Phil Samis
Phil Samis | |||
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Born |
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | December 28, 1927||
Died |
January 11, 2022 Greater Napanee, Ontario, Canada | (aged 94)||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
Playing career | 1947–1953 |
Philip Lawrence Samis (December 28, 1927 – January 11, 2022) was an
Playing career
Junior career
Samis started out playing minor hockey in his hometown for the
Professional career
He turned professional in 1948 signing a contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was assigned to the Pittsburgh Hornets of the AHL. He was called up to the NHL for the playoff run that spring. He played 5 games for the Maple Leafs helping them win the 1948 Stanley Cup. He was sent back to Pittsburgh at the start of the 1949 season. He did not return to the NHL until 1950 when he was called up for 2 games as an injury replacement. After that he spent the rest of his career playing in the AHL for the Pittsburgh Hornets and the Cleveland Barons. He helped Cleveland win the Calder Cup in 1951. He retired from hockey in 1953. He briefly came out of retirement and played one season for the Montreal Royals of the QSHL.
Later life and death
After his retirement, Samis became a dentist, studying at McGill University. He died in Greater Napanee, Ontario on January 11, 2022, at the age of 94.[1]
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 | ||
1943–44 | Edmonton Maple Leafs
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EJrHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1944–45 | St. Michael's Buzzers | OHA-B | 9 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 32 | ||
1944–45
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St. Michael's Majors
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OHA | 9 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 36 | ||
1944–45 | St. Michael's Majors | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1945–46
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Oshawa Generals | OHA | 27 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 83 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | ||
1946–47
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Oshawa Generals | OHA | 27 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 120 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
1947–48 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 68 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 181 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
1947–48 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
1948–49 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 60 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1949–50 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1949–50 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 66 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1950–51 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 64 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 105 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21 | ||
1951–52 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 60 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 117 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | ||
1952–53 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1952–53 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 56 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 76 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||
AHL totals | 319 | 23 | 56 | 79 | 633 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 36 | ||||
NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Phil Samis' Day with the Stanley Cup