Alex McKinnon (ice hockey)
| Alex McKinnon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 17, 1895 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died | October 8, 1949 (aged 54) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Chicago Black Hawks New York Americans Hamilton Tigers | ||
| Playing career | 1913–1930 | ||
Robert Alexander McKinnon (April 17, 1895 – October 8, 1949) was a Canadian ice hockey forward who played five seasons in the National Hockey League for the Hamilton Tigers, New York Americans and Chicago Black Hawks between 1924 and 1929. He also played several years of amateur hockey, primarily with the Sudbury Wolves. Prior to turning professional McKinnon served in World War I.
Playing career
[edit]After serving his country for two years during World War I, McKinnon joined the Sudbury Wolves of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association, with whom he had played a few games over three seasons prior to his tour with the army. In 1923–24 he joined the Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets of the United States Amateur Hockey Association, and he made his NHL debut in 1924–25 with the Hamilton Tigers. In that season, he scored eight goals with three assists, mostly while playing defence.
The Hamilton franchise moved prior to the 1925–26 season, becoming the New York Americans. McKinnon moved with the team, and played with them for three seasons. He was traded to the Chicago Black Hawks for the 1928–29 season in exchange for Charley McVeigh. He played one season for Chicago, and subsequently retired from playing to become a coach for the Sudbury Wolves.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1913–14 | Sudbury Wolves | NOHA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1914–15 | Sudbury Wolves | NOHA | 13 | 15 | 4 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1914–15 | Sudbury Wolves | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1915–16 | Sudbury Wolves | Exhib | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1916–17 | Hamilton 227th Battalion | OHA | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1918–19 | Sudbury Wolves | NOHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1919–20 | Sudbury Wolves | NOHA | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 1920–21 | Sudbury Wolves | NOHA | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1921–22 | Sudbury Wolves | NOHA | 9 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1922–23 | Sudbury Wolves | NOHA | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1923–24 | Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets | USAHA | 20 | 9 | 0 | 9 | — | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | ||
| 1924–25 | Hamilton Tigers | NHL | 29 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | New York Americans | NHL | 35 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | New York Americans | NHL | 42 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | New York Americans | NHL | 43 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1928–29 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 44 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Sudbury Wolves | NOHA | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 193 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 237 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Alex McKinnon Page". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1895 births
- 1949 deaths
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- Canadian military personnel of World War I
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Hamilton Tigers (ice hockey) players
- New York Americans players
- Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets (USAHA) players
- Ice hockey people from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario