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John Mahaffy (ice hockey)

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John Mahaffy
Born (1918-07-18)July 18, 1918
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died May 2, 2015(2015-05-02) (aged 96)
Brossard, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
Montreal Canadiens
Streatham
Playing career 1935–1952

John Mahaffy (July 18, 1918 – May 2, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He played 37 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens from 1942 to 1945. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1935 to 1952, was spent in the minor leagues. Mahaffy was born in Montreal, Quebec. He married Angie Péloquin around 1961.[1] He died in May 2015 at the age of 96.[2]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season A Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1934–35 Montreal Junior Royals QJAHA 10 3 6 9 4 2 0 0 0 0
1935–36 Montreal Royals Mtl Sr 7 5 6 11 4
1936–37 Montreal Royals Mtl Sr 21 4 8 12 16 5 0 1 1 2
1937–38 Montreal Royals MCHL 22 4 3 7 20 1 0 0 0 2
1938–39 Streatham ENL 4 4 8
1939–40 Montreal Royals MCHL 29 9 13 22 25 8 2 0 2 12
1939–40 Montreal Royals Al-Cup 5 0 4 4 0
1940–41 Montreal Royals MCHL 33 17 25 42 60 8 6 5 11 16
1940–41 Montreal Royals Al-Cup 9 4 2 6 22
1941–42 Montreal Royals QSHL 38 9 16 25 35
1942–43 Montreal Canadiens NHL 9 2 5 7 4
1942–43 Montreal Royals QSHL 28 21 16 37 14 7 4 2 6 4
1943–44 New York Rangers NHL 28 9 20 29 0
1943–44 Montreal Army MCHL 4 0 0 0 0
1943–44 Montreal Royals QSHL 4 2 6 8 2
1944–45 Montreal Royals QSHL 3 5 4 9 4
1944–45 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 37 17 23 40 10
1944–45 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1 0 1 1 0
1945–46 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 58 28 36 64 35 6 4 2 6 10
1946–47 Buffalo Bisons AHL 63 29 40 69 37 4 0 0 0 0
1947–48 Philadelphia Rockets AHL 60 26 57 83 6
1948–49 Philadelphia Rockets AHL 67 21 50 71 10
1949–50 Hershey Bears AHL 69 23 36 59 13
1950–51 Hershey Bears AHL 33 5 14 19 7
1951–52 Shawinigan Cataractes QMHL 60 16 28 44 18
1952–53 St-Hyacinthe Saints QPHL 61 28 58 86
AHL totals 387 149 256 405 118 10 4 2 6 10
NHL totals 37 11 25 36 4 1 0 1 1 0

References

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  1. ^ "Habs centre found his swing on green". Archived from the original on 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  2. ^ Hockey deaths - May 2015, Society for International Hockey Research, accessed 19 May 2015.
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