Milt Halliday
| Milt Halliday | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Halliday in 1922 | |||
| Born |
September 21, 1906 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died | August 16, 1989 (aged 82) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position |
Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Ottawa Senators | ||
| Playing career | 1924–1939 | ||
Samuel Milton Halliday (September 21, 1906 – August 16, 1989) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Ottawa Senators from 1926 until 1929, and was a member of the Stanley Cup-winning team of 1927. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1924 to 1939, was spent in various minor leagues.
Playing career
Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Halliday made the jump to NHL hockey from the amateur ranks of the Ottawa Gunners of the Ottawa City Hockey League, joining the hometown Ottawa Senators for the 1926–27 season. Halliday would play on a line with Hec Kilrea and Jack Duggan.[1] That season, the Senators would defeat the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup championship, in the first final series between two NHL teams.
In the following two seasons, Halliday would split his time between the Senators and minor pro teams in
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1924–25 | Ottawa Gunners | OCHL | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Ottawa Gunners | OCHL | — | 10 | 2 | 12 | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1927–28 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | London Panthers | Can-Pro | 29 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1928–29 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1928–29 | Niagara Falls Cataracts | Can-Pro | 25 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Hamilton Tigers | IHL | 41 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets | IHL | 44 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1931–32 | Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets | IHL | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | Cleveland Indians | IHL | 29 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1932–33 | Cleveland Indians | IHL | 42 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | Boston Tiger-Cubs | Can-Am | 39 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1934–35 | Boston Tiger-Cubs | Can-Am | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1934–35 | Cleveland Falcons | IHL | 31 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | Cleveland Falcons | IHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | Buffalo Bisons | IHL | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | Rochester Cardinals | IHL | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Ottawa Montagnards | OCHL | 18 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938–39 | Ottawa Montagnards | OCHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| IHL totals | 248 | 69 | 32 | 101 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 67 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Transactions
- October 24, 1926 – Signed as a free agent with Ottawa (NHL)
- November 7, 1929 – Traded from Ottawa (NHL) to Hamilton (IHL) for cash
- January 5, 1932 – Traded from Hamilton (IHL) to Cleveland (IHL) for Stew Dunning
- December 18, 1935 – Signed as free agent with Buffalo (IHL)
- February 7, 1936 – Signed as a free agent with Rochester (IHL)
References
- Podnieks, Andrew (2003). Players: the ultimate A-Z guide of everyone who has ever played in the NHL. Toronto, Ontario: Doubleday Canada. ISBN 0-385-25999-9.
- "Milt Halliday's hockey statistics". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
- "Legends of Hockey - NHL Players - Milt Halliday". Retrieved 2008-12-02.
Notes
- ^ Podnieks, p. 322
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database