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Bert Connelly

Bert Connelly

Canadian ice hockey player


Albert Patrick Connelly (April 22, 1909 – July 2, 1990) was a Canadian left winger who played 87 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and the Chicago Black Hawks between 1934 and 1938. He won the Stanley Cup with Chicago in 1938. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1928 to 1946, was spent in various minor leagues. He was born in Montreal, Quebec.

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Playing career

Although his NHL career was brief, lasting from 1934 to 1938, he had a long career both before and after. From 1929 to 1931 he played for 3 teams in the Montreal City Hockey League: the Montreal Eurekas, the Montreal CNR, and the Montreal Columbus. He later played for the Verdun CPR, and the Moncton Hawks. The Hawks won the Allan Cup two times during his time with the team.

In 1934 he finally got his chance in the NHL when he was signed by the New York Rangers. He played with the Rangers for 2 seasons. He played the 1937 season with the Philadelphia Ramblers of the International American Hockey League. He began the next season with the Springfield Indians. Midway through the 1938 season, he was picked up by the Chicago Black Hawks. He helped the team win the Stanley Cup that that year.

After his Stanley Cup triumph with the Black Hawks his NHL career was over. He remained an active player in the minor leagues until 1946 when he retired from hockey. He died in 1990 in Montreal, Quebec.[1]

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References

  1. Quebec Death Index

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