Jim Conacher
| Jim Conacher | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 5, 1921 Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom | ||
| Died |
April 9, 2020 (aged 98) Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Chicago Black Hawks New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1945–1953 | ||
James Conacher (May 5, 1921 – April 9, 2020) was a Scottish-born Canadian
Toronto, Ontario
.
Life and career
Conacher started his
Chicago Black Hawks. Conacher recorded 85 goals and 117 assists for 202 points in 328 career NHL games. After his hockey career, he worked as an advertising salesman for newspaper companies in Toronto. After Chick Webster
's death in January 2018, he became the oldest living former NHL player.
Conacher was married to Bonnie, who died November 2013.West Vancouver, British Columbia.[2] The couple were active in the Vancouver Lions Gate Hospital Foundation.[3][4] Conacher died on April 9, 2020, at the age of 98.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1938–39
|
Toronto Young Rangers | OHA | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1939–40
|
Toronto Young Rangers | OHA | 16 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
1940–41
|
Oshawa Generals | OHA | 16 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | ||
| 1940–41 | Toronto Donnell-Mudge | TMHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Oshawa Generals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1941–42 | Omaha Knights | AHA | 47 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 1942–43 | Cornwall Army | QSHL | 26 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Toronto Tip Tops | TIHL | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944–45 | Toronto Tip Tops | TIHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1945–46 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 32 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 33 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1946–47 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 24 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 60 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1948–49 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Chicago Black Hawks
|
NHL | 55 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 66 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 52 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Milwaukee Sea Gulls | USHL | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | New York Rangers | NHL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | New York Rangers | NHL | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 34 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 328 | 85 | 117 | 202 | 87 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||||
See also
- List of National Hockey League players from the United Kingdom
References
- ^ Bonnie Conacher obituary
- ^ HighBeam
- ^ "Lions Gate Hospital Foundation". Archived from the original on 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
- ^ "The Pulse: Lions Gate Hospital Newsletter" (PDF). Fall 2008. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-23.
- ^ "James Conacher Obituary".
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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