Tod Sloan (ice hockey)
Encyclopedia
Aloysius Martin "Tod" Sloan (born November 30, 1927 in Vinton, Quebec
) is a retired Canadian ice hockey
forward
.
Sloan started his National Hockey League
career with the Toronto Maple Leafs
in 1948. He would also play for the Chicago Black Hawks
. He would retire after the 1961 season. He won three Stanley Cup
s in his career, two with Toronto in 1949 and 1951, and one with Chicago in 1961. In 1949 with Toronto, Sloan only played 29 regular-season games and did not play in the playoffs. His name was left off the Stanley Cup, but he was included on the 1949 Maple Leaf team winning picture.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
) is a retired Canadian 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...
.
Sloan started his 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...
career with 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 1948. He would also play for the 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 would retire after the 1961 season. He won three 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 in his career, two with Toronto in 1949 and 1951, and one with Chicago in 1961. In 1949 with Toronto, Sloan only played 29 regular-season games and did not play in the playoffs. His name was left off the Stanley Cup, but he was included on the 1949 Maple Leaf team winning picture.