Les Cunningham

Les Cunningham
Born	(1913-10-04)October 4, 1913 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Died	April 9, 1993(1993-04-09) (aged 79)
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	167 lb (76 kg; 11 st 13 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Americans Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career	1933–1949

Leslie Roy Cunningham (October 4, 1913 – April 9, 1993) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played 60 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Americans and Chicago Black Hawks between 1936 and 1940. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1933 to 1949, was mainly spent in the American Hockey League. The American Hockey League presents the Les Cunningham Award annually to its league MVP. Cunningham was born in Calgary, Alberta.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1931–32	Calgary Jimmies	CCJHL		12	3	2	5	15		3	1	0	1	6
1931–32	Calgary Jimmies	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		8	4	0	4	4
1932–33	Regina Pats	SJHL		3	3	0	3	0		2	1	0	1	0
1932–33	Regina Pats	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		13	5	0	5	12
1933–34	Saskatoon Elites	SSHL		20	16	10	26	18		4	2	0	2	4
1934–35	Buffalo Bisons	IHL		42	12	12	24	34		—	—	—	—	—
1935–36	Buffalo Bisons	IHL		37	9	13	22	37		5	1	1	2	0
1936–37	Cleveland Falcons	IAHL		20	4	4	8	17		—	—	—	—	—
1936–37	New York Americans	NHL		23	1	8	9	19		—	—	—	—	—
1937–38	Cleveland Barons	IAHL		48	19	28	47	55		2	1	2	3	0
1938–39	Cleveland Barons	IAHL		52	26	20	46	49		9	6	4	10	0
1939–40	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		37	6	11	17	2		1	0	0	0	0
1940–41	Cleveland Barons	AHL		56	22	42	64	10		9	3	4	7	2
1941–42	Cleveland Barons	AHL		56	25	35	60	23		5	4	2	6	4
1942–43	Cleveland Barons	AHL		55	35	47	82	24		4	2	2	4	0
1943–44	Cleveland Barons	AHL		52	26	52	78	13		11	6	4	10	0
1944–45	Cleveland Barons	AHL		56	35	45	80	4		11	3	8	11	2
1945–46	Cleveland Barons	AHL		62	33	44	77	10		7	4	6	10	5
1946–47	Cleveland Barons	AHL		61	8	29	37	11		—	—	—	—	—
1947–48	San Francisco Shamrocks	PCHL		39	15	24	39	27		3	0	5	5	2
1948–49	San Francisco Shamrocks	PCHL		9	4	4	8	14		—	—	—	—	—
IAHL/AHL totals				518	233	346	579	216		58	29	32	61	13
NHL totals				60	7	19	26	21		1	0	0	0	0

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• AHL Hall of Fame Bio