Jim Mallen
James Irwin "Jim, Kid" Mallen (May 25, 1881 – December 17, 1954) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who was active with several clubs from 1901–1914. Amongst the teams Mallen played for were the Calumet Miners, Pittsburgh Lyceum, Pittsburgh Bankers, Toronto Professionals and Galt Professionals.
| Jim Mallen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Mallen with the Galt Professionals. | |||
| Born |
May 25, 1881 Morrisburg, Ontario[1] | ||
| Died |
December 17, 1954 (aged 73) Morrisburg, Ontario | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position |
Center Rover[2] | ||
| Played for |
Sydney Socials Sydney AAA Sydney Nationals Calumet Miners Pittsburgh Lyceum Toronto Professionals Pittsburgh Bankers Galt Professionals Trenton Belleville Halifax Socials Moncton Victorias Sydney Millionaires Halifax Crescents | ||
| Playing career | 1901–1914 | ||
When with the Galt Professionals Mallen twice was on a team that challenged for the Stanley Cup, in January 1910[3] and in March 1911,[4] but the Galt team lost both times to the Ottawa Senators.
Jim Mallen was a small player in stature even for his era but stocky built at 5'5" and approximately 165 pounds. He played primarily at the center and rover positions. His younger brother Ken Mallen also played professional ice hockey and was on the 1915 Vancouver Millionaires team that won the Stanley Cup.
Statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1901–02 | Sydney Socials | CBSHL | 5 | 12 | 3 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1902–03 | Sydney Socials | CBSHL | 8 | 20 | 4 | 24 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1903–04 | Sydney AAA | CBSHL | 8 | 8 | 1 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1904–05 | Sydney Nationals | CBSHL | 8 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1905–06 | Calumet Miners | IPHL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1906–07 | Calumet Miners | IPHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1907–08 | Pittsburgh Lyceum | WPHL | 16 | 24 | 0 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1908–09 | Toronto Professionals | OPHL | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Pittsburgh Bankers | WPHL | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Pittsburgh Lyceum | WPHL | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1909–10 | Galt Professionals | OPHL | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Stanley Cup | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1910–11 | Trenton | EOPHL | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Belleville | EOPHL | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Galt Professionals | OPHL | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Galt Professionals | Stanley Cup | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1911–12 | Halifax Socials | MaPHL | 10 | 15 | 0 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1912–13 | Moncton Victorias | MaPHL | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1913–14 | Sydney Millionaires | MaPHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Halifax Crescents | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| WPHL totals | 32 | 33 | 0 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| OPHL totals | 22 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| MaPHL totals | 27 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Statistics from SIHR at sihrhockey.org
References
- Harper, Stephen J. (2013). A Great Game: The Forgotten Leafs & the Rise of Professional Hockey. Canada: Simon & Schuster. p. 368. ISBN 978-1476716534.
Notes
- SIHR – Player List sihrhockey.org
- "Bankers and Lyceum will meet on ice this evening" The Pittsburgh Press, November 28, 1908.
- Stanley Cup Annual Record 1910 (Jan) nhl.com
- Stanley Cup Annual Record 1911 nhl.com