Mac Colville

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CanadaCanada  Mac Colville Ice hockey player
Date of birth January 8, 1916
place of birth Edmonton , Alberta , Canada
date of death May 27, 2003
Place of death Calgary , Alberta , Canada
size 173 cm
Weight 79 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Right
Career stations
1930-1931 Edmonton Poolers
1931-1932 Edmonton Y's Men
1932-1933 Edmonton Poolers
1933-1934 Edmonton Athletic Club
1934-1935 New York Crescents
1935-1942 New York Rangers
1942-1943 Ottawa Commandos
1943-1944 Red Deer Wheelers
1945-1947 New York Rangers
1947-1948 Vancouver Canucks
1950-1951 Edmonton Flyers

Matthew "Mac" Colville (born January 8, 1916 in Edmonton , Alberta ; † May 27, 2003 in Calgary , Alberta) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach who worked for the New York Rangers from 1930 to 1951, among others played in the National Hockey League . His brother Neil was also a professional ice hockey player.

Career

v. l. No. Mac Colville, Neil Colville and Alex Shibicky (1938)

Mac Colville began his career as a hockey player in his hometown, where he played for the amateur teams Poolers, Y's Men and Athletic Club between 1930 and 1934. After he had spent the 1934/35 season with the New York Crescents, the defender joined the Philadelphia Ramblers from the Canadian-American Hockey League for the following season , with whom he immediately won the league's title. In the 1935/36 season he also made his debut for the New York Rangers from the National Hockey League , where he was a regular player in the following years. His biggest success with the Rangers, where he played with his brother Neil, was winning the Stanley Cup in the 1939/40 season .

From 1942 to 1943, Colville served in the Canadian Army during World War II and was stationed in Ottawa. With the Ottawa Commandos based there, he won the Canadian amateur championship, the Allan Cup , in 1943 . He spent the 1943/44 season with the Red Deer Wheelers. After he had played again for the New York Rangers in the NHL from 1945 to 1947, he moved for one season to the Vancouver Canucks from the Pacific Coast Hockey League . From 1948 to 1950 he was head coach at his former club New Haven Ramblers in the AHL. He then played again in the 1950/51 season for the Edmonton Flyers from the Western Canada Senior Hockey League. He then ended his career at the age of 35.

Achievements and Awards

NHL statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
Regular season 9 353 71 104 175 132
Playoffs 6th 40 9 10 19th 14th

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Nytimes.com, Mac Colville, 87, a Mainstay for the Rangers

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personal data
SURNAME Colville, Mac
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Colville, Matthew
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Edmonton , Alberta , Canada
DATE OF DEATH May 27, 2003
Place of death Calgary , Alberta , Canada