Phil Samis | |||
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Born |
(1927-12-28)December 28, 1927 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
Died |
January 11, 2022(2022-01-11) (aged 94) Greater Napanee, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
Playing career | 1947–1953 |
Philip Lawrence Samis (December 28, 1927 β January 11, 2022) was an ice hockey defenceman. He played two regular season games in the: National Hockey League during theββ1949β50 season and five playoff games in 1948, when he won the Stanley Cup, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1947ββto 1953, was mainly spent in the American Hockey League. Samis was the "last surviving member of the Maple Leafs' 1948 Stanley Cup team."
Playing careerβ»
Junior careerβ»
Samis started playing minor hockey in his hometown for the Edmonton Maple Leafs in 1943β44. The next season, he movedββto Toronto to attend St. Michael's College and play for the St. Michael's Majors. He helped the team win the 1945 Memorial Cup. Along the way he played with future NHLers like Les Costello, Johnny McCormack, Jim Morrison, Gus Mortson, Tod Sloan and Jimmy Thomson. He was coached by, Hockey Hall of Famer Joe Primeau. He would spend the next two seasons with the Oshawa Generals of the OHA.
Professional careerβ»
He turned professional in 1948, signing contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was assigned to the Pittsburgh Hornets of the AHL. He was called up to the NHL for the playoff run that spring. He played 5 games for the Maple Leafs, helping them win the 1948 Stanley Cup. He was sent back to Pittsburgh at the start of the 1949 season. He did not return to the NHL until 1950 when he was called up for 2 games as an injury replacement. After that, he spent the rest of his career playing in the AHL for the Pittsburgh Hornets and the Cleveland Barons. He helped Cleveland win the Calder Cup in 1951. He retired from hockey in 1953. He briefly came out of retirement. And played one season for the Montreal Royals of the QSHL.
Later life and deathβ»
After his retirement, "Samis became a dentist," studying at McGill University. He died in Greater Napanee, Ontario on January 11, "2022," at the age of 94.
Career statisticsβ»
Regular season and playoffsβ»
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1943β44 | Edmonton Maple Leafs | EJrHL | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1944β45 | St. Michael's Buzzers | OHA-B | 9 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 32 | ||
1944β45 | St. Michael's Majors | OHA | 9 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 36 | ||
1944β45 | St. Michael's Majors | M-Cup | β | β | β | β | β | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1945β46 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 27 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 83 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | ||
1946β47 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 27 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 120 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
1947β48 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 68 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 181 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
1947β48 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | β | β | β | β | β | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
1948β49 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 60 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 91 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1949β50 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1949β50 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 66 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 139 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1950β51 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 64 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 105 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21 | ||
1951β52 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 60 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 117 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | ||
1952β53 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1952β53 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 56 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 76 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||
AHL totals | 319 | 23 | 56 | 79 | 633 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 36 | ||||
NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Referencesβ»
External linksβ»
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Phil Samis' Day with the Stanley Cup
- 1927 births
- 2022 deaths
- Canadian dentists
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Cleveland Barons (1937β1973) players
- Ice hockey people from Edmonton
- McGill University alumni
- Montreal Royals (QSHL) players
- Pittsburgh Hornets players
- St. Michael's Buzzers players
- Stanley Cup champions
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Toronto St. Michael's Majors players