Charlie Conacher
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Charles William "Charlie" Conacher (b. December 20, 1909 in Toronto, Ontario - December 30, 1967) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Americans, and Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League.
Anchoring the Kid Line with Harvey "Busher" Jackson and Joe Primeau, Charlie was a member of the Maple Leafs teams of the 1930s that won one Stanley Cup and finished runner-up six times.
He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961 and, later, to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975. In 1998, he was ranked number 36 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
Charlie Conacher died in 1967 and was buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.
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| Preceded by Hap Day |
Toronto Maple Leafs Captains 1937-38 |
Succeeded by Red Horner |
| Preceded by Bill Cook |
NHL Scoring Champion 1934, 1935 |
Succeeded by Dave Schriner |
| Chicago Blackhawks Head Coaches |
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| Muldoon • Stanley • Lehman • Gardiner • Irvin • Shaughnessy • Tobin • Iverson • Matheson • Gorman • Loughlin • Stewart • Thompson • Gottselig • Conacher • Goodfellow • Abel • Eddolls • Ivan • Pilous • Reay • White • Pulford • Johnston • Magnuson • Tessier • Murdoch • Keenan • D. Sutter • Hartsburg • Graham • Molleken • Suhonen • B. Sutter • Yawney • Savard |
Categories: 1909 births | 1967 deaths | Canada's Sports Hall of Fame | Canadian ice hockey forwards | Chicago Blackhawks coaches | Detroit Red Wings players | Canadians of German descent | Hockey Hall of Fame | Ice hockey personnel from Ontario | National Hockey League scoring leaders (prior to 1947-48) | New York Americans players | Oshawa Generals coaches | People from Toronto | Stanley Cup champions | Toronto Maple Leafs players | Toronto Marlboros alumni | Memorial Cup winners
