Ice hockey player
| John Adams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
(1919-05-05)May 5, 1919 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Died |
August 21, 1996(1996-08-21) (aged 77) Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1938–1949 | ||
John Ellis Adams (May 5, 1919 – August 21, 1996) was a Canadian ice hockey left winger who played one season in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, in 1940–41. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1938 to 1949, was spent in various minor leagues. He was born in Calgary, Alberta. He died on August 21, 1996, in Surrey, British Columbia.
Playing career
Jack Adams played 42 regular season games and three playoff games for the Montreal Canadiens in the 1940–41 NHL season. During the regular season, he scored 6 goals and 18 points; during the playoffs, he was held pointless.
He also played for several Canadian minor league hockey teams, both before and after his NHL stint.
In 1941, he was married to Valerie Rowan of Vancouver, British Columbia. He died in 1996 in Surrey, British Columbia. His wife, Valerie died in 2009.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1936–37 | Calgary Canadians | CCJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Calgary K of C | CCCHL | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1938–39 | Vancouver Lions | PCHL | 29 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | Vancouver Lions | PCHL | 40 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 42 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1942–43 | Calgary RCAF Mutangs | CNDHL | 22 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 1943–44 | Vancouver RCAF | NNDHL | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Vancouver RCAF Seahawks | NNDHL | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1944–45 | Vancouver RCAF | NNDHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1946–47 | Houston Skippers | USHL | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | New Westminster Royals | PCHL | 52 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | New Westminster Royals | PCHL | 41 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| PCHL totals | 162 | 45 | 46 | 91 | 89 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | ||||
| NHL totals | 42 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
- Obituary: Vancouver Sun, August 23, 1996, p.E1
- Listed as deceased, date unknown, in the database of the Society for International Hockey Research
- The Vancouver Sun – Google News Archive Search
- The Sunday Sun – Google News Archive Search
- "Classifieds", Vancouver Sun, August 23, 1996, p E1
- Valerie Adams Obituary: View Valerie Adams's Obituary by The Vancouver Sun
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1919 births
- 1996 deaths
- Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Houston Skippers players
- Ice hockey people from Calgary
- Montreal Canadiens players
- Montreal Royals (QSHL) players
- New Westminster Royals (WHL) players
- Vancouver Lions players