John Mahaffy (ice hockey) explained

Position:Centre
Played For:New York Rangers
Montreal Canadiens
Streatham
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:7
Weight Lb:165
Birth Date:1918 7, mf=yes
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Death Place:Brossard, Quebec, Canada
Career Start:1935
Career End: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

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
Season ATeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1934–35Montreal Junior RoyalsQJAHA10 3 6 9 42 0 0 0 0
1935–36Montreal RoyalsMtl Sr7 5 6 11 4
1936–37Montreal RoyalsMtl Sr21 4 8 12 165 0 1 1 2
1937–38Montreal RoyalsMCHL22 4 3 7 201 0 0 0 2
1938–39StreathamENL4 4 8
1939–40Montreal RoyalsMCHL29 9 13 22 258 2 0 2 12
1939–40Montreal RoyalsAl-Cup5 0 4 4 0
1940–41Montreal RoyalsMCHL33 17 25 42 608 6 5 11 16
1940–41Montreal RoyalsAl-Cup9 4 2 6 22
1941–42Montreal RoyalsQSHL38 9 16 25 35
1942–43Montreal CanadiensNHL9 2 5 7 4
1942–43Montreal RoyalsQSHL28 21 16 37 147 4 2 6 4
1943–44New York RangersNHL28 9 20 29 0
1943–44Montreal ArmyMCHL4 0 0 0 0
1943–44Montreal RoyalsQSHL4 2 6 8 2
1944–45Montreal RoyalsQSHL3 5 4 9 4
1944–45Pittsburgh HornetsAHL37 17 23 40 10
1944–45Montreal CanadiensNHL1 0 1 1 0
1945–46Pittsburgh HornetsAHL58 28 36 64 356 4 2 6 10
1946–47Buffalo BisonsAHL63 29 40 69 374 0 0 0 0
1947–48Philadelphia RocketsAHL60 26 57 83 6
1948–49Philadelphia RocketsAHL67 21 50 71 10
1949–50Hershey BearsAHL69 23 36 59 13
1950–51Hershey BearsAHL33 5 14 19 7
1951–52Shawinigan CataractesQMHL60 16 28 44 18
1952–53St-Hyacinthe SaintsQPHL61 28 58 86
AHL totals387 149 256 405 11810 4 2 6 10
NHL totals37 11 25 36 41 0 1 1 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Habs centre found his swing on green . 2014-12-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160324102659/http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=742a4d19-d162-47a4-8e7b-74a8856477a1&sponsor= . 2016-03-24 .
  2. http://www.sihrhockey.org/__a/members/deaths_by_year.cfm?year=2015&month=05 Hockey deaths - May 2015