Hap Emms
| Hap Emms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 12, 1905 Barrie, Ontario, Canada |
||
| Died | October 23, 1988 (aged 83) Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing/Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Maroons New York Americans Detroit Falcons Detroit Red Wings Boston Bruins |
||
| Playing career | 1926–1938 | ||
Leighton Alfred "Hap" Emms (January 12, 1905 – October 23, 1988) was a Canadian ice hockey player, coach, owner, general manager and pioneer of the game. Emms was as controversial as he was successful during his nearly 60 years in hockey. He played in the National Hockey League between 1926 and 1938 for the Montreal Maroons, New York Americans, Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings. A left wing and defenceman, he was a native of Barrie, Ontario. The left-handed shot was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 190 pounds (86 kg) (13 stone, 8 pounds).
During his 12-season NHL career, Emms played in 320 games, scoring 36 goals and adding 53 assists for 89 total points. He was called for 311 minutes in penalties.
After retiring from playing, he was the owner and coach of the Barrie Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association from 1945 to 1960. He coached his team to winning the Memorial Cup in 1951, with his son Paul and nephew Don on the roster and in 1953, with future Boston Bruins stars Doug Mohns and Don McKenney, among others. He later owned the Niagara Falls Flyers from 1960 to 1972 after moving the Barrie team. The Flyers in both Barrie and Niagara Falls were sponsored by the Bruins, until the direct NHL sponsorship of junior clubs halted in 1966–67.
During the 1965–66 and 1966–67 seasons—the last two years of the NHL's "Original Six" configuration—Emms was the general manager of the NHL Bruins, the third GM in the team's 41-year history to that point. He succeeded Lynn Patrick in the post, and brought such players as Bernie Parent, Pit Martin, John "Pie" McKenzie, Gerry Cheevers, Gilles Marotte and Gary Doak to the Bruins. He also promoted Harry Sinden to coach in 1966, and was the general manager during Bobby Orr's first season in the National Hockey League.
...
Wikipedia