Russell Ambrose "Buster" Brayshaw (January 17, 1918 – February 25, 1993) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing who played 43 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1944–45 season. He was a fill-in player for the Hawks while others served in the Second World War. Brayshaw spent the four following years in the American Hockey League.
| Russ Brayshaw | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 17, 1918 Rosthern, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Died |
February 25, 1993 (aged 75) Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 164 lb (74 kg; 11 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Chicago Black Hawks | ||
| Playing career | 1938–1949 | ||
He died in Abbotsford, British Columbia in 1993.[1]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1936–37 | Noranda Copper Kings | NOHA | — | 11 | 8 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Saskatoon Quakers | SSHL | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1938–39 | Moose Jaw Millers | S-SSHL | 22 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1939–40 | Moose Jaw Millers | S-SSHL | 32 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1939–40 | Moose Jaw Millers | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1940–41 | Moose Jaw Millers | S-SSHL | 30 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Moose Jaw Millers | S-SSHL | 26 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1942–43 | Victoria VMD | NNDHL | 18 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1942–43 | New Westminster Spitfires | PCHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 1943–44 | Seattle Ironmen | NorIHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | New Westminster Spitfires | PCHL | 19 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1943–44 | New Westminster Spitfires | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 21 | 8 | 29 | 10 | ||
| 1944–45 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 43 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 57 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1946–47 | Providence Reds | AHL | 38 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 21 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | Tulsa Oilers | USHL | 52 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948–49 | Vancouver Canucks | PCHL | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Seattle Ironmen | PCHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Saskatoon Quakers | WCSHL | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 123 | 44 | 46 | 90 | 72 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 43 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References edit
- ^ Obituary for Buster Brayshaw, The Edmonton Journal, March 3, 1993, pg. B11, accessed February 8, 2013
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database