Buddy O'Connor

Herbert William "Buddy" O'Connor (June 21, 1916 – August 24, 1977) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played for the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League.

Buddy O'Connor
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1988
Born (1916-06-21)June 21, 1916
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died August 24, 1977(1977-08-24) (aged 61)
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
New York Rangers
Playing career 1941–1951

Playing career

O'Connor played for the Montreal Canadiens from 1941 to 1947 and won two Stanley Cups during his career in 1944 and 1946 while playing for the Canadiens.

In 1947, O'Connor was traded to the New York Rangers. He had 60 points that season, finishing second to Montreal's Elmer Lach in the scoring race. He was also awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy and Lady Byng Memorial Trophy and was the first player to win both in the same year.[1] These achievements were reflected in his being named Canada's athlete of the year for 1948.

O'Connor played for the Rangers until 1951. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988, becoming the first inductee into the now defunct Veteran category.

In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, the authors ranked O'Connor at No. 38 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons.[2]

Career statistics
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1934–35Montreal Jr. RoyalsQJHL1015722421120
1934–35Montreal RoyalsQSHL—————41012
1934–35Montreal RoyalsAC—————11010
1935–36Montreal RoyalsQSHL221410246865116
1935–36Montreal RoyalsAC—————41014
1936–37Montreal RoyalsQSHL191017272750442
1937–38Montreal RoyalsQSHL22914231010000
1938–39Montreal RoyalsQSHL221323362855492
1938–39Montreal RoyalsAC—————1310102015
1939–40Montreal RoyalsQSHL291625416886142
1939–40Montreal RoyalsAC—————555106
1940–41Montreal RoyalsQSHL351538531282794
1940–41Montreal RoyalsAC—————14614204
1941–42Montreal CanadiensNHL3691625430110
1941–42Montreal RoyalsQSHL91564—————
1942–43Montreal CanadiensNHL50154358254590
1943–44Montreal CanadiensNHL44124254681232
1944–45Montreal CanadiensNHL50212344220000
1945–46Montreal CanadiensNHL45111122292350
1945–46Montreal RoyalsQSHL2011020220
1946–47Montreal CanadiensNHL46102030683470
1947–48New York RangersNHL60243660861450
1948–49New York RangersNHL461124350—————
1949–50New York RangersNHL661122334124264
1950–51New York RangersNHL661620360—————
1951–52Cincinnati MohawksAHL65114354442352
1952–53Cincinnati MohawksAHL10000—————
QSHL totals 160 78 133 211 93 41 22 28 50 18
AC totals — — — — — 37 23 29 52 29
NHL totals 509 140 257 397 34 53 15 21 36 6

Personal

In the mid-1950s, Danny Gallivan was known to assist with the Department of Education's Physical Fitness Division's annual hockey school in PEI, along with NHL chief referee Roy Storey and NHL star Buddy O'Connor.[3]

References
  1. Duff, Bob and Shea, Kevin (2011). Hockey Hall of Fame MVP Trophies & Winners. Firefly Books Ltd. p. 67.
  2. Cohen, Russ; Halligan, John; Raider, Adam (2009). 100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0470736194. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  3. http://www.peildo.ca/fedora/repository/leg%3A4880?startpage=&solrq=
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Neil Colville		 New York Rangers captain
1949–50		 Succeeded by
Frank Eddolls
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Maurice Richard		 Winner of the Hart Trophy
1948		 Succeeded by
Sid Abel
Preceded by
Bobby Bauer		 Winner of the Lady Byng Trophy
1948		 Succeeded by
Bill Quackenbush


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