Charlie Conacher
Charlie Conacher was born on December 20, 1909 in Toronto, Ontario. He grew up playing hockey and went on to have a successful career
with the hometown Toronto Maple Leafs. His break came in 1927 when he was selected by the Toronto Marlboros, eventually making it
to the NHL club for the 1929-30 season. Charlie was nicknamed "the Big Bomber" for the hard shot he possessed, putting fear in
goalies around the NHL. He was teamed with Busher Jackson and Joe Primeau to form the "Kid Line". The big right winger was the
best at his position for a good part of his career.
Charlie was the NHL scoring leader in 1934 and 1935, scoring well over a point per game. He also lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to
a Stanley Cup victory in 1932 along with making five All-Star teams. Charlie Conacher's career with the Maple Leafs ended in 1938
when he was sold to the Detroit Red Wings where he played for one season before moving to the New York Americans. He retired as a
player in 1941 but coached the Oshawa Generals and later the Chicago Blackhawks. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in
1961 and died after a long battle with throad cancer in 1967. The Charlie Conacher Research Fund has raised millions of dollars for
cancer research and the Charlie Conacher Memorial Trophy is still awarded to the NHL player for humanitarian and public service
contributions.
Charlie Conacher's Career Statistics
Year Team GP G A Pts Pim 1929-30 Toronto Maple Leafs 38 20 9 29 48 1930-31 Toronto Maple Leafs 37 31 12 43 78 1931-32 Toronto Maple Leafs 44 34 14 48 66 1932-33 Toronto Maple Leafs 40 14 19 33 64 1933-34 Toronto Maple Leafs 42 32 20 52 38 1934-35 Toronto Maple Leafs 47 36 21 57 24 1935-36 Toronto Maple Leafs 44 23 15 38 74 1936-37 Toronto Maple Leafs 15 3 5 8 13 1937-38 Toronto Maple Leafs 19 7 9 16 6 1938-39 Detroit Red Wings 40 8 15 23 39 1939-40 New-York Americans 48 10 18 28 41 1940-41 New-York Americans 46 7 16 23 32 Career Totals 460 225 173 398 523
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