Peanuts O'Flaherty

For the American politician, see John O'Flaherty (politician).
Peanuts O'Flaherty
Born (1918-04-10)April 10, 1918
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died July 16, 2008(2008-07-16) (aged 90)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Right
Played for NHL
New York Americans
Brooklyn Americans
AHL
Pittsburgh Hornets
Springfield Indians
OHASr
Toronto St. Michael's Majors
Playing career 1940–1956

John Benedict "Peanuts" O'Flaherty (April 10, 1918 — July 16, 2008) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 21 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Americans and Brooklyn Americans. He was born in Toronto, Ontario.[1]

Playing career

Peanuts received his nickname when a Toronto sports writer spotted him selling peanuts at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1933.[2] In 21 career NHL games O'Flaherty recorded 5 goals and an assist for 6 points. He played several seasons in the American Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Hornets in the 1940s. His son, Gerry O'Flaherty, would go on to play in the NHL from 1971 to 1979.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1933–34 St. Michael's Buzzers ON Jr. B — — — — — — — — — —
1933–34 St. Michael's Majors M-Cup — — — — — 13 11 8 19 12
1934–35 St. Michael's Majors OHA Jr 12 10 6 16 10 3 1 0 1 0
1935–36 West Toronto Nationals OHA Jr 10 6 14 20 4 5 4 4 8 9
1935–36 West Toronto Nationals M-Cup — — — — — 12 10 9 19 10
1936–37 Toronto Dominions OHA Sr 9 7 5 12 4 8 2 4 6 4
1936–37 Toronto Dominions Al-Cup — — — — — 3 2 0 2 2
1937–38 Toronto Marlboros OHA Jr 12 20 10 30 16 6 5 4 9 6
1937–38 Toronto Goodyears OHA Sr — — — — — 2 2 1 3 0
1937–38 Toronto Goodyears Al-Cup — — — — — 4 0 0 0 0
1938–39 Toronto Goodyears OHA Sr 20 23 12 35 12 5 6 4 10 0
1938–39 Toronto Goodyears Al-Cup — — — — — 10 7 5 12 6
1939–40 Toronto Goodyears OHA Sr 29 41 35 76 18 7 8 5 13 6
1939–40 Toronto Goodyears Al-Cup — — — — — 4 3 3 6 2
1940–41 New York Americans NHL 10 4 0 4 0 — — — — —
1940–41 Springfield Indians AHL 11 2 8 10 0 — — — — —
1940–41 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 24 10 12 22 4 6 1 2 3 2
1941–42 Brooklyn Americans NHL 11 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
1941–42 Springfield Indians AHL 42 18 44 62 14 5 5 1 6 0
1942–43 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 36 10 27 37 6 2 1 0 1 0
1943–44 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 2 1 2 3 0 — — — — —
1943–44 Toronto RCAF OHA Sr 8 7 7 14 2 — — — — —
1943–44 Toronto People's Credit TIHL 20 9 15 24 10 6 7 7 14 4
1945–46 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 61 24 45 69 24 6 4 3 7 2
1946–47 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 64 33 35 68 24 12 0 5 5 4
1947–48 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 50 16 20 36 12 — — — — —
1948–49 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 67 24 25 49 22 — — — — —
1949–50 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 69 10 15 25 2 — — — — —
1950–51 St. Michael's Monarchs OHA Sr 28 7 12 19 40 9 1 2 3 8
1951–52 Saint John Beavers MMHL 45 5 9 14 50 7 1 3 4 2
1952–53 Ottawa Senators QHL 8 0 0 0 10 — — — — —
1953–54 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds NOHA 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1954–55 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds NOHA 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1955–56 Sudbury Wolves NOHA 8 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
1957–58 Sudbury Wolves NOHA — — — — — — — — — —
1958–59 Sudbury Wolves NOHA 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
AHL totals 426 148 233 381 108 31 11 11 22 8
NHL totals 21 5 1 6 0 — — — — —

References

  1. ^ Peanuts O'Flaherty's Obituary at the Toronto Star
  2. ^ [1] Legends of Hockey. Retrieved Oct. 30, 2007.
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