George Redding Explained

Position:Left wing
Played For:Boston Bruins
Chicago Black Hawks
Detroit Red Wings
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:7
Weight Lb:145
Birth Date:1900 3, mf=yes
Birth Place:Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Career Start:1921
Career End:1932

George "Shorty" Redding (March 6, 1900 in — October 17, 1974) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing. He played 33 games for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League over two seasons, 1924–25 and 1925–26.[1] The rest of his career, which lasted from 1921 to 1932, was spent in different minor leagues.

Playing career

Redding once filled in as the Bruins goaltender when regular netminder Hec Fowler was injured during a game against the Toronto St. Pats. He allowed 1 goal in 10 minutes of play to give him a career GAA of 5.45. Redding played a total of 33 career NHL games at his regular left wing position.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1921–22Hamilton TigersOHA Sr10 1 4 5
1922–23Hamilton TigersOHA Sr11 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2
1923–24Hamilton TigersOHA Sr10 4 4 8 2 0 0 0
1924–25Boston BruinsNHL27 3 2 5 10
1925–26Boston BruinsNHL6 0 0 0 0
1926–27Boston TigersCan-Am31 7 0 7 39
1927–28Boston TigersCan-Am39 7 3 10 482 1 0 1 2
1928–29London PanthersCan-Pro33 0 0 0 60
1929–30Minneapolis MillersAHA47 4 3 7 64
1930–31Minneapolis MillersAHA43 9 3 12 73
1931–32Buffalo MajorsAHA13 0 2 2 8
AHA totals103 13 8 21 145
NHL totals33 3 2 5 10

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boston Bruins Team Historical Players. BostonBruins.com. 2011-09-26. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070821094917/http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=TeamHistoricalPlayers. 2007-08-21.