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Abbie Cox

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Abbie Cox
Born (1902-07-16)July 16, 1902
London, Ontario, Canada
Died May 10, 1985(1985-05-10) (aged 82)
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 140 lb (64 kg; 10 st 0 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Montreal Maroons
New York Americans
Detroit Red Wings
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1923–1937

Albert Edward "Abbie" Cox (July 16, 1902 – May 10, 1985) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Cox played a total of five games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Maroons, New York Americans, Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens between 1930 and 1936. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1923 to 1937, was spent in various minor leagues.

Playing career

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He was born in London, Ontario. Cox played junior hockey in Ottawa and Iroquois Falls, winning the Memorial Cup in 1923. Cox graduated to senior hockey in 1923, playing first with the New Haven Eagles and then the Boston Maples. Cox signed with the New York Hockey Club of the USAHA in 1925 but was ruled ineligible to play in amateur play and was suspended for the season. Cox became a professional in 1926 with the Springfield Indians, then an affiliate of the New York Rangers. Cox played two seasons with Springfield, then signed with the Montreal Maroons organization. He played one game with the Maroons in the 1929–30 season, but played mostly for the minor league Windsor Bulldogs. Cox would spend the rest of his career mainly in the minor leagues, but played occasional games in the NHL. He played two games in 1933–34 for the Detroit Red Wings, and one for the New York Americans. He played one game in the 1935–36 season for the Montreal Canadiens. Cox retired after the 1936–37 season. Cox continued in hockey as a linesman.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T Min GA SO GAA GP W L T Min GA SO GAA
1921–22 Ottawa Munitions OCHL 12 4 7 2 720 42 1 3.50 2 0 2 0 120 11 0 5.50
1922–23 Iroquois Falls Papermakers NOJHA
1923–24 New Haven Bears USAHA 12 6 6 0 730 21 2 1.73
1924–25 Boston Maples USAHA 21 6 15 0 995 58 0 2.21
1925–26 New York Knickerbockers USAHA
1926–27 Springfield Indians Can-Am 31 14 12 5 1950 51 6 1.57 6 3 1 2 360 6 2 1.00
1927–28 Springfield Indians Can-Am 40 24 13 3 2450 71 12 1.74 4 2 2 0 240 7 1 1.75
1928–29 Windsor Bulldogs Can Pro 34 22 9 3 2100 64 7 1.83 8 5 3 0 530 7 3 0.79
1929–30 Montreal Maroons NHL 1 1 0 0 60 2 0 2.00
1929–30 Windsor Bulldogs IHL 41 20 13 8 2440 89 3 2.19
1930–31 Windsor Bulldogs IHL 1 0 0 1 70 4 0 3.43
1930–31 Detroit Olympics IHL 39 19 11 9 2470 78 8 1.89 6 0 6 0 370 19 0 3.08
1931–32 Pittsburgh Yellowjackets IHL 31 12 13 5 1930 84 5 2.61
1932–33 Detroit Olympics IHL 13 780 51 2 3.92
1932–33 Windsor Bulldogs IHL 2 2 0 0 120 2 0 1.00
1933–34 New York Americans NHL 1 0 1 0 24 3 0 7.50
1933–34 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2 0 0 1 109 5 0 2.75
1933–34 Detroit Olympics IHL 38 2280 80 5 2.11 6 3 3 0 360 17 0 2.83
1934–35 Quebec Castors Can-Am 43 19 18 6 2660 114 5 2.57 3 1 2 0 180 6 1 2.00
1935–36 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1 0 0 1 70 1 0 0.86
1935–36 Philadelphia Ramblers Can-Am 1 60 4 0 4.00
1935–36 Springfield Indians Cam-Am 38 15 20 3 2320 129 6 3.34
1936–37 Kansas City Greyhounds AHA 10 0 8 2 646 31 0 2.88
NHL totals 5 1 1 2 263 11 0 2.51
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