Hal Cooper (ice hockey) explained

Hal Cooper
Birth Date:29 August 1913
Birth Place:New Liskeard, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:5
Weight Lb:155
Position:Right wing
Shoots:Right
Played For:New York Rangers
Career Start:1933
Career End:1950

Harold Wallace Cooper (August 29, 1913 – June 25, 1977)[1] was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played 8 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1944–45 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1933 to 1950, was spent in the minor leagues.

Career

Cooper played eight games with the New York Rangers during the 1944-45 NHL season.[2] He was 5'5" tall and weighed 155 lbs. He also played in the American Hockey League for the Providence Reds and the Hershey Bears and also in the United States Hockey League for the Houston Skippers.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1931–32Hamilton VictoriasOHA3 1 2 3 43 2 0 2 2
1932–33Hamilton VictoriasOHA
1933–34Sudbury Cub-WolvesNBHL8 7 3 10 172 1 4 5 7
1934–35Falconbridge FalconsNBHL8 8 2 10 102 0 1 1 0
1935–36Falconbridge FalconsNBHL10 7 7 14 123 1 2 3 0
1935–36Falconbridge FalconsAl-Cup13 5 3 8 4
1936–37Falconbridge FalconsNBHL14 7 3 10 164 2 4 6 2
1937–38Falconbridge FalconsNBHL15 3 2 5 223 1 2 3 2
1937–38Falconbridge FalconsAl-Cup9 4 5 9 4
1938–39Kirkland Lake Blue DevilsGBHL8 7 12 19 102 1 3 4 2
1938–39Kirkland Lake Blue DevilsAl-Cup7 3 4 7 4
1939–40Kirkland Lake Blue DevilsGBHL15 20 5 25 16
1939–40Kirkland Lake Blue DevilsAl-Cup20 11 12 23 14
1940–41Niagara Falls CataractsOHA Sr32 21 20 41 223 0 2 2 2
1941–42Niagara Falls CataractsOHA Sr25 12 13 25 137 7 0 7 6
1942–43Niagara Falls CataractsOHA Sr22 5 16 21 82 2 1 3 2
1943–44Providence RedsAHL51 23 21 44 6
1944–45New York RangersNHL8 0 0 0 2
1944–45Hershey BearsAHL46 24 17 41 911 6 6 12 6
1945–46Hershey BearsAHL41 12 8 20 4
1946–47Houston HuskiesUSHL9 0 6 6 2
1948–49Hamilton TigersOHA Sr27 12 5 17 46 1 4 5 4
1949–50Hamilton TigersOHA Sr13 0 1 1 11
AHL totals139 59 46 105 1911 6 6 12 6
OHA Sr totals119 50 55 105 5818 10 7 17 14
NHL totals8 0 0 0 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hal Cooper's profile on the New York Rangers website . 2012-11-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808041658/http://rangers.nhl.com/club/atrplayer.htm?id=8445542 . 2014-08-08 . dead .
  2. Book: Kreiser . John . The New York Rangers: Broadway's Longest Running Hit . Friedman . Lou . 1996 . Sports Publishing LLC . 978-1-57167-041-0 . en.