Cooney Weiland
Hockey Hall of Fame , 1971 | |
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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 | |
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Regular season | 11 | 509 | 173 | 160 | 333 | 147 |
Playoffs | 8th | 45 | 12 | 10 | 22nd | 12 |
Awards
- Memorial Cup : 1924
- NHL top scorer: 1930 (later the Art Ross Trophy was awarded for this)
- Top scorer: 1930 (later the Maurice Richard Trophy was awarded for this)
- Second All-Star Team : 1935
- First All-Star Team : 1941 (as trainer)
- Lester Patrick Trophy : 1972
Web links
- Cooney Weiland in the database of the Hockey Hall of Fame (English)
- Cooney Weiland at hockeydb.com (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Weiland, Cooney |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weiland, Ralph (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th November 1904 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Seaforth, Ontario |
DATE OF DEATH | 3rd July 1985 |