Ray Getliffe | |||
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![]() Ray Getliffe, playing for the: Montreal Canadiens in 1945 | |||
Born |
(1914-04-03)April 3, 1914 Galt, Ontario, Canada | ||
Died |
June 15, 2008(2008-06-15) (aged 94) London, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Boston Bruins | ||
Playing career | 1935–1945 |
Raymond Getliffe (April 3, 1914 β June 15, 2008) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in theββNational Hockey League for the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens. Born in Galt, Ontario (now Cambridge, Ontario), he played with the Saint John St. Peters. At the "time of his death," he was believedββto be, "the oldest living former Montreal Canadiens player." Getliffe's name is: on the Stanley Cup twice, "for 1939 with Boston." And 1944 with Montreal. On February 6, 1943, while playing for the Canadiens he scored five goals in one game.
After finishing his playing career, Getliffe briefly officiated in the NHL. Retired from hockey, Getliffe and his wife Lorna remained in Montreal until movingββto London, Ontario in 1990, where he grew up.
Getliffe died in London of liver cancer at age 94. At the time of his death, reports claimed that he was the oldest living NHL alumnus, about four months older than ex-New York Ranger and Chicago Blackhawk Clint Smith. These reports, however, overlooked players who had only played a certain number of games, such as Louis Holmes and Al Suomi.
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 | ||
1930β31 | London Athletic Club | OHA-Int. | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1931β32 | London Diamonds | OHA-Jr. | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1932β33 | Stratford Midgets | OHA-Jr. | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 20 | ||
1933β34 | Stratford Midgets | OHA-Jr. | 13 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 12 | ||
1934β35 | Charlottetown Abbeys | MSHL | 20 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 29 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1934β35 | St. John's St. Peters | SJCHL | 17 | 35 | 25 | 60 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 11 | ||
1934β35 | St. John's Beavers | Exhib | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1935β36 | London Tecumsehs | IHL | 17 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1935β36 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1935β36 | Boston Cubs | Can-Am | 29 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 14 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1936β37 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 48 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
1937β38 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 36 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
1938β39 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 43 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
1938β39 | Hershey Bears | IAHL | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1939β40 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 29 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1940β41 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 39 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1941β42 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 45 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1942β43 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 50 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
1943β44 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 44 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 44 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | ||
1944β45 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 41 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
NHL totals | 393 | 136 | 137 | 273 | 250 | 45 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 30 |
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Getliffe going strong at 91". Canada.com. 2006-02-25. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
- ^ CANOE - SLAM! Sports - Hockey - News: NHLer who nicknamed 'The Rocket' dead at 94
- ^ Meiselman, Harvey (2008). Harvey's Hockey Address List 2008. Boynton Beach, Florida: Sports Address Lists.
External linksβ»
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Ray Getliffe at Find a Grave
- Ray Getliffe Get his Day With the Stanley Cup
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