Roy Conacher
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Roy Gordon Conacher was a Canadian professional ice hockey
left winger
who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League
for the Boston Bruins
, Detroit Red Wings
and Chicago Black Hawks
. He won 2 Stanley Cup
s with the Boston Bruins
in 1939 and 1941.
Conacher won the highly regarded Art Ross Trophy
in the 1948–49 season with the Black Hawks. He finished with 26 goals, 42 assists for 68 points on the year. Conacher scored 226 goals during his career.
Roy and his twin brother Bert were the youngest siblings of famed hockey greats Lionel Conacher
and Charlie Conacher
. Roy, Charlie and Lionel are the only three brothers in the Hockey Hall of Fame
.
Conacher wore #9 for the Detroit Red Wings
during Gordie Howe
's rookie season in 1946–47. Howe wore #17 that season. During the last years of his NHL career, Conacher, his wife Fran, and their children, had moved to Midland, Ontario. Following his retirement, he coached the 1953–54 Midland Red Wings to the Ontario Hockey Association Jr. C championship. It was the first - and remains the only - provincial Jr. C title for the town. A member of Conacher's junior team, Jack Hendrickson, went on to play in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings. In 1996, Roy Conacher was selected as one of the inaugural inductees (Athlete category) of the Midland Sports Hall of Fame.
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...
left winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
who played 11 seasons 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...
for the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in 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...
and Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
. He won 2 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...
s with the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
in 1939 and 1941.
Conacher won the highly regarded Art Ross Trophy
Art Ross Trophy
The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the National Hockey League player who leads the league in scoring points at the end of the regular season. It was presented to the NHL by former player, general manager, and head coach Art Ross. The trophy has been awarded 61 times to 25 players since its inception...
in the 1948–49 season with the Black Hawks. He finished with 26 goals, 42 assists for 68 points on the year. Conacher scored 226 goals during his career.
Roy and his twin brother Bert were the youngest siblings of famed hockey greats Lionel Conacher
Lionel Conacher
Lionel Pretoria Conacher, MP , nicknamed "The Big Train", was a Canadian athlete and politician. Voted the country's top athlete of the first half of the 20th century, he won championships in numerous sports. His first passion was football; he was a member of the 1921 Grey Cup champion Toronto...
and Charlie Conacher
Charlie Conacher
Charles William "The Big Bomber" Conacher, Sr. was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings and New York Americans in the National Hockey League. An early power forward, Conacher was nicknamed "The Big Bomber," for his size, powerful...
. Roy, Charlie and Lionel are the only three brothers in the Hockey Hall of Fame
Hockey Hall of Fame
The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup...
.
Conacher wore #9 for 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 Gordie Howe
Gordie Howe
Gordon "Gordie" Howe, OC is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League , and the Houston Aeros and New England Whalers in the World Hockey Association . Howe is often referred to as Mr...
's rookie season in 1946–47. Howe wore #17 that season. During the last years of his NHL career, Conacher, his wife Fran, and their children, had moved to Midland, Ontario. Following his retirement, he coached the 1953–54 Midland Red Wings to the Ontario Hockey Association Jr. C championship. It was the first - and remains the only - provincial Jr. C title for the town. A member of Conacher's junior team, Jack Hendrickson, went on to play in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings. In 1996, Roy Conacher was selected as one of the inaugural inductees (Athlete category) of the Midland Sports Hall of Fame.
Awards and achievements
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of FameHockey Hall of FameThe Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup...
in 1998. - 1948–49 Art Ross TrophyArt Ross TrophyThe Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the National Hockey League player who leads the league in scoring points at the end of the regular season. It was presented to the NHL by former player, general manager, and head coach Art Ross. The trophy has been awarded 61 times to 25 players since its inception...
winner
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 | ||
| 1938–39 | Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... |
NHL | 47 | 26 | 11 | 37 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 1939–40 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 31 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1940–41 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 41 | 24 | 14 | 38 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1941–42 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 43 | 24 | 13 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1945–46 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1946–47 | 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... |
NHL | 60 | 30 | 24 | 54 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1947–48 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 52 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 60 | 26 | 42 | 68 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 490 | 226 | 200 | 426 | 90 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 18 | ||||