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Jack Riley (ice hockey, born 1910)

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Ice hockey player
Jack Riley
Born (1910-12-29)December 29, 1910
Berckenla, United Kingdom
Died January 19, 1993(1993-01-19) (aged 84)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1929–1945

John Joseph Riley (December 29, 1910 – January 19, 1993) was a British-born Canadian ice hockey centre during the 1930s. He played in the National Hockey League between 1933 and 1936 with the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1929 to 1945, was spent in various minor leagues.

Playing career

Born in Berckenla, UK in 1910, Riley was raised in Calgary, Alberta, playing for the Calgary Indians of the Calgary City Junior Hockey League. He was member of a Memorial Cup losing side while with the Indians.

Riley played three seasons in the NHL, with the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins. Following 104 NHL games he scored a total of 10 goals and 22 assists for 32 points, recording 8 penalty minutes. He would go on to play in the AHA and lead the Tulsa Oilers in scoring during the 1936–37 season. Riley died in Vancouver in 1993.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1926–27 Calgary Canadiens CCJHL 6 11 3 14 — — — — — —
1926–27 Copper Cliff Jr. Redmen M-Cup — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0
1927–28 Vancouver King George VCAHL 8 5 0 5 2 3 3 0 3 0
1928–29 Calgary Canadiens CCJHL — — — — — — — — — —
1929–30 Seattle Eskimos PCHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1930–31 Chicago Shamrocks AHA 26 6 8 14 126 — — — — —
1930–31 Minneapolis Millers AHA 16 4 2 6 8 — — — — —
1931–32 Chicago Shamrocks AHA 46 17 16 33 28 4 3 0 3 2
1932–33 Detroit Olympics IHL 42 10 15 25 20 — — — — —
1933–34 Montreal Canadiens NHL 48 6 11 17 4 2 0 1 1 0
1934–35 Montreal Canadiens NHL 47 4 11 15 4 2 0 2 2 0
1935–36 Boston Bruins NHL 8 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1935–36 Boston Cubs Can-Am 30 3 10 13 8 — — — — —
1936–37 Tulsa Oilers AHA 48 14 17 31 16 — — — — —
1937–38 Tulsa Oilers AHA 47 13 23 36 19 4 1 0 1 2
1938–39 Tulsa Oilers AHA 43 16 25 41 14 8 2 2 4 9
1939–40 Wichita Skyhawks AHA 44 19 18 37 19 — — — — —
1940–41 Vancouver Lions PCHL 47 16 40 56 14 6 2 1 3 0
1941–42 Philadelphia Rockets AHL 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
1941–42 Hershey Bears AHL 6 3 0 3 0 10 0 0 0 0
1941–42 Montreal Pats MCHL 31 15 11 26 8 — — — — —
1942–43 Cornwall Army MCHL 20 7 13 20 11 6 0 1 1 0
1942–43 Vancouver St. Regis PCHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1942–43 Vancouver Norvans PCHL 6 5 9 14 0 3 0 1 1 0
1944–45 Hershey Bears AHL 35 5 7 12 7 6 0 0 0 0
AHA totals 270 89 109 198 120 16 6 2 8 13
NHL totals 103 10 22 32 8 4 0 3 3 0

References

  1. "Jack Riley Stats and News". National Hockey League. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. "Ottawa Journal 3/8/35". Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  3. The Vancouver Sun, Saturday January 23, 1993, pg. E15

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