Jack Stoddard

Jack Stoddard
Stoddard with the Quebec Aces in 1946
Born (1926-09-26)September 26, 1926
Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada
Died January 29, 2014(2014-01-29) (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 1944–1962

John Edward "Jack" Stoddard (September 26, 1926 – January 29, 2014) a Canadian ice hockey player. He played 80 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1951–52 and 1952–53 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1944 to 1962, was spent in the minor leagues. Stoddard died in Owen Sound in 2014.[1]

Playing career

Stoddard played junior in the Ontario Hockey Association 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 1951–52 and 1952–53 seasons and was the first Rangers player to wear the number 13.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1943–44 Stratford Kroehlers OHA 13 7 6 13 0 — — — — —
1943–44 Hamilton Majors OHA 5 4 4 8 2 — — — — —
1944–45 Hamilton Patricias OHA Sr 4 4 1 5 0 — — — — —
1945–46 Hamilton Lloyds OHA 16 4 7 11 17 — — — — —
1946–47 Baltimore Clippers EAHL 53 22 19 41 22 9 8 3 11 2
1947–48 Providence Reds AHL 45 6 7 13 4 5 1 1 2 0
1947–48 Quebec Aces QSHL 10 5 1 6 16 — — — — —
1948–49 Providence Reds AHL 61 25 28 53 36 14 4 4 8 6
1949–50 Providence Reds AHL 69 32 29 61 31 4 1 2 3 2
1950–51 Providence Reds AHL 70 37 27 64 24 — — — — —
1951–52 New York Rangers NHL 20 4 2 6 2 — — — — —
1951–52 Providence Reds AHL 35 20 28 48 16 — — — — —
1952–53 New York Rangers NHL 60 12 13 25 29 — — — — —
1953–54 Cleveland Barons AHL 66 23 34 57 43 5 0 0 0 0
1954–55 Providence Reds AHL 58 13 16 29 15 — — — — —
1955–56 Trois-Rivières Lions QSHL 27 5 13 18 19 — — — — —
1955–56 Owen Sound Mercurys OHA Sr 6 4 3 7 4 6 2 2 4 6
1956–57 Owen Sound Mercurys OHA Sr 52 15 28 43 56 — — — — —
1957–58 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen OHA Sr 32 10 16 26 22 — — — — —
1959–60 Chatham Maroons OHA Sr 1 0 0 0 0 8 4 1 5 2
1959–60 Chatham Maroons Al-Cup — — — — — 12 3 5 8 2
1960–61 Woodstock Athletics OHA Sr — 14 17 31 22 — — — — —
1961–62 Woodstock Athletics OHA Sr 18 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
AHL totals 404 156 169 325 169 28 6 7 13 8
NHL totals 80 16 15 31 31 — — — — —

References

  1. ^ "Read recent and archived obituaries and memorial notices from Postmedia Obituaries".
  2. ^ "Jack Edward Stoddard". Hockey Hall of Fame.
  3. ^ "Jack Stoddard Hockey Statistics". The Internet Hockey Database.
  4. ^ "NY Rangers All-Time Roster". Archived from the original on 2014-11-06.
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