Jack Stoddard
| Jack Stoddard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
September 26, 1926 Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
January 29, 2014 (aged 87) Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1946–1962 | ||
John Edward "Jack" Stoddard (September 26, 1926 – January 29, 2014) was born in Stoney Creek, Ontario and was a professional ice hockey player who played 80 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the New York Rangers. Stoddard died in Owen Sound in 2014.[1]
Playing career[]
Initially, he played junior in the OHA between 1943 and 1946.[2] In addition to the Rangers, he also played for other teams such as the Baltimore Clippers, the Providence Reds, and the Quebec Aces.[3]
When traded to the Rangers in January 1952 for Pat Egan, Zellio Toppazzini and Jean Paul Denis, he was leading the AHL with 48 points in 34 games. He was the NHL's tallest player in the 1951–1952 and 1952–1953 seasons and was the first Rangers player to wear the number 13.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Read recent and archived obituaries and memorial notices from Postmedia Obituaries".
- ^ "Jack Edward Stoddard". Hockey Hall of Fame.
- ^ "Jack Stoddard Hockey Statistics". The Internet Hockey Database.
- ^ "NY Rangers All-Time Roster". Archived from the original on 2014-11-06.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1926 births
- 2014 deaths
- Baltimore Clippers (1945–49) players
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- New York Rangers players
- Sportspeople from Hamilton, Ontario
- Canadian ice hockey winger, 1920s births stubs