Paul August Runge (September 10, 1907 – April 27, 1972) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 142 games in the National Hockey League between 1930 and 1938.
| Paul Runge | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 10, 1907 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Died |
April 27, 1972 (aged 64) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens Montreal Maroons | ||
| Playing career | 1928–1942 | ||
Early life edit
Runge was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He played junior hockey with the Portland Buckaroos and Victoria Cubs.[1]
Career edit
Runge played for the Boston Bruins (1930–32, 1936), Montreal Maroons (1933–34, 1936–38), and Montreal Canadiens (1934–36, 1936). The rest of his career, which lasted from 1928 to 1942, was spent in various minor leagues.
Runge played parts of four NHL seasons without recording a goal. His first goal came as a member of the Boston Bruins in his team's 6-3 victory over the Montreal Maroons on December 28, 1935, played at the Montreal Forum. Runge scored eight times for Boston in the 1935-36 season, and eventually tallied 18 NHL goals and 22 assists for 40 career points.
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1928–29 | Portland Buckaroos | PCHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1928–29 | Victoria Cubs | PCHL | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Victoria Cubs | PCHL | 36 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Boston Tigers | Can-Am | 39 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 17 | ||
| 1930–31 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | Boston Cubs | Can-Am | 29 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1932–33 | Philadelphia Arrows | Can-Am | 44 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1933–34 | Quebec Castors | Can-Am | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | Windsor Bulldogs | IHL | 25 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | Quebec Castors | Can-Am | 48 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1934–35 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 33 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1936–37 | New Haven Eagles | IAHL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936–37 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936–37 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 30 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1937–38 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 39 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938–39 | Cleveland Barons | IAHL | 54 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1939–40 | Cleveland Barons | IAHL | 48 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 20 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Minneapolis Millers | AHA | 29 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1941–42 | Dallas Texans | AHA | 46 | 16 | 41 | 57 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Edmonton Victorias | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 140 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Paul Runge Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
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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