Joe Bretto
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| Joe Bretto | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 28, 1912 Hibbing, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Died |
January 27, 2007 (aged 94) Hibbing, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 248 lb (112 kg; 17 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Chicago Black Hawks | ||
| Playing career | 1931–1946 | ||
Joseph Thomas "Brute" Bretto (November 28, 1912 – January 27, 2007) was an American professional ice hockey defenseman who played three games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1944–45 season. Bretto spent most of his career, which lasted from 1931 to 1946, in various minor leagues.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1931–32 | Hibbing Maroons | CHL | 36 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1932–33 | Hibbing Maroons | CHL | 40 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | Hibbing Miners | CHL | 29 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 141 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1933–34 | Boston Tigers | Can-Am | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | Boston Tigers | Can-Am | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | Minneapolis Millers | CHL | 43 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 86 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1935–36 | Detroit Olympics | IHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | Windsor Bulldogs | IHL | 41 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1936–37 | Cleveland Falcons | IAHL | 47 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Cleveland Barons | IAHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Minneapolis Millers | AHA | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 70 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 | ||
| 1938–39 | St. Paul Saints | AHA | 44 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1939–40 | St. Paul Saints | AHA | 46 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 66 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1940–41 | St. Paul Saints | AHA | 48 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1941–42 | St. Paul Saints | AHA | 29 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944–45 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | St. Paul Saints | USHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHA totals | 205 | 41 | 46 | 87 | 283 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 32 | ||||
| NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Categories:
- 1912 births
- 2007 deaths
- American men's ice hockey defensemen
- Boston Tigers (CAHL) players
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players
- Cleveland Falcons players
- Detroit Olympics (IHL) players
- Hibbing Maroons players
- Ice hockey players from Minnesota
- Minneapolis Millers (AHA) players
- St. Paul Saints (AHA) players
- St. Paul Saints (USHL) players
- Sportspeople from Hibbing, Minnesota
- Ice hockey people from St. Louis County, Minnesota
- Windsor Bulldogs (1929–1936) players