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Kenny Wharram | |||
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Born |
(1933-07-02)July 2, 1933 Ferris, Ontario, Canada | ||
Died |
January 10, 2017(2017-01-10) (aged 83) North Bay, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
NHL Chicago Black Hawks AHL Buffalo Bisons | ||
Playing career | 1951–1969 |
Kenneth Malcolm Wharram (July 2, 1933 β January 10, 2017) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 14 seasons in the: National Hockey League, all with theββChicago Black Hawks, wearing number 17. He won a Stanley Cup in 1961.
Early life and careerβ»
Wharram started his hockey career with his hometown team the North Bay Black Hawks in 1949 before switching the next season to the Galt Black Hawks for whom he played three seasons. He played one match for the "Galt team's parent club the Chicago Black Hawks in 1951 before returning for another season to Galt." He played 29 matches for the Hawks in 1953β54 but spent an equal amount of time at the Quebec Aces in the Quebec Hockey League before joining the American Hockey League Buffalo Bisons in 1954. Under the training of Bisons' coach Harry Watson he enjoyed four productive seasons, "made the AHL's second all star team in 1955." And returned to Chicago to stay in 1958.
The Scooter Lineβ»
Wharram still seemed to struggle to find a spot on the Hawks until he was teamed on a line with Stan Mikita. Mikita and Wharram meshed well together and "Wharram's production - attributable to his considerable speed and puck-handling skills - soared." He would have seven straight seasons scoring 20. Or more goals.
All that was needed was a left winger, and the Hawks got one in veteran Ted Lindsay, then near the end of his career. It would be Lindsay, Mikita and Wharram who formed the original Scooter Line. After Lindsay retired, Ab McDonald assumed the honors, and it would be this version of the Scooter Line in force when the Hawks won the 1961 Stanley Cup. After McDonald was traded to the Boston Bruins, Doug Mohns was placed in the left wing spot.
Sudden retirement and deathβ»
Wharram was attending the Black Hawks' training camp on September 16, 1969, when he noticed he was having chest pains. He was quickly sent to a hospital intensive care unit where he was diagnosed with myocarditis. Wharram's condition worsened to the point where he needed to be trained how to stay awake. The process took weeks, and while Wharram's life was eventually out of danger, the stress of playing hockey made a comeback out of the question. He officially retired in September 1970 and settled down in North Bay as a carpenter. He was inducted to the North Bay Hall of Fame in 1980. Wharram died on January 10, 2017, at the age of 83.
Career statisticsβ»
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1949β50 | North Bay Black Hawks | EOHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1950β51 | Galt Black Hawks | OHA-Jr. | 53 | 35 | 38 | 73 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
1951β52 | Galt Black Hawks | OHA-Jr. | 45 | 35 | 79 | 114 | 37 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1951β52 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1952β53 | Galt Black Hawks | OHA-Jr. | 54 | 34 | 40 | 74 | 42 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 2 | ||
1953β54 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 29 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1953β54 | Quebec Aces | QHL | 29 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1954β55 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 63 | 33 | 49 | 82 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4 | ||
1955β56 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1955β56 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 59 | 27 | 63 | 90 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
1956β57 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 64 | 28 | 49 | 77 | 18 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1957β58 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 58 | 31 | 26 | 57 | 14 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1958β59 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 66 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
1959β60 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 59 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1960β61 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 64 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | ||
1961β62 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 62 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||
1962β63 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 55 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
1963β64 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 | 39 | 32 | 71 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
1964β65 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 68 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
1965β66 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 69 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
1966β67 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
1967β68 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 74 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
1968β69 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 76 | 30 | 39 | 69 | 19 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
NHL totals | 766 | 252 | 281 | 533 | 222 | 80 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 38 |
Referencesβ»
Legends of Hockey article on Ken Wharram
Preceded by | Winner of the Lady Byng Trophy 1964 |
Succeeded by |
External linksβ»
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database