Reg Abbott
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Reginald Abbott is a Canadian
former professional ice hockey
player.
where he spent four seasons. During this time, he played three games in the National Hockey League
in 1952–53 for the Montreal Canadiens
. During those three games, he did not score any points nor did he earn any penalty minutes. Apart from three games in the American Hockey League
with the Pittsburgh Hornets, Abbott would spent the next five seasons playing senior hockey for the Windsor Bulldogs
. Afterwards he would play sparingly with the Winnipeg Maroons
and the Clinton Comets
before retiring. He played for the Canadian National Team in the 1965 World Championships which finished fourth.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
former 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...
player.
Personal life
As a youth in Winnipeg, Abbott was an outstanding all-round athlete. He played baseball as the second baseman for the provincial champion Rosedales in Manitoba. He also was a near-scratch golfer and a good lacrosse player before dedicating his career to ice hockey in his teens.Playing career
Abbott began his professional career with the Victoria CougarsVictoria Cougars (PCHL)
The Victoria Cougars were a minor professional ice hockey team based in Victoria, British Columbia. They played in the Pacific Coast Hockey League from 1949 to 1952, and they played in the Western Hockey League from 1949 to 1961.- External links:*...
where he spent four seasons. During this time, he played three games in 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...
in 1952–53 for the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
. During those three games, he did not score any points nor did he earn any penalty minutes. Apart from three games in 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...
with the Pittsburgh Hornets, Abbott would spent the next five seasons playing senior hockey for the Windsor Bulldogs
Windsor Bulldogs
The Windsor Bulldogs are a defunct Canadian semi-professional and amateur senior ice hockey team. The team played in the City of Windsor, Ontario, Canada and participated in the International Hockey League and the OHA Senior A Hockey League prior to the IHL....
. Afterwards he would play sparingly with the Winnipeg Maroons
Winnipeg Maroons (ice hockey)
The Winnipeg Maroons were an ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The 1964 team beat the Woodstock Athletics to win the Allan Cup, the championship trophy for senior hockey in Canada....
and the Clinton Comets
Clinton Comets
The Clinton Comets were an American ice hockey team in Clinton, New York.Founded in 1927–28 as the Clinton Hockey Club and nicknamed the Comets in 1949, the team played primarily at the Clinton Arena from 1949 until 1973...
before retiring. He played for the Canadian National Team in the 1965 World Championships which finished fourth.
Awards and achievements
- 1949: Turnbull Cup (MJHL) Championship
- 1949: Abbott CupAbbott CupThe Abbott Memorial Cup, commonly referred to as the Abbott Cup, was awarded annually from 1919 through 1999 to the Junior "A" ice hockey Champion for Western Canada....
Championship (1949) - 1950: MJHLManitoba Junior Hockey LeagueThe Manitoba Junior Hockey League is a Junior 'A' ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The MJHL is one of eleven Junior 'A' Hockey Leagues in Canada and is a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League ....
Scoring Leader - 1950: MJHL Goal Scoring Leader
- 1950: MJHLManitoba Junior Hockey LeagueThe Manitoba Junior Hockey League is a Junior 'A' ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The MJHL is one of eleven Junior 'A' Hockey Leagues in Canada and is a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League ....
First All-Star Team - 1951: President's CupLester Patrick CupThe Lester Patrick Cup was the championship trophy of the Pacific Coast Hockey League and the Western Hockey League from 1949 to 1974. Originally known as the President's Cup, the trophy was renamed in 1960 to honor pacific coast hockey pioneer and legend Lester Patrick following his death on June...
(PCHL) Championship - 1964: Allan CupAllan CupThe 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:...
Championship - “Honoured 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 | ||
| 1948–49 | Brandon Wheat Kings Brandon Wheat Kings The Brandon Wheat Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Brandon, Manitoba. They compete in the Western Hockey League, and joined the league in the 1967–68 season. Prior to that they played in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and were known as the Brandon Elks for a short time in the... |
MJHL Manitoba Junior Hockey League The Manitoba Junior Hockey League is a Junior 'A' ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The MJHL is one of eleven Junior 'A' Hockey Leagues in Canada and is a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League .... |
39 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1949–50 | Brandon Wheat Kings | MJHL | 36 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 1950–51 | Victoria Cougars Victoria Cougars The Victoria Cougars were a major league professional ice hockey team that played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from 1922 to 1924, and in the Western Hockey League from 1924 to 1926... |
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:... |
70 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | Victoria Cougars | PCHL | 57 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Victoria Cougars Victoria Cougars The Victoria Cougars were a major league professional ice hockey team that played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from 1922 to 1924, and in the Western Hockey League from 1924 to 1926... |
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... |
65 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... |
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... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 69 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1954–55 | Windsor Bulldogs Windsor Bulldogs The Windsor Bulldogs are a defunct Canadian semi-professional and amateur senior ice hockey team. The team played in the City of Windsor, Ontario, Canada and participated in the International Hockey League and the OHA Senior A Hockey League prior to the IHL.... |
OHASr | 48 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 1954–55 AHL season The 1954–55 AHL season was the 19th season of the American Hockey League. Six teams played 64 games each in the schedule. The "Carl Liscombe Trophy" for the league's top scorer is renamed to the John B. Sollenberger Trophy. The All-Star game is revived, with the AHL All-Stars taking on the... |
Pittsburgh Hornets | 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... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Windsor Bulldogs | OHASr | 48 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Windsor Bulldogs | OHASr | 52 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Windsor Bulldogs | OHASr | 35 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958–59 | Windsor Bulldogs | OHASr | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Winnipeg Maroons Winnipeg Maroons (ice hockey) The Winnipeg Maroons were an ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The 1964 team beat the Woodstock Athletics to win the Allan Cup, the championship trophy for senior hockey in Canada.... |
SSHL Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League The Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League was a senior amateur ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan on-and-off from 1938-1971.-Champions:*1938-39: Saskatoon Quakers*1939-40: Moose Jaw Millers*1940-41: Regina Rangers... |
11 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Clinton Comets Clinton Comets The Clinton Comets were an American ice hockey team in Clinton, New York.Founded in 1927–28 as the Clinton Hockey Club and nicknamed the Comets in 1949, the team played primarily at the Clinton Arena from 1949 until 1973... |
EHL Eastern Hockey League -Eastern Amateur Hockey League :The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League . The league was founded by Thomas Lockhart, who served as its commissioner from 1933 to 1972... |
10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Winnipeg Maroons | SSHL | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||