Jim McFadden
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James Alexander McFadden (b. April 15, 1920 in Belfast
, United Kingdom
– d. August 22, 2002) was a professional ice hockey
forward
. Jim McFadden was one of only six players born in Ireland
to ever reach the NHL
.
of the Pacific Coast Hockey League
. He spent two years with the Buckaroos before joining the Montreal Sr. Canadiens in the Quebec Senior Hockey League
in 1941-42. In 1942-43, McFadden joined the Canadian Army. He was posted in Winnipeg and he played hockey with the Winnipeg Army. After three years in the army, McFadden rejoined the QSHL, but this time with the Ottawa Senators
. McFadden contributed large amounts of points on the team and in 1946-47 he was traded to the Buffalo Bisons
of the American Hockey League
.
After averaging over a point with the Bisons in the AHL, he was signed on to the National Hockey League
by the Detroit Red Wings
during their playoff run in 1946-47
. The Red Wings ended up being beaten by the Toronto Maple Leafs
in five games, but McFadden's 2 points during the playoffs, helped give him another chance on the roster for next season
. McFadden ended up scoring 24 goals during his rookie season and this helped him win the Calder Memorial Trophy
. He remained in Detroit for three more seasons, which saw him win the Stanley Cup
in 1949-50
, and a berth to the 1950 NHL All-Star Game.
On August 20, 1951, McFadden was traded to the Chicago Black Hawks with teammates George Gee
, Max McNab
, Jimmy Peters
, Clare Martin
and Rags Raglan in exchange for 75,000$ and future considerations. McFadden played in Chicago for three seasons. He played in 19 games during the 1953-54 season
, before being sent down to the minors. He played another three seasons in the minors with the Calgary Stampeders before retiring.
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom during the period when what is now the Republic of Ireland formed a part of it....
– d. August 22, 2002) was a professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
forward
Forward (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
. Jim McFadden was one of only six players born in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
to ever reach the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
.
Playing career
McFadden started his career with the Portland BuckaroosPortland Buckaroos
The Portland Buckaroos was the name of several professional ice hockey teams based in Portland, Oregon.-PCHL/NWHL era :The first incarnation of Portland Buckaroos played their home games at the Portland Ice Arena. The Buckaroos initially played in the four-team Pacific Coast Hockey League from...
of the Pacific Coast Hockey League
Pacific Coast Hockey League
The Pacific Coast Hockey League was an ice hockey minor league with teams in the western United States and western Canada that existed in several incarnations: from 1928 to 1931, from 1936 to 1941, and from 1944 to 1952.-PCHL 1928-1931:...
. He spent two years with the Buckaroos before joining the Montreal Sr. Canadiens in the Quebec Senior Hockey League
Quebec Senior Hockey League
The Quebec Senior Hockey League was an ice hockey league that operated between 1941 and 1959 in Québec, Canada. From 1941, it operated on an amateur basis, before becoming the semi-professional Quebec Hockey League in 1953...
in 1941-42. In 1942-43, McFadden joined the Canadian Army. He was posted in Winnipeg and he played hockey with the Winnipeg Army. After three years in the army, McFadden rejoined the QSHL, but this time with the Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators (senior hockey)
The Ottawa Senators, also known as the Ottawa Commandos and Senior Senators, was an amateur, later semi-professional, senior-level men's ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada...
. McFadden contributed large amounts of points on the team and in 1946-47 he was traded to the Buffalo Bisons
Buffalo Bisons (AHL)
The Buffalo Bisons were an American Hockey League ice hockey franchise that played from 1940 to 1970 in Buffalo, New York. They replaced the original Buffalo Bisons hockey team, which left the area in 1936 after its arena collapsed...
of the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
.
After averaging over a point with the Bisons in the AHL, he was signed on to the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
by the Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
during their playoff run in 1946-47
1946-47 NHL season
-NHL awards:-All-Star teams:-Scoring leaders:Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes-Leading goaltenders:...
. The Red Wings ended up being beaten by the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
in five games, but McFadden's 2 points during the playoffs, helped give him another chance on the roster for next season
1947-48 NHL season
-NHL awards:-All-Star teams:-Scoring leaders:GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points-Leading goaltenders:GP = Games Played, TOI = Time On Ice , GA = Goals Against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals Against Average-Debuts:...
. McFadden ended up scoring 24 goals during his rookie season and this helped him win the Calder Memorial Trophy
Calder Memorial Trophy
The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League." The Rookie of the Year trophy has been awarded 79 times since its creation for the 1936–37 NHL season...
. He remained in Detroit for three more seasons, which saw him win the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
in 1949-50
1950 Stanley Cup Finals
-References:...
, and a berth to the 1950 NHL All-Star Game.
On August 20, 1951, McFadden was traded to the Chicago Black Hawks with teammates George Gee
George Gee
George William Gee was the first person to be hanged in the town of Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada. He was tried for the murder of Miss Millie Gee, his cousin and ex-lover...
, Max McNab
Max McNab
Maxwell Douglas McNab was a Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and NHL general manager. He was born in Watson, Saskatchewan...
, Jimmy Peters
Jimmy Peters
James Meldrum "Shakey" Peters Sr. was a professional ice hockey player who won two Stanley Cups as a member of the Detroit Red Wings in 1950 and 1954 and another with the Montreal Canadiens in 1946.-Playing career:...
, Clare Martin
Clare Martin
Clare Majella Martin is a former Australian politician. She is the current CEO of the Australian Council of Social Service . A former journalist, she was elected to the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in a shock by-election win in 1995...
and Rags Raglan in exchange for 75,000$ and future considerations. McFadden played in Chicago for three seasons. He played in 19 games during the 1953-54 season
1953-54 NHL season
-NHL awards:-All-Star teams:-Scoring leaders:Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes-Leading goaltenders:...
, before being sent down to the minors. He played another three seasons in the minors with the Calgary Stampeders before retiring.
Awards and achievements
- Calder Memorial TrophyCalder Memorial TrophyThe Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League." The Rookie of the Year trophy has been awarded 79 times since its creation for the 1936–37 NHL season...
winner (1948). - Played in NHL All-Star Game (1950).
- Stanley CupStanley CupThe Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
championship (1950). - Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and MuseumManitoba Sports Hall of Fame and MuseumThe Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, dedicated to the history of sport in Manitoba and honouring the best in sport. The organization began in 1980 and in 1993, a museum was opened in The Forks...
in 2004. - “Honored Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of FameManitoba Hockey Hall of FameThe Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum was established in 1985 when the first honoured members were named and plaques were erected in their honour. The first group of inductees was large in order to recognize the accomplishments of Manitoba players, coaches, builders and teams at the...
.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1939–40 | Portland Buckaroos Portland Buckaroos The Portland Buckaroos was the name of several professional ice hockey teams based in Portland, Oregon.-PCHL/NWHL era :The first incarnation of Portland Buckaroos played their home games at the Portland Ice Arena. The Buckaroos initially played in the four-team Pacific Coast Hockey League from... |
PCHL Pacific Coast Hockey League The Pacific Coast Hockey League was an ice hockey minor league with teams in the western United States and western Canada that existed in several incarnations: from 1928 to 1931, from 1936 to 1941, and from 1944 to 1952.-PCHL 1928-1931:... |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1940–41 | Portland Buckaroos | PCHL | 47 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Montreal Sr. Canadiens | QSHL Quebec Senior Hockey League The Quebec Senior Hockey League was an ice hockey league that operated between 1941 and 1959 in Québec, Canada. From 1941, it operated on an amateur basis, before becoming the semi-professional Quebec Hockey League in 1953... |
27 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1942–43 | Winnipeg Army | WNDHL | 12 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1942–43 | Port Arthur Navy | A-Cup Allan Cup The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:... |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1943–44 | Winnipeg Army | WNDHL | 8 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944–45 | Winnipeg Army | WNDHL | 17 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1944–45 | Winnipeg Army | A-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1945–46 | Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators (senior hockey) The Ottawa Senators, also known as the Ottawa Commandos and Senior Senators, was an amateur, later semi-professional, senior-level men's ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada... |
QSHL | 30 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 57 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1946–47 | Ottawa Senators | QSHL | 16 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 1946–47 AHL season The 1946–47 AHL season was the 11th season of the American Hockey League. Ten teams played 64 games each in the schedule. The Cleveland Barons won their fifth F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as West Division champions... |
Buffalo Bisons Buffalo Bisons (AHL) The Buffalo Bisons were an American Hockey League ice hockey franchise that played from 1940 to 1970 in Buffalo, New York. They replaced the original Buffalo Bisons hockey team, which left the area in 1936 after its arena collapsed... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
31 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1947–48 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 60 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 1948–49 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 55 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1949–50 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 68 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1950–51 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1951–52 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1953–54 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL Western Hockey League (minor pro) The Western Hockey League was a minor pro ice hockey league that operated from 1952 to 1974. Managed for most of its history by Hockey Hall of Fame member Al Leader, it was created out of the merger of the Pacific Coast Hockey League and the Western Canada Senior Hockey League... |
37 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 4 | ||
| 1953–54 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 56 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | ||
| 1955–56 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 64 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1956–57 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 412 | 100 | 126 | 226 | 89 | 49 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 30 | ||||