Myles Lane
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Myles Lane (b. Melrose, Massachusetts, October 2, 1905 - d. August 6, 1987) was a professional hockey player in the NHL.
Myles Lane played parts of three seasons as a defenseman with the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the NHL in the 1920s and 1930s. He was a noted collegiate goal scorer.
He played five games with Boston of the United States Amateur Hockey League before attending Dartmouth College for three years. During that span he scored an astonishing 50 goals in only 17 scheduled games for the Big Green before joining the Rangers as a rookie in 1928.
Early in the 1929 season the Rangers offered Lane to the Bruins, asking for superstar Eddie Shore in return, reportedly figuring the Bruins would want a hometown player that badly. Bruins' general manager Art Ross replied famously, "You are so many Myles from Shore you need a life preserver."
Nonetheless the Bruins bought his rights for a hefty $7,500, and he played 22 games as a role player over the next two seasons. He won a Stanley Cup championship with the Bruins in 1929.
After sitting out the 1930-31 season, Lane spent two years with the Boston Cubs of the Can-Am league where he supplied leadership and defensive savvy. He then played 25 games for the Bruins in 1933-34 as well as a few contests in the Can-Am loop before retiring.
[edit] Awards & achievements
- 1929 Stanley Cup Championship (Boston)
