Fido Purpur

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Fido Purpur
Born (1914-09-26)September 26, 1914
Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.
Died February 21, 2001(2001-02-21) (aged 86)
Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Left
Played for St. Louis Eagles
Chicago Black Hawks
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1933–1947
Coaching career
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1949–1956North Dakota
Head coaching record
Overall94–75–6 (.554)

Clifford Joseph "Fido" Purpur (September 26, 1914 – February 21, 2001) was an American

coach, and led the University of North Dakota
from 1949 to 1956.

Career

Purpur played for the

Kansas City Americans but received a brief call-up for his second stint in the NHL for the Chicago Black Hawks
. In 78 games Purpur recorded no points and he was returned to Kansas City for the remainder of the year.

Due to America's entry into World War II several NHL rosters were depleted of talent and the league scrambled to find replacements. Chicago brought Purpur back and this time he was able to play a full 50-game season, posting 13 goals and 16 assists but Chicago missed out on the playoffs by 1 point when they lost the final two games of the year. Purpur was finally able to make his playoff debut for the Black hawks the next year and, while his team made the finals, they were swept out by the Montreal Canadiens. Purpur split his time in 1944-45 between Chicago and Indianapolis of the newly-formed AHL but after the Capitals bowed out in the first round of the playoffs Purpur made his final appearance in the NHL by appearing in seven playoff games for the Detroit Red Wings. with the war over in 1945 Purpur returned to the minors and finished his playing career in 1947.

Coaching career

A few years after retiring Purpur returned to North Dakota to take over the program at

Roughrider Award in 1981. During his coaching career, Purpur coached his younger brother Ken.[5] In 1988, he received the Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey Award
.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season
 Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1931–32 Grand Forks Falcons HS-ND — — — — — — — — — —
1932–33 Minneapolis Millers CHL 37 13 3 16 13 7 1 1 2 6
1933–34 Minneapolis Millers CHL 44 15 10 25 79 3 2 1 3 2
1934–35 Minneapolis Millers CHL 14 4 2 6 29 — — — — —
1934–35 St. Louis Eagles NHL 25 1 2 3 8 — — — — —
1935–36 St. Louis Flyers AHA 47 13 5 18 34 7 1 3 4 2
1936–37 St. Louis Flyers AHA 32 7 15 22 29 6 2 3 5 2
1937–38 St. Louis Flyers AHA 48 23 15 38 15 7 0 3 3 4
1938–39 St. Louis Flyers AHA 48 35 43 78 34 7 3 3 6 4
1939–40 St. Louis Flyers AHA 46 32 38 70 44 5 1 3 4 4
1940–41 St. Louis Flyers AHA 46 25 16 41 32 9 5 0 5 4
1941–42
Chicago Black Hawks
 NHL 8 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1941–42
Kansas City Americans
 AHA 39 18 30 48 19 6 10 5 15 10
1942–43 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 50 13 16 29 14 — — — — —
1943–44 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 40 9 10 19 13 9 1 1 2 0
1944–45 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 21 2 7 9 11 — — — — —
1944–45 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 26 8 14 22 10 5 1 2 3 2
1944–45 Detroit Red Wings NHL — — — — — 7 0 1 1 4
1945–46 St. Louis Flyers AHL 56 18 15 33 21 — — — — —
1946–47 St. Paul Saints USHL 56 15 23 38 16 — — — — —
AHA totals 306 153 162 315 207 47 22 20 42 30
NHL totals 144 25 35 60 46 16 1 2 3 4

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
North Dakota Fighting Sioux (Independent) (1949–1951)
1949–50 North Dakota 15–6–2
1950–51 North Dakota 12–12–2
North Dakota: 27–18–4
North Dakota Fighting Sioux (MCHL) (1951–1953)
1951–52 North Dakota 13–11–1 6–6–0 4th
1952–53 North Dakota 15–5–0 11–5–0 3rd
North Dakota: 28–16–1 17–11–0
North Dakota Fighting Sioux (WIHL) (1953–1956)
1953–54 North Dakota 14–12–1 9–6–1 3rd
1954–55 North Dakota 14–13–1 9–12–1 6th
1955–56 North Dakota 11–16–1 7–13–0 t-5th
North Dakota: 39–41–3 23–31–2
Total: 94–75–8

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. The Leader-Post
    . 1935-10-16.
  2. ^ Coleman, Charles L. (1967). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 2, 1927–1946 inc. Montreal, Quebec: National Hockey League.
  3. ^ "Blackhawks Members in the Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2006-06-23. Retrieved 2006-11-20.
  4. ^ U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame
  5. ^ Jessen, Chris (June 6, 2011). "Olympic medalist has quite a legacy". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved February 24, 2019.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey Award
1988 		Succeeded by
Jim Fullerton
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