Harold Cotton (ice hockey) explained

Harold Cotton
Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:155
Played For:NHL
Pittsburgh Pirates
Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Americans
IAHL
New Haven Eagles
USAHA
Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets
Birth Date:5 November 1902
Birth Place:Nanticoke, Ontario, Canada
Career Start:1923
Career End:1937

Harold William "Baldy" Cotton (November 5, 1902 – September 9, 1984) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Americans.

Playing career

Cotton's hockey career began in Pittsburgh after moving there to attend Duquesne University. In 1925, he began playing for the Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets of the United States Amateur Hockey Association while attending school. He would later sign with the NHL's Pittsburgh Pirates, playing with the club for parts of 4 seasons. He was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the middle of the 1928–29 season and would record a career high 38 points the following year in his first full season with Toronto. Cotton won his only Stanley Cup playing for the Maple Leafs in 1931–32. In 1935, Cotton was sold to the New York Americans where he played for two more seasons until his retirement in 1937.

Front office

After playing professional hockey, Cotton served as a scout for the Boston Bruins and Minnesota North Stars, retiring from hockey permanently in 1977.

Awards and achievements

Transactions

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1919–20Parkdale Canoe ClubOHA6 3 0 3 0
1920–21Toronto MaitlandsOHA
1921–22Toronto Aura LeeOHA6 8 1 9
1922–23Toronto Aura LeeOHA11 5 3 8
1923–24Pittsburgh Yellow JacketsUSAHA20 7 0 7 013 2 3 5
1924–25Pittsburgh Yellow JacketsUSAHA40 7 0 7 08 2 0 2
1925–26Pittsburgh PiratesNHL33 7 1 8 22
1926–27Pittsburgh PiratesNHL35 5 0 5 17
1927–28Pittsburgh PiratesNHL42 9 3 12 402 1 1 2 2
1928–29Pittsburgh PiratesNHL32 3 2 5 38
1928–29Toronto Maple LeafsNHL11 1 2 3 8
1929–30Toronto Maple LeafsNHL41 21 17 38 47
1930–31Toronto Maple LeafsNHL43 12 17 29 452 0 0 0 2
1931–32Toronto Maple LeafsNHL47 5 13 18 417 2 2 4 8
1932–33Toronto Maple LeafsNHL48 10 11 21 299 0 3 3 6
1933–34Toronto Maple LeafsNHL47 8 14 22 465 0 2 2 0
1934–35Toronto Maple LeafsNHL47 11 14 25 367 0 0 0 17
1935–36New York AmericansNHL45 7 9 16 275 0 1 1 9
1936–37New York AmericansNHL29 2 0 2 23
1936–37New Haven EaglesIAHL18 4 8 12 48
NHL totals500 101 103 204 41937 3 9 12 44