Clarence Behling Explained

Position:Defence
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:195
Played For:Detroit Red Wings
Birth Date:March 16, 1916
Birth Place:Berlin, Ontario, Canada
Career Start:1936
Career End:1950

Clarence Roy "Dick" Behling (March 16, 1916 – July 24, 1994) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman.

Career

Behling played five games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1940–41 and 1942–43 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1936 to 1951, was spent in the minor leagues.[1] He also played for the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, Indianapolis Capitals, Detroit Holzbaugh-Fords, Harringay Greyhounds, and Baltimore Orioles.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1934–35Kitchener GreenshirtsOHA7 1 0 1 4
1935–36Kitchener GreenshirtsOHA
1936–37Baltimore OriolesEAHL48 9 5 14 163 1 2 3 2
1937–38Baltimore OriolesEAHL56 14 11 25 26
1938–29Harringay GreyhoundsENL8 10 18 28
1939–40Detroit HolzbaughMOHL35 9 7 16 221 0 0 0 0
1940–41Detroit Red WingsNHL3 0 0 0 0
1940–41Indianapolis CapitalsAHL54 5 8 13 18
1941–42Indianapolis CapitalsAHL54 4 5 9 2610 0 2 2 4
1942–43Detroit Red WingsNHL2 1 0 1 0
1942–43Indianapolis CapitalsAHL22 1 4 5 10
1945–46Indianapolis CapitalsAHL17 0 3 3 45 0 0 0 0
1946–47Hamilton PatriciasOHA Sr14 3 4 7 63 0 0 0 0
1947–48Kitchener-Waterloo DutchmenOHA Sr36 7 15 22 1610 1 5 6 6
1948–49Kitchener-Waterloo DutchmenOHA Sr39 1 13 14 2012 4 3 7 6
1949–50Kitchener-Waterloo DutchmenOHA Sr26 1 9 10 1014 0 3 3 6
1950–51Kitchener-Waterloo DutchmenOHA Sr23 2 9 11 4
AHL totals147 10 20 30 5815 0 2 2 4
NHL totals5 1 0 1 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clarence "Dick" Behling. Internet Hockey Database. January 29, 2013.