Sweeney Schriner

Sweeney Schriner
Hockey Hall of Fame , 1962
Date of birth	November 30, 1911
place of birth	Saratov , Russian Empire
date of death	4th July 1990
size	180 cm
Weight	79 kg
position	Left wing
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
1925-1928	Calgary North Hill
1928-1931	Calgary Canadians
1931-1933	Calgary Bronks
1933-1934	Syracuse Stars
1934-1939	New York Americans
1939-1943	Toronto Maple Leafs
1943-1944	Calgary Combines
1944-1946	Toronto Maple Leafs
1946-1948	Lethbridge Maple Leafs
1948-1949	Regina Capitals

David "Sweeney" Schriner (born November 30, 1911 in Saratov , Russian Empire , † July 4, 1990 ) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played from 1934 to 1946 for the New York Americans and the Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League .

Career

In the Russian Saratov born, he grew up in Calgary on. Schriner was the first Russian-born player in the NHL. He started in the NHL in the 1934/35 season with the New York Americans with 18 goals and 22 assists and got the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year , with Schriner prevailing against second-placed Bert Connolly from the New York Rangers . He was the star of the Americans on Broadway. After five years he moved to Toronto in exchange for Busher Jackson , Elwyn "Doc" Romnes and three other players. There he won the Stanley Cup in 1942 and 1945 . This was especially due to him in 1942, when Toronto had lost the first 3 games against Detroit, with five goals he played a major role in the Leafs' comeback.

In 1962 he was honored with the induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame .

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	11	484	201	204	405	148
Playoffs	8th	59	18th	11	29	54

Sporting successes

• Stanley Cup : 1942 and 1945

Personal awards

• First All-Star Team : 1936 and 1941
• Second All-Star Team : 1947
• Calder Trophy : 1935
• Top scorer of the NHL: In 1936 and 1937 in later years the Art Ross Trophy was awarded for this

Web links

• Sweeney Schriner in the database of the Hockey Hall of Fame (English)
• Sweeney Schriner at hockeydb.com (English)