Mud Bruneteau
Mud Bruneteau | |||
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Born |
St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada | November 28, 1914||
Died |
April 15, 1982 67) Houston, Texas, U.S. | (aged||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Detroit Olympics Detroit Red Wings Pittsburgh Hornets Indianapolis Capitals Omaha Knights | ||
Playing career | 1934–1948 |
Modere Fernand "Mud" Bruneteau (November 28, 1914 – April 15, 1982) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League. He played in many NHL games with his brother, Ed Bruneteau and later coached him on the Omaha Knights.
Playing career
Bruneteau is famous for ending the longest game in NHL playoff history. He had been called up to the Red Wings just two weeks earlier and was still trying to adjust to the pace of the NHL when he was thrown into his first playoff series. On March 24, 1936, at the Montreal Forum, against the Montreal Maroons, Mud scored the winning goal at 16:30 of the sixth overtime (116:30 of total overtime) to win the first game of the best-of-five series for Detroit, 1–0. Detroit swept the series in three straight games and went on to win the Stanley Cup. He had his best season in 1943–44 when he scored 35 goals in 39 games in the 50 game NHL season.
After his playing career was over, he became a successful minor league coach, leading the Omaha Knights to a number of United States Hockey League championships.
He was suffering from cancer when he traveled to Houston, Texas for cancer treatment in April 1982. While there, he fell gravely ill and died April 15, 1982.
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1931–32 | Winnipeg K of C | WJrHL | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1932–33 | Winnipeg K of C | WJrHL | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
1933–34 | Winnipeg Falcons | MHL-Sr. | 15 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1934–35 | Detroit Olympics | IHL | 38 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
1935–36 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
1935–36 | Detroit Olympics | IHL | 23 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1936–37 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 42 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
1937–38 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1937–38 | Pittsburgh Hornets | IAHL | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1938–39 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1939–40 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 48 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
1940–41 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 45 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
1940–41 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1941–42 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 48 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||
1942–43 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 50 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||
1943–44 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 39 | 35 | 18 | 53 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
1944–45 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 43 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
1945–46 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 28 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1945–46 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 14 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
1946–47 | Omaha Knights | USHL | 16 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1947–48 | Omaha Knights | USHL | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 411 | 139 | 138 | 277 | 80 | 77 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 22 |
See also
Awards and achievements
- 3× Stanley Cup champion (1936, 1937, and 1943)
- "Honoured Member" of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
Preceded by Sid Abel |
Detroit Red Wings captain 1943–44 |
Succeeded by Flash Hollett |