Charlie Conacher

Charlie Conacher
Hockey Hall of Fame , 1961
Date of birth	December 20, 1909
place of birth	Toronto , Ontario , Canada
date of death	December 30, 1967
Place of death	Toronto , Ontario , Canada
size	185 cm
Weight	88 kg
position	Right wing
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
1926-1927	North Toronto Juniors
1927-1929	Toronto Marlboros
1929-1938	Toronto Maple Leafs
1938-1939	Detroit Red Wings
1939-1941	New York Americans

Charles William "Charlie" Conacher (born December 20, 1909 in Toronto , Ontario ; † December 30, 1967 ) was a Canadian ice hockey player who worked for the Toronto Maple Leafs , Detroit Red Wings and New York Americans in National Hockey from 1929 to 1941 League played.

Career

The "Kid-Line" with Conacher, Primeau and Jackson (from left to right)

Conacher grew up in a Toronto slum, and while his older brother Lionel , later voted Canada's athlete of the first half of the 20th century, was a star in ice hockey, football , lacrosse, and baseball , the poor skater was still playing at Jesse Ketchum Park. Conacher worked hard on his technique and by 1929 he was ready for the NHL. During the first season, he got in line with Joe Primeau and Busher Jackson and formed the "Kid Line" with them. He had the hardest shot in the NHL and powered Toronto's front row. While he showed himself to be a gentleman in daily life, he could do other things too. In the event of a disagreement with his teammate Baldy Cotton, he convinced the latter of his position by holding him out of the window on the seventh floor. Injuries forced him to retire at the age of 31, which culminated with winning the Stanley Cup in 1932.

He died of esophageal cancer shortly after his 58th birthday .

In 1961 he was honored with the induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame . After Roy Conacher was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1998, the Conachers are the only three brothers in the Hall of Fame with Charlie, Lionel and Roy.

His son Pete also played in the NHL.

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	12	459	225	173	398	523
Playoffs	9	49	17th	18th	35	49

Sporting successes

• Memorial Cup : 1929
• Stanley Cup : 1932

Personal awards

• First All-Star Team : 1934, 1935 and 1936
• Second All-Star Team : 1932 and 1933
• NHL top scorer: 1934 and 1935 (the Art Ross Trophy was later awarded for this )
• Top scorer: 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935 and 1936 (later the Maurice Richard Trophy was awarded for this)

Web links

• Charlie Conacher in the database of the Hockey Hall of Fame (English)
• Charlie Conacher at hockeydb.com (English)