Johnny Quilty

Johnny Quilty
Date of birth	January 21, 1921
place of birth	Ottawa , Ontario , Canada
date of death	September 12, 1969
Place of death	Ottawa , Ontario , Canada
size	183 cm
Weight	82 kg
position	center
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
1936-1937	Same collegiate
1937-1940	Ottawa St. Pats
1940-1942	Montréal Canadiens
1942-1943	Toronto RCAF
1943-1944	Vancouver RCAF
1945-1946	Ottawa Senators
1946-1947	Springfield Indians
1947	Montréal Canadiens
1947-1948	Boston Bruins
1948-1949	North Sydney Victorias
1949-1951	Ottawa RCAF Flyers
1951	Ottawa Senators
1951-1952	Renfrew Millionaires

John Francis "Johnny" Quilty (born January 21, 1921 in Ottawa , Ontario ; † September 12, 1969 ibid) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Montréal Canadiens and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League during his active career . His father Sylvester Quilty , a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame , was active for the Canadian football team of the Ottawa Rough Riders .

Career

Quilty was initially active as a junior for the ice hockey team of the Glebe Collegiate Institute in Ottawa, before he was a member of the Catholic St. Patrick's High School in his native city from 1937 to 1940. As a free agent he was brought into the National Hockey League by the Montreal Canadiens in October 1940 . In his debut season, the 1940/41 season , the left-handed shooter was successful with 18 goals and 16 assists in 48 games, for which the Canadian was awarded the Calder Trophy . In the final, the center forward prevailed against goalkeeper Johnny Mowers of the Detroit Red Wings . The striker completed another season in the Canadiens' jersey before Quilty did military service for his homeland during World War II . Subsequently, the offensive player was mainly on the ice for lower-class teams, including the Springfield Indians in the American Hockey League .

In the spring of 1947 Quilty returned to Montréal before the Canadiens gave him to the Boston Bruins in a three-player barter just before Christmas 1947 . Quilty, who scored five points for Boston in six NHL games, collided on January 12, 1948 in a game against the Chicago Black Hawks with their defender Bob Goldham on the blue line and broke his leg, which resulted in the end of the season . After that, the Canadian never played another NHL game. After recovering, he decided to return to Ottawa and continued to play ice hockey for the Royal Canadian Air Force for a while .

In 1991 he was honored with induction into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame .

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	4th	125	36	34	70	81
Playoffs	3	13	3	5	8th	9

Achievements and Awards

• 1941 Calder Trophy
• 1952 ECSHL - MVP

Web links

• Johnny Quilty at legendsofhockey.net (English)
• Johnny Quilty at hockeydb.com (English)