Babe Donnelly Explained

Babe Donnelly
Position:Defence
Played For:Montreal Maroons
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:7
Weight Lb:180
Birth Date:1894 12, mf=yes
Birth Place:Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Career Start:1916
Career End:1936

James Joseph "Babe" Donnelly (December 22, 1894 – July 27, 1968) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 34 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Maroons during the 1926–27 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1916 to 1935, was spent in various minor leagues. He was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and died there in 1968.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1916–17Hamilton 227th BattalionOHA Sr9 7 0 7
1916–17Toronto 204th BattalionOHA Sr
1948–49St. Catharines TeepeesOHA45 24 20 44 375 2 2 4 4
1919–20Edmonton EskimosBIG-411 3 1 4 62 0 1 1 2
1920–21Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsNOHA9 3 4 7 185 2 3 5
1920–21Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsNMHL-NA14 8 4 12
1921–22Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsNOHA8 9 3 12 122 1 1 2 6
1921–22Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsNMHL-NA11 9 4 13
1922–23Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsNOHA7 3 0 3 252 1 0 1 4
1922–23Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsAl-Cup5 2 2 4 4
1923–24Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsNOHA7 8 2 10 18
1923–24Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsAl-Cup7 6 1 7 21
1924–25Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsNOHA
1925–26Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsCHL32 8 2 10 40
1926–27Montreal MaroonsNHL34 0 1 1 142 0 0 0 0
1926–27Stratford NationalsCan-Pro1 0 0 0 2
1926–27Detroit GreyhoundsAHA6 1 0 1 13
1927–28Minneapolis MillersAHA26 1 2 3 32
1928–29Philadelphia ArrowsCan-Am22 1 1 2 20
1929–30London PanthersIHL12 4 1 5 16
1929–30Toronto MillionairesIHL3 0 0 0 2
1930–31Buffalo AmericansAHA39 5 9 14 90
1931–32Buffalo MajorsAHA16 4 2 6 21
1931–32Tulsa OilersAHA21 1 0 1 30
1932–33Falconbridge FalconsNOHA
1933–34Falconbridge FalconsNOHA
1934–35Falconbridge FalconsNOHA5 0 1 1 82 1 0 1 0
AHA totals108 12 13 25 186
NHL totals34 0 1 1 142 0 0 0 0

Notes and References

  1. Obituary from The Sault Star, July 29, 1968, courtesy of the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library