Cooney Weiland

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CanadaCanada  Cooney Weiland Ice hockey player
Hockey Hall of Fame , 1971
Date of birth 5th November 1904
place of birth Seaforth , Ontario , Canada
date of death 3rd July 1985
size 170 cm
Weight 70 kg
position center
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1918-1922 Seaforth Highlanders
1922-1924 Owen Sound Junior Grays
1924-1925 Minneapolis Rockets
1925-1928 Minneapolis Millers
1928-1932 Boston Bruins
1932-1933 Ottawa Senators
1933-1935 Detroit Red Wings
1935-1939 Boston Bruins

Ralph "Cooney" Weiland (born November 5, 1904 in Seaforth , Ontario ; † July 3, 1985 ) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played from 1928 to 1939 for the Boston Bruins , Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League .

Career

He spent his junior years in Seaforth and Owen Sound, where he won the Memorial Cup in 1924 before moving to Minneapolis. From there he came together with Tiny Thompson in 1928 in the NHL to the Boston Bruins . As one of the trickiest players of his time he played with Dit Clapper and Dutch Gaynor in the "Dynamite Line". In its first season, they led the Bruins to their first Stanley Cup win.

One of Weiland's strengths was the minority game, but when the NHL changed the offensive rules in his second season, he mainly showed his attacking strength and won the scoring title. After disputes with head coach Art Ross , he moved to the Ottawa Senators in 1932 , but due to financial difficulties he had to be given over to Detroit at the beginning of the second season. The Red Wings sent Carl Voss and money to Ottawa. Art Ross brought him back to Boston in 1935. After he had won the Stanley Cup again in 1939 as captain of the Bruins, he ended his career and replaced Ross as coach.

After two years behind the gang of Bruins, he coached a few teams in the American Hockey League . In 1969 he took over a coaching position at Harvard University again .

1971 Weiland was honored with the induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame .

NHL statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
Regular season 11 509 173 160 333 147
Playoffs 8th 45 12 10 22nd 12

Awards

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