Fido Purpur
| Fido Purpur | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 26, 1914 Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA | ||
| Died |
February 21, 2001 (aged 86) Grand Forks, ND, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
St. Louis Eagles Chicago Black Hawks Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 1933–1947 | ||
| Sport(s) | ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1949–1956 | North Dakota |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 94–75–6 (.554) |
Clifford Joseph "Fido" Purpur (September 26, 1914 – February 21, 2001) was a professional ice hockey player who played five seasons in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Eagles, Chicago Black Hawks, and Detroit Red Wings.
Purpur was the first person born in North Dakota to play in the National Hockey League. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974.[1][2] He also received the State's highest honor, the Roughrider Award in 1981. In 1988, he received the Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey Award.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota Fighting Sioux (Independent) (1949–1951) | |||||||||
| 1949–50 | North Dakota | 15–6–2 | |||||||
| 1950–51 | North Dakota | 12–12–2 | |||||||
| North Dakota: | 27–18–2 | ||||||||
| North Dakota Fighting Sioux (MCHL) (1951–1953) | |||||||||
| 1951–52 | North Dakota | 13–11–1 | 6–6–0 | 4th | |||||
| 1952–53 | North Dakota | 15–5–0 | 11–5–0 | 3rd | |||||
| North Dakota: | 28–16–1 | 17–11–0 | |||||||
| North Dakota Fighting Sioux (WIHL) (1953–1956) | |||||||||
| 1953–54 | North Dakota | 14–12–1 | 9–6–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1954–55 | North Dakota | 14–13–1 | 9–12–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1955–56 | North Dakota | 11–16–1 | 7–13–0 | t-5th | |||||
| North Dakota: | 39–41–3 | 23–31–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 94–75–6 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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