Tony Leswick

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Tony Leswick
Date of birth March 17, 1923
place of birth Humboldt , Saskatchewan , Canada
date of death July 1, 2001
Place of death New Westminster , British Columbia , Canada
Nickname Mighty Mouse
size 168 cm
Weight 70 kg
position Left wing
Shot hand Right
Career stations
1939-1940 Saskatoon Dodgers
1940-1942 Saskatoon Quakers
1942-1943 Cleveland Barons
Victoria VMD
1943-1944 Saskatoon Navy
New Westminster Royals
1944-1945 Winnipeg Navy
1945–1951 New York Rangers
1951-1955 Detroit Red Wings
1955-1956 Chicago Black Hawks
1956-1959 Edmonton Flyers
1959-1960 Vancouver Canucks

Anthony Joseph "Tony" Leswick (born March 17, 1923 in Humboldt , Saskatchewan , † July 1, 2001 in New Westminster , British Columbia ) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach who, in the course of his active career between 1939 and 1960, among others 799 Has played games for the New York Rangers , Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League on the position of left winger . Leswick, who took part in the NHL All-Star Game six times , won the Stanley Cup three times in 1952 , 1954 and 1955 for the Detroit Red Wings . His brothers Jack and Pete were also professional ice hockey players.

Career

Tony Leswick began his career as a hockey player with the amateur teams Saskatoon Dodgers and Saskatoon Quakers, for which he was active from 1939 to 1942 in his home province of Saskatchewan. For the 1942/43 season , the winger received a professional contract with the Cleveland Barons from the American Hockey League . In his first season in professional ice hockey, he scored 17 goals and 28 assists for the Barons in a total of 56 games. He also played two games for the amateur team Victoria VMD. From 1943 to 1945 he was on the ice for the army teams Saskatoon Navy and Winnipeg Navy, as well as the amateur team New Westminster Royals.

For the 1945/46 season Leswick was obliged by the New York Rangers from the National Hockey League . In his six years with the Rangers, he became an instant star of the league and took part in the first four editions of the NHL All-Star Game . In the 1949/50 season he was also elected to the second All-Star Team of the NHL. On June 8, 1951, the Canadian was given in exchange for Gaye Stewart to the league rivals Detroit Red Wings . With the team he won the prestigious Stanley Cup in 1952, 1954 and 1955 . He himself also ran again in 1952 and 1954 in the NHL All-Star Game. Following the last Stanley Cup win, he was transferred to the Chicago Black Hawks in an extensive swap with Glen Skov , Johnny Wilson and Benny Woit in exchange for Jerry Toppazzini , John McCormack , Dave Creighton and Bucky Hollingworth . There he was also able to earn a regular place straight away, but was bought back by the Red Wings the next year. From 1956 to 1959, however, he ran almost exclusively for their farm team Edmonton Flyers in the Western Hockey League , where he was temporarily player-coach with the Flyers between 1957 and 1959. Only in the 1957/58 season he played 26 games for Detroit in the NHL. In the 1959/60 season he went to Edmonton's WHL competitor Vancouver Canucks . He then ended his active career at the age of 37.

In the 1963/64 season Leswick was the head coach for the Indianapolis Capitals - after the accidental destruction of their own stadium and the associated move in the further course of the season Cincinnati Wings - from the newly founded Central Professional Hockey League . After missing the playoffs, he resigned.

Tony leswick died in July 2001 at the age of 78 years to cancer .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Status: end of the 2017/18 season

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1939/40 Saskatoon Dodgers N-SJHL 4th 5 2 7th 13 2 4th 1 5 0
1940/41 Saskatoon Jr. Quakers N-SJHL 11 15th 10 25th 34 2 1 6th 7th 2
1940/41 Saskatoon Quakers S-SJHL 1 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
1941 Saskatoon Junior Quakers Memorial Cup 12 7th 4th 11 14th
1941/42 Saskatoon Quakers SSHL 32 21st 21st 42 45 9 3 5 8th 4th
1942 Saskatoon Quakers Allan Cup 5 2 3 5 4th
1942/43 Cleveland Barons AHL 52 14th 26th 40 43 4th 3 3 6th 4th
1942/43 Victoria VMD NNDHL 2 0 2 2 0 - - - - -
1943/44 Saskatoon Navy SSHL 18th 26th 26th 52 50 4th 3 2 5 18th
1943/44 New Westminster Royals NWIHL 19th 25th 11 36 10 2 0 2 2 0
1944/45 Winnipeg Navy WNDHL 12 9 8th 17th 33 6th 7th 2 9 12
1945/46 New York Rangers NHL 50 15th 9 24 26th - - - - -
1946/47 New York Rangers NHL 59 27 14th 41 51 - - - - -
1947/48 New York Rangers NHL 60 24 16 40 76 6th 3 2 5 8th
1948/49 New York Rangers NHL 60 13 14th 27 70 - - - - -
1949/50 New York Rangers NHL 69 19th 25th 44 85 12 2 4th 6th 12
1950/51 New York Rangers NHL 70 15th 11 16 112 - - - - -
1951/52 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70 9 10 19th 93 8th 3 1 4th 22nd
1952/53 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70 15th 12 27 87 6th 1 0 1 11
1953/54 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70 6th 18th 24 90 12 3 1 4th 18th
1954/55 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70 10 17th 27 137 11 1 2 3 20th
1955/56 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70 11 11 22nd 71 - - - - -
1956/57 Edmonton Flyers WHL 60 22nd 31 53 107 8th 2 1 3 6th
1957/58 Detroit Red Wings NHL 22nd 1 2 3 2 4th 0 0 0 0
1957/58 Edmonton Flyers WHL 42 10 15th 25th 46 - - - - -
1958/59 Edmonton Flyers WHL 36 3 13 16 27 - - - - -
1959/60 Vancouver Canucks WHL 9 3 6th 9 0 11 0 1 1 0
WHL overall 147 38 65 103 180 19th 2 2 4th 6th
NHL overall 740 165 159 324 900 59 13 10 23 91

( 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 )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Nytimes.com, Tony Leswick, 78, the Rangers' Mighty Mouse. The New York Times , accessed January 6, 2012 .
personal data
SURNAME Leswick, Tony
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Leswick, Anthony Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Humboldt , Saskatchewan , Canada
DATE OF DEATH July 1, 2001
Place of death New Westminster , British Columbia , Canada