James Joseph "Babe" Donnelly (December 22, 1894 – July 27, 1968) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 34 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Maroons during the 1926–27 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1916 to 1935, was spent in various minor leagues. He was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and died there in 1968.[1]
| Babe Donnelly | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
December 22, 1894 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
July 27, 1968 (aged 73) Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Montreal Maroons | ||
| Playing career | 1916–1936 | ||
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1916–17 | Hamilton 227th Battalion | OHA Sr | 9 | 7 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1916–17 | Toronto 204th Battalion | OHA Sr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | St. Catharines Teepees | OHA | 45 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1919–20 | Edmonton Eskimos | BIG-4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1920–21 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | NOHA | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | ||
| 1920–21 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | NMHL-NA | 14 | 8 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1921–22 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | NOHA | 8 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1921–22 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | NMHL-NA | 11 | 9 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1922–23 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | NOHA | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1922–23 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1923–24 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | NOHA | 7 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1923–24 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | ||
| 1924–25 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | NOHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | CHL | 32 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1926–27 | Stratford Nationals | Can-Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Detroit Greyhounds | AHA | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | Minneapolis Millers | AHA | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1928–29 | Philadelphia Arrows | Can-Am | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | London Panthers | IHL | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Toronto Millionaires | IHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Buffalo Americans | AHA | 39 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | Buffalo Majors | AHA | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | Tulsa Oilers | AHA | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1932–33 | Falconbridge Falcons | NOHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | Falconbridge Falcons | NOHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | Falconbridge Falcons | NOHA | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| AHA totals | 108 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References edit
- ^ Obituary from The Sault Star, July 29, 1968, courtesy of the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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