62 | 123 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||||
References
- ^ "Bruce Mather". United States Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11.
- ^ a b c d e "Bruce Mather Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "USA Hockey". Archived from the original on 2011-11-27. Retrieved 2010-01-27. USA Hockey Profile
- ^ "6 Point Games". Dartmouth College. November 6, 2002. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.
- ^ DeGange, Jack (November 12, 2005). "1941-42 Season: Turmoil & Titles". Dartmouth College. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008.
- ^ "Story of the 1948 US Olympic team". Greatest Hockey Legends.com.
- ^ "Dartmouth Record Book" (PDF). Dartmouth Athletic Communications. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Mather's United States Hockey Hall of Fame bio[permanent dead link]
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bruce Mather". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09.