Ike Hildebrand

Ike Hildebrand
Born	(1927-05-27)May 27, 1927 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died	August 27, 2006(2006-08-27) (aged 79) St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight	147 lb (67 kg; 10 st 7 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	New York Rangers Chicago Black Hawks
National team	Canada
Playing career	1944–1960

Isaac Bruce Hildebrand (May 27, 1927 – August 27, 2006) was a Canadian ice hockey and lacrosse player. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he played 41 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks during the 1953–54 and 1954–55 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1944 to 1960, was spent in various minor leagues.

Career

In 1985, he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame for the sport of lacrosse. He was inducted into Canada's Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1972 and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1985 as well as Sports Halls of Fame in Peterborough (1978), Belleville (1989) and Oshawa (1993).

Ike excelled at both of Canada's national sports, lacrosse and hockey. He played lacrosse with the New Westminster Salmonbellies senior team and at age 17 won the MVP award in the Mann Cup Canadian championship. In a lacrosse career that spanned 17 years (1943–1960) he was honored 13 times as an all-star. After a junior ice hockey career with the Oshawa Generals, he spent 10 years playing professional hockey with minor league teams in the Pacific Coast Hockey League, the United States Hockey League, the Quebec Senior Hockey League and the American Hockey League.

Hildebrand also played 41 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, and the Chicago Black Hawks from 1953 to 1954. He was playing coach with the Belleville McFarlands and scored the winning goal when they won the 1959 World Championship for Canada.

After his playing days, Hildebrand turned to coaching with the London Nationals, Orillia Terriers and two years with the Oshawa Generals.

He died in St. Albert, Alberta in 2006.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1944–45	Seattle Ironmen	PCHL		9	3	5	8	2		—	—	—	—	—
1945–46	Oshawa Generals	OHA		27	14	21	35	8		12	21	11	32	4
1946–47	Oshawa Generals	OHA		29	28	25	53	23		5	3	1	4	16
1947–48	Toronto Marlboros	OHA		35	29	37	66	29		5	2	0	2	6
1948–49	Los Angeles Monarchs	PCHL		45	17	19	36	32		7	1	5	6	17
1949–50	Los Angeles Monarchs	PCHL		63	24	36	60	28		17	6	8	14	20
1950–51	Kansas City Royals	USHL		63	42	49	91	67		—	—	—	—	—
1951–52	Cleveland Barons	AHL		48	31	16	47	19		5	1	3	4	7
1952–53	Cleveland Barons	AHL		64	38	34	72	40		11	1	1	2	11
1953–54	New York Rangers	NHL		31	6	7	13	12		—	—	—	—	—
1953–54	Vancouver Canucks	WHL		8	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1953–54	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		7	1	4	5	4		—	—	—	—	—
1954–55	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1954–55	Montreal Royals	QSHL		53	17	25	42	27		14	1	6	7	14
1955–56	Cleveland Barons	AHL		54	9	19	28	43		8	1	1	2	10
1956–57	Pembroke Lumber Kings	EOHL		23	6	12	18	44		—	—	—	—	—
1956–57	Belleville McFarlands	OHA Sr		25	19	36	55	73		10	2	5	7	10
1957–58	Belleville McFarlands	OHA Sr		51	15	39	54	55		13	5	19	24	2
1957–58	Belleville McFarlands	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		14	6	12	18	12
1958–59	Belleville McFarlands	OHA Sr		46	30	36	66	31		—	—	—	—	—
1959–60	Belleville McFarlands	OHA Sr		45	23	22	45	20		12	3	11	14	4
AHL totals				166	78	69	147	102		24	3	5	8	28
OHA Sr totals				167	87	133	220	179		35	10	35	45	16
NHL totals				41	7	11	18	16		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1959	Canada	WC		8	6	6	12	4
Senior totals				8	6	6	12	4

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com