Carl Voss
| Carl Voss | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1974 (Builder) | |||
 Voss in 1924 in football outfit while at Queen's University. | |||
| Born |
January 6, 1907 Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Died |
September 13, 1993 (aged 86) Lake Park, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Chicago Black Hawks | ||
| Playing career | 1926–1938 | ||
Carl Potter Voss (January 6, 1907 – September 13, 1993) was an American ice hockey forward in the National Hockey League. He played for several teams between 1926 and 1938. He would later become a referee, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974 as a builder.
Playing career
Voss was born in
International Hockey League
. Voss led the Bisons to back to back to back championships in 1930-31 and 1931-32. Voss led the IHL in scoring in 1931-32 and was also named to the First All-Star Team.
In
1937-38. He helped the Blackhawks reach the Stanley Cup finals
that season.
He scored the Next season
, Voss injured his knee in training camp and the injury turned out to be career ending. Voss retired in the fall of 1938 after playing in 261 games in the NHL.
Football
Few realize that Voss was also an excellent football player. While at university he played 4 seasons (1924 to 1927) with the Queen's Golden Gaels. This included a victory in the 1924 12th Grey Cup. Voss has his name engraved on the Grey Cup for this season.
This makes Voss, along with
Normie Kwong is on the Grey Cup as a player 4 times and on the Stanley Cup once as an owner/general manager, while Wayne Gretzky
is on the Stanley Cup as a player 4 times and once on the Grey Cup as an owner.
Post-playing career
After retirement, Voss joined the U.S branch of the
United States Hockey League and he also became a consultant to on-ice officials. After the USHL suspended operations in 1951, he joined the St. Louis Flyers of the AHL as manager and coach while continuing to work as a consultant to on-ice officials. His administrative qualities caught the eyes of the National Hockey League and he was offered the job of referee-in-chief of the NHL. During his 15-year tenures as referee-in-chief he implemented a wide range of changes to the league's officiating structure. Voss scouted the minor leagues for potential NHL officials and under his watch, the number of on-ice officials increased from 10 to 23. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974 as a builder for his contribution to ice hockey
.
Awards and achievements
- Grey Cup champion 1924.
- IHLchampion in 1931 and 1932.
- Selected to the IHL First All-Star Team in 1932.
- IHL leading point scorer in 1932.
- 1933.
- Stanley Cup champion in 1938
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974 as a builder.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1924–25 | Queen's University | LOVHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHA-Sr. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA-Jr. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | Toronto Falcons | Can-Pro | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1928–29 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1928–29 | London Panthers | Can-Pro | 42 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Buffalo Bisons | IHL
|
42 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1930–31 | Buffalo Bisons | IHL | 47 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 1931–32 | Buffalo Bisons | IHL | 46 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 1932–33 | New York Rangers | NHL | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1932–33 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 38 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1933–34 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 40 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | St. Louis Eagles | NHL | 48 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | New York Americans | NHL | 46 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1936–37 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1937–38 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Chicago Black Hawks
|
NHL | 34 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| IHL totals | 135 | 48 | 41 | 89 | 121 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 21 | ||||
| NHL totals | 261 | 34 | 70 | 104 | 50 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||||
Transactions
- February 16, 1927 – Signed as a free agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
- October 10, 1929 - Traded to the Buffalo Bisons by the Toronto Maple Leafs with Wes King for Gord Brydson.
- October 4, 1932 - Traded to the New York Rangers by the Buffalo Bisons for Lorne Carr and $15,000.
- December 11, 1932 - Traded to the Detroit Red Wings by the New York Rangers for cash.
- November 26, 1933 - Traded to the Ottawa Senators by the Detroit Red Wings with cash for Cooney Weiland.
- September 22, 1934 - Transferred to the St. Louis Eagles after the Ottawa Senators franchise relocated.
- October 15, 1935 - Claimed by the Detroit Red Wings from the St. Louis Eagles in Dispersal draft.
- October 16, 1935 - Traded to the New York Americans by the Detroit Red Wings for Pete Kelly.
- September 6, 1936 - Traded to the Montreal Maroons by the New York Americans for Joe Lamb and $10,000.
- December 6, 1937 - Signed as a free agent by the Chicago Blackhawks.
- September 30, 1938 - Suffered career-ending knee injury in training camp.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
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