Terry Caffery

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CanadaCanada  Terry Caffery Ice hockey player
Date of birth April 1, 1949
place of birth Toronto , Ontario , Canada
size 175 cm
Weight 75 kg
position center
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Amateur Draft 1966 , 1st round, 3rd position
Chicago Black Hawks
Career stations
1965-1968 Toronto Marlboros
1968-1969 Hockey Canada
1969-1971 Dallas Black Hawks
1971 Minnesota North Stars
1971-1972 Cleveland Barons
1972-1975 New England Whalers
1975-1976 Calgary cowboys

Terrance Michael "Terry" Caffery (born April 1, 1949 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played 172 games for the New England Whalers and Calgary Cowboys in the World Hockey Association between 1965 and 1976 (WHA) and 15 other games for the Chicago Black Hawks and Minnesota North Stars in the National Hockey League (NHL) on the position of the center . Caffery celebrated his greatest career success in the service of the New England Whalers, with whom he won the Avco World Trophy in 1973 . He was also named Rookie of the Year by the American Hockey League (AHL) and World Hockey Association. His older brother Jack was also a professional ice hockey player in the NHL and a baseball player .

Career

Caffery spent his junior years between 1965 and 1968 in his native Toronto , where he was active for the Toronto Marlboros in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA-Jr.). In his second season with the team, the striker won the double consisting of the J. Ross Robertson Cup of the OHA and the Memorial Cup of the Canadian Hockey League . With 42 scorer points in the 26 qualifying games in both competitions, talent made a significant contribution to the title wins. In the following season Caffery could not repeat the successes with the team, but with 83 points in 48 games he left a lasting impression on the scouts of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was also appointed to the OHA's Second All-Star Team. However, instead of going into his last junior year in the season 1968/69, the attacker was recruited by the Canadian ice hockey association Hockey Canada to take part in the 1969 World Cup in the Swedish capital Stockholm . In addition, he came to a few missions for the men's team of the Ottawa Nationals . In the summer of 1969, Caffery was - also due to a good performance at the World Championship - finally selected in the NHL Amateur Draft 1969 in third overall position by the Chicago Black Hawks .

Although the 20-year-old switched immediately to the professional field for the 1969/70 season , he did not succeed in establishing himself in the Chicago squad. The Canadian spent most of the season and the following with Chicago's Dallas Black Hawks farm team in the Central Hockey League (CHL). By February 1971 there were only six missions for the Chicago Black Hawks before he was transferred to the Minnesota North Stars together with Doug Mohns . In return, Danny O'Shea moved to Chicago. In the jersey of the North Stars, Caffery ended the season with nine more NHL appearances. For the 1971/72 game year , the attacker failed again to recommend himself for a permanent place in Minnesota's NHL squad. Instead, he spent the entire season with cooperation partner Cleveland Barons in the American Hockey League (AHL). There he was able to collect 88 points during the season, making him the third best scorer in the league. Since it was his first AHL season, the young player was awarded the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award for Rookie of the Year at the end of the season .

With the certainty of not being able to assert himself in the NHL for a short time, Caffery decided in the summer of 1972 to switch to the World Hockey Association (WHA), which was built as a competitive league for the NHL and was newly introduced for the 1972/73 season . There he received a contract with the New England Whalers , who had received his WHA transfer rights in May 1972 from the Philadelphia Blazers . These had in turn secured the transfer rights in the WHA General Player Draft , which took place in February of the same year. With the New England Whalers, the center-forward won the Avco World Trophy at the end of the season after the team beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 in the final series of the playoffs . Caffery himself collected 100 scorer points over the course of the season, placing him among the top ten players in the league. In addition, he was the first rookie in the history of the NHL or WHA to break the 100 point mark in his first league year. As a result, he received the Lou Kaplan Trophy as the best newcomer to the league.

Since Caffery had only played eight games during the 1973 playoffs due to a knee injury, surgery was due in May 1973. This led to the fact that he failed the entire 1973/74 season and only returned to the game in the 1974/75 season. By then, he had had to undergo two more operations in September and December 1973. With 52 points in 67 games, however, he could no longer match his performance before the injury. In October 1975, the Whalers parted from their former talent and gave it to league rivals Calgary Cowboys . There he ended his active career in the course of the 1975/76 game year at the age of 27, as he never fully recovered from his serious knee injury.

International

At the international level, Caffery played - still with amateur status - for his home country with the Canadian national team at the 1969 World Cup in the Swedish capital Stockholm . At the last international appearance of the Canadians for the following seven years, he finished fourth with the team. In the ten tournament games, the striker contributed a total of eight scorer points to achieve this placement. These included four goals, making him both the team's top scorer and scorer. At the same time, he collected the most points among all non-European players.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1965/66 Toronto Marlboros OHA Jr. 43 14th 25th 39 36 13 3 6th 9 18th
1966/67 Toronto Marlboros OHA Jr. 39 16 29 45 29 17th 10 15th 25th 10
1967 Toronto Marlboros Memorial Cup 9 4th 13 17th 4th
1967/68 Toronto Marlboros OHA Jr. 48 36 47 83 64 2 0 0 0 0
1968/69 Ottawa Nationals OHA-Sr. 5 4th 8th 12 0 - - - - -
1969/70 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 42 12 28 40 4th - - - - -
1969/70 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 6th 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1970/71 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 40 13 34 47 22nd - - - - -
1970/71 Minnesota North Stars NHL 8th 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1971/72 Cleveland Barons AHL 65 29 59 88 18th 6th 1 3 4th 0
1972/73 New England Whalers WHA 74 39 61 100 14th 8th 3 7th 10 0
1973/74 New England Whalers WHA not played due to knee injury
1974/75 New England Whalers WHA 67 15th 37 52 12 - - - - -
1975/76 New England Whalers WHA 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1975/76 Calgary cowboys WHA 21st 5 13 18th 4th - - - - -
OHA Jr. total 130 66 101 167 129 32 13 21st 34 28
CHL total 82 25th 62 87 26th - - - - -
NHL overall 14th 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
WHA total 164 59 111 170 30th 8th 3 7th 10 0

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1969 Canada WM 4th Place 10 4th 4th 8th 8th
Men overall 10 4th 4th 8th 8th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Caffery, Terry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Caffery, Terrance Michael (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH April 1, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Toronto , Ontario , Canada