Art Somers Explained

Position:Centre
Played For:Chicago Black Hawks
New York Rangers
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:7
Weight Lb:165
Birth Date:January 19, 1902
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Death Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Career Start:1925
Career End:1935

Arthur Ernest James Somers (January 19, 1902 – January 29, 1992) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 222 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks and New York Rangers from 1929 to 1935. With the Rangers he won the Stanley Cup in 1933. As a junior ice hockey player, Sommers won the 1921 Memorial Cup with the Winnipeg Junior Falcons. Somers was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1902, and died there in 1992.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1919–20Winnipeg YMLCWDJHL
1920–21Winnipeg FalconsWDJHL
1921–22Winnipeg VictoriasWSrHL
1922–23Winnipeg FalconsMHL16 10 6 16 332 0 0 0 2
1922–23Winnipeg FalconsAl-Cup3 2 0 2 14
1923–24Winnipeg FalconsMHL12 10 6 16 14
1924–25Fort William FortsMHL20 5 2 7 41
1925–26Winnipeg MaroonsCHL36 21 5 26 615 1 1 2 12
1926–27Winnipeg MaroonsAHA32 11 10 21 733 0 1 1 7
1927–28Winnipeg MaroonsAHA40 8 6 14 71
1928–29Vancouver LionsPCHL35 23 7 30 663 3 0 3 2
1929–30Chicago Black HawksNHL44 11 13 24 762 0 0 0 2
1930–31Chicago Black HawksNHL33 3 6 9 359 0 0 0 0
1931–32New York RangersNHL48 11 15 26 477 0 1 1 8
1932–33New York RangersNHL48 7 15 22 288 1 4 5 8
1933–34New York RangersNHL8 1 2 3 52 0 0 0 0
1933–34Windsor BulldogsIHL7 2 2 4 5
1934–35New York RangersNHL41 0 5 5 42 0 0 0 0
NHL totals222 33 56 89 19530 1 5 6 18

Awards and achievements