Ike Hildebrand Explained

Position:Right wing
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:5
Height In:7
Weight Lb:147
Played For:New York Rangers
Chicago Black Hawks
Ntl Team:Canada
Birth Date:27 May 1927
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Death Place:St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
Career Start:1944
Career End:1960

Isaac Bruce Hildebrand (May 27, 1927 – August 27, 2006) was a Canadian ice hockey and lacrosse player. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he played 41 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks during the 1953–54 and 1954–55 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1944 to 1960, was spent in various minor leagues.

Career

In 1985, he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame for the sport of lacrosse.[1] He was inducted into Canada's Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1972 and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1985 as well as Sports Halls of Fame in Peterborough (1978), Belleville (1989) and Oshawa (1993).

Ike excelled at both of Canada's national sports, lacrosse and hockey. He played lacrosse with the New Westminster Salmonbellies senior team and at age 17 won the MVP award in the Mann Cup Canadian championship. In a lacrosse career that spanned 17 years (1943–1960) he was honored 13 times as an all-star. After a junior ice hockey career with the Oshawa Generals, he spent 10 years playing professional hockey with minor league teams in the Pacific Coast Hockey League, the United States Hockey League, the Quebec Senior Hockey League and the American Hockey League.

Hildebrand also played 41 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, and the Chicago Black Hawks from 1953 to 1954. He was playing coach with the Belleville McFarlands and scored the winning goal when they won the 1959 World Championship for Canada.

After his playing days, Hildebrand turned to coaching with the London Nationals, Orillia Terriers and two years with the Oshawa Generals.

He died in St. Albert, Alberta in 2006.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1944–45Seattle IronmenPCHL9 3 5 8 2
1945–46Oshawa GeneralsOHA27 14 21 35 812 21 11 32 4
1946–47Oshawa GeneralsOHA29 28 25 53 235 3 1 4 16
1947–48Toronto MarlborosOHA35 29 37 66 295 2 0 2 6
1948–49Los Angeles MonarchsPCHL45 17 19 36 327 1 5 6 17
1949–50Los Angeles MonarchsPCHL63 24 36 60 2817 6 8 14 20
1950–51Kansas City RoyalsUSHL63 42 49 91 67
1951–52Cleveland BaronsAHL48 31 16 47 195 1 3 4 7
1952–53Cleveland BaronsAHL64 38 34 72 4011 1 1 2 11
1953–54New York RangersNHL31 6 7 13 12
1953–54Vancouver CanucksWHL8 0 0 0 2
1953–54Chicago Black HawksNHL7 1 4 5 4
1954–55Chicago Black HawksNHL3 0 0 0 0
1954–55Montreal RoyalsQSHL53 17 25 42 2714 1 6 7 14
1955–56Cleveland BaronsAHL54 9 19 28 438 1 1 2 10
1956–57Pembroke Lumber KingsEOHL23 6 12 18 44
1956–57Belleville McFarlandsOHA Sr25 19 36 55 7310 2 5 7 10
1957–58Belleville McFarlandsOHA Sr51 15 39 54 5513 5 19 24 2
1957–58Belleville McFarlandsAl-Cup14 6 12 18 12
1958–59Belleville McFarlandsOHA Sr46 30 36 66 31
1959–60Belleville McFarlandsOHA Sr45 23 22 45 2012 3 11 14 4
AHL totals166 78 69 147 10224 3 5 8 28
OHA Sr totals167 87 133 220 17935 10 35 45 16
NHL totals41 7 11 18 16

International

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ike Hildebrand Biography . . 24 June 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180507151640/http://www.sportshall.ca/stories.html?proID=371&catID=all&lang=EN . 7 May 2018 . dead .