Jerome Francis "Jud" McAtee (February 5, 1920 – February 22, 2011) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 46 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings between 1942 and 1945.

Jud McAtee
Born (1920-02-05)February 5, 1920
Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Died February 22, 2011(2011-02-22) (aged 91)
Collinsville, Oklahoma, USA
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1940–1950

Playing career

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Born in Stratford, Ontario, he and his brother Norm played together in junior ice hockey with the Oshawa Generals during the years when the Generals dominated the Ontario Hockey League, winning championships with them in both 1938–39 and 1939–40. In 1939–40, Jud led the league with 25 goals and 44 points before signing as a free agent with the Red Wings in the NHL after the season. During World War II. Jud played for the Red Wings in parts of three seasons (1942–43, 1943–44 and 1944–45), scoring 15 goals and 13 assists during the regular season and also participating in all 14 playoff games in his third season (2 goals, 1 assist) while forming a line with Syd Howe and Mud Bruneteau.[1] During December 1945, Jud and Norm were both traded by the Red Wings to Chicago for Doug McCaig, and Jud never again played in the NHL. He ended up finishing his career in the minor leagues and retired from the Tulsa Oilers in 1950.

Personal life

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He was married to his wife Opal until her death on February 1, 1987, and never remarried.

He died in Collinsville, Oklahoma, on February 22, 2011,[2] less than a year after his brother Norm's death on August 25, 2010.[3]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1936–37 Stratford Miners OHA-B 9 7 7 14 2
1937–38 Stratford Midgets OHA 14 12 7 19 6 7 2 0 2 4
1938–39 Oshawa Generals OHA 14 2 3 5 6 7 3 1 4 2
1938–39 Oshawa Generals M-Cup 7 3 1 4 2
1939–40 Oshawa Generals OHA 18 25 19 44 12 15 16 10 26 28
1939–40 Oshawa Generals M-Cup 8 7 6 13 20
1940–41 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 54 11 13 24 6
1941–42 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 54 16 23 39 4 10 3 3 6 0
1942–43 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 0 0 0 0
1942–43 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 55 17 21 38 0 7 2 1 3 0
1943–44 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 0 2 2 0
1943–44 St. Catharines Saints OHA Sr 20 14 9 23 14 5 1 2 3 0
1944–45 Detroit Red Wings NHL 44 15 11 26 6 14 2 1 3 0
1944–45 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 1 0 0 0 0
1945–46 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 30 8 14 22 6
1945–46 St. Louis Flyers AHL 32 7 10 17 8
1946–47 St. Louis Flyers AHL 64 12 22 34 6
1947–48 St. Louis Flyers AHL 14 1 4 5 0
1947–48 Hershey Bears AHL 44 5 11 16 10 1 1 0 1 0
1948–49 Tulsa Oilers USHL 49 22 34 56 4
1948–49 Hershey Bears AHL 15 0 1 1 2 6 0 0 0 0
1949–50 Tulsa Oilers USHL 42 9 13 22 12
AHL totals 363 77 119 196 42 24 6 4 10 0
NHL totals 46 15 13 28 6 14 2 1 3 0

References

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  1. ^ NHLPA career statistics for Jud McAtee
  2. ^ "Death notices". Tulsa World. February 23, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  3. ^ "Norm McAtee's obituary".
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