Ken Doraty

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Ken Doraty
Born (1905-06-26)June 26, 1905
Stittsville, Ontario, Canada
Died May 4, 1981(1981-05-04) (aged 75)
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 133 lb (60 kg; 9 st 7 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Portland Rosebuds
Chicago Black Hawks
Toronto Maple Leafs
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1925–1939

Kenneth Edward Doraty (June 23, 1905 – May 4, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in 105 National Hockey League games for the Chicago Black Hawks, Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings between 1926 and 1938. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1925 to 1939, was spent in various minor leagues.

Career[edit]

Doraty began his career in the major league Western Hockey League for the Portland Rosebuds. He made his NHL debut for the Chicago Black Hawks the following season. He then spent the next five seasons in the minor league before returning to the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1932.

On April 3, 1933, in the fifth game of a best-of-five semifinal, Doraty scored a goal at 4:46 of the sixth overtime to give Toronto 1–0 victory over the Boston Bruins in a Stanley Cup playoff game. The goal ended what was at the time the longest game (104:46 of overtime) in NHL history, and remains to this day the longest game in either team's history.

On January 16, 1934, Doraty scored a hat-trick in overtime to help the Maple Leafs defeat the Ottawa Senators 7-4, becoming the only player to achieve this unusual feat.[1]

The longest overtime game in NHL history was played three years later, on March 24, 1936, and was won 1–0 by Mud Bruneteau of the Detroit Red Wings on a goal at 116:30 of overtime against the Montreal Maroons. The two games cited above are the only two games to reach a sixth overtime in NHL history. Goalie Lorne Chabot played in both marathons, winning the Doraty game and losing the Bruneteau game.

Doraty's NHL career consisted of five seasons. He scored 15 goals and added 25 assists in regular-season play, and scored seven goals and had two assists in Stanley Cup playoff games.

Doraty served as governor of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League from 1953 to 1956, succeeding Al Pickard.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1921–22 Rouleau Athletic Club SAHA
1921–22 Rouleau Athletic Club RCSHL
1923–24 Regina Pats RJrHL 6 5 2 7 0
1923–24 Regina Pats M-Cup 5 3 3 6 0
1924–25 Regina Pats RJrHL 4 5 4 9 2
1924–25 Regina Pats M-Cup 12 13 7 20 24
1925–26 Portland Rosebuds WHL 30 4 1 5 4
1926–27 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 18 0 0 0 0
1926–27 Minneapolis Millers AHA 7 0 0 0 0
1927–28 Kitchener Millionaires Can-Pro 39 19 6 25 35 5 2 0 2 6
1928–29 Toronto Millionaires Can-Pro 39 26 5 31 42 2 1 1 2 2
1929–30 Cleveland Indians IHL 42 26 16 42 43 6 5 0 5 14
1930–31 Cleveland Indians IHL 48 25 24 49 43 6 1 4 5 6
1931–32 Cleveland Indians IHL 48 21 15 36 45
1932–33 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 38 5 11 16 16 9 5 0 5 2
1932–33 Syracuse Stars IHL 10 5 4 9 14
1933–34 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 34 9 10 19 6 5 2 2 4 0
1933–34 Buffalo Bisons IHL 4 0 0 0 2
1934–35 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 11 1 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0
1934–35 Syracuse Stars IHL 30 12 17 29 37 2 0 1 1 0
1934–35 New Haven Eagles Can-Am 1 0 0 0 0
1935–36 Syracuse Stars IHL 7 1 2 3 4 2 0 2 2 0
1935–36 Cleveland Falcons IHL 39 27 18 45 38
1936–37 Cleveland Falcons IAHL 6 1 2 3 0
1936–37 Pittsburgh Hornets IAHL 39 13 13 26 21 5 1 0 1 4
1937–38 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2 0 1 1 2
1937–38 Pittsburgh Hornets IAHL 48 12 17 29 22 2 0 0 0 0
1938–39 Seattle Seahawks PCHL 48 24 16 40 23 7 1 1 2 6
IHL totals 228 117 96 213 226 16 6 7 13 20
NHL totals 103 15 26 41 24 15 7 2 9 2

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pelletier, Joe. "Stanley Cup Legends: Ken Doraty". GreatestHockeyLegends.com. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  2. ^ Pilling, Don (July 28, 1953). "Don Pilling". Lethbridge Herald. Lethbridge, Alberta. p. 7.Free access icon

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