John Benedict "Peanuts" O'Flaherty (April 10, 1918 — July 16, 2008) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 21 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Americans and Brooklyn Americans. He was born in Toronto, Ontario.[1]
| Peanuts O'Flaherty | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 10, 1918 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
July 16, 2008 (aged 90) Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
NHL New York Americans Brooklyn Americans AHL Pittsburgh Hornets Springfield Indians OHASr Toronto St. Michael's Majors | ||
| Playing career | 1940–1956 | ||
Playing career edit
Peanuts received his nickname when a Toronto sports writer spotted him selling peanuts at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1933.[2] In 21 career NHL games O'Flaherty recorded 5 goals and an assist for 6 points. He played several seasons in the American Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Hornets in the 1940s. His son, Gerry O'Flaherty, would go on to play in the NHL from 1971 to 1979.
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1933–34 | St. Michael's Buzzers | ON Jr. B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | St. Michael's Majors | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 12 | ||
| 1934–35 | St. Michael's Majors | OHA Jr | 12 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1935–36 | West Toronto Nationals | OHA Jr | 10 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 1935–36 | West Toronto Nationals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 10 | ||
| 1936–37 | Toronto Dominions | OHA Sr | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1936–37 | Toronto Dominions | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1937–38 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA Jr | 12 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1937–38 | Toronto Goodyears | OHA Sr | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1937–38 | Toronto Goodyears | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1938–39 | Toronto Goodyears | OHA Sr | 20 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1938–39 | Toronto Goodyears | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 1939–40 | Toronto Goodyears | OHA Sr | 29 | 41 | 35 | 76 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 1939–40 | Toronto Goodyears | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1940–41 | New York Americans | NHL | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 24 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1941–42 | Brooklyn Americans | NHL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 42 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1942–43 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 36 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1943–44 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Toronto RCAF | OHA Sr | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Toronto People's Credit | TIHL | 20 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 1945–46 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 61 | 24 | 45 | 69 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1946–47 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 64 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1947–48 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 50 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 67 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 69 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | St. Michael's Monarchs | OHA Sr | 28 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1951–52 | Saint John Beavers | MMHL | 45 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1952–53 | Ottawa Senators | QHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | NOHA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | NOHA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Sudbury Wolves | NOHA | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Sudbury Wolves | NOHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958–59 | Sudbury Wolves | NOHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 426 | 148 | 233 | 381 | 108 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 21 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References edit
- ^ Peanuts O'Flaherty's Obituary at the Toronto Star
- ^ [1] Legends of Hockey. Retrieved Oct. 30, 2007.
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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