Garth Boesch Explained

Position:Defence
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:180
Birth Date:October 7, 1920
Birth Place:Milestone, Saskatchewan, Canada
Death Place:San Francisco, California, U.S.
Career Start:1940
Career End:1950

Garth Vernon Boesch (October 7, 1920 – May 14, 1998) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs between 1946 and 1950. He won the Stanley Cup three times with Toronto, from 1947 to 1949.

Playing career

Boesch played four seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs and was a member of three Stanley Cup winning teams in 1947, 1948 and 1949. He died of heart disease at the age of 77 on May 14, 1998.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1937–38Notre Dame HoundsS-SJHL6 5 0 5 42 0 0 0 0
1938–39Notre Dame HoundsS-SJHL9 5 1 6 4
1939–40Notre Dame HoundsS-SJHL12 7 4 11 12
1940–41Regina RangersSSHL32 10 7 17 268 1 2 3 10
1940–41Regina RangersAl-Cup14 6 2 8 16
1941–42Regina RangersSSHL31 12 8 20 363 0 0 0 6
1941–42Lethbridge Maple LeafsASHL9 2 2 4 2
1941–42Lethbridge Maple LeafsAl-Cup5 1 1 2 8
1944–45Winnipeg RCAFWNDHL1 0 1 1 04 2 1 3 10
1945–46Pittsburgh HornetsAHL43 15 9 24 166 0 4 4 8
1946–47Toronto Maple LeafsNHL35 4 5 9 4711 0 2 2 6
1947–48Toronto Maple LeafsNHL45 2 7 9 528 2 1 3 2
1948–49Toronto Maple LeafsNHL59 1 10 11 439 0 2 2 6
1949–50Toronto Maple LeafsNHL58 2 6 8 616 0 0 0 4
NHL totals197 9 28 37 20334 2 5 7 18

Awards and achievements

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