Odie Cleghorn

Odie Cleghorn
Date of birth	September 19, 1891
place of birth	Montreal , Quebec , Canada
date of death	July 13, 1956
Place of death	Montreal , Quebec , Canada
size	175 cm
Weight	88 kg
position	Right wing
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
1908-1909	Montréal Westmount
1909-1910	New York Wanderers
1910-1911	Renfrew Hockey Club
1911-1917	Montreal Wanderers
1917-1925	Montréal Canadiens
1925-1928	Pittsburgh Pirates

James Ogilvie "Odie" Cleghorn (born September 19, 1891 in Montreal , Québec ; † July 13, 1956 ibid) was a Canadian ice hockey player (right winger) and coach who worked for the Montréal Canadiens and Pittsburgh Pirates in the National from 1918 to 1928 Hockey League played.

Career

He grew up with his brother Sprague in Montreal and learned to play ice hockey. In 1909 he went to New York and played there in the USAHA. He returned to Canada the following year. He played a year at Renfrew Hockey Club in the NHA before returning to league rivals Montreal Wanderers in his hometown. In his first season 1918/19 he scored 17 goals and led together with his teammate Newsy Lalonde the top scorer list. From the 1921/22 season he played together with his brother Sprague for the Canadiens. In the 1923/24 season , the two won the Stanley Cup .

From the 1925/26 season he was a player-coach with the newly founded Pittsburgh Pirates . When the Pirates goalkeeper Roy Worters was injured before a game, he even stood in his team's goal once. In the following two years he only played a few games when needed. After the 1928/29 season , he also gave up the coaching job.

He was always closely connected to his brother. When Sprague died on July 11, 1956, it hit him hard. On the day of the funeral, he himself died of heart failure.

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	10	179	95	29	124	147
Playoffs	5	25th	9	4th	13	14th

Sporting successes

• Stanley Cup : 1924

Personal awards

• Top scorer: 1919 together with Newsy Lalonde , later the Maurice Richard Trophy was awarded for this

Web links

• Odie Cleghorn at hockeydb.com (English)
• Odie Cleghorn at legendsofhockey.net (English)