Ivan Mitchell Explained

Position:Goaltender
Played For:Portland Rosebuds
Toronto St. Patricks
Catches:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:180
Birth Date:9 July 1893
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Death Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Career Start:1914
Career End:1922

Ivan Gladstone "Mike" Mitchell (July 9, 1893 — May 8, 1942) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played three seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto St. Patricks. Before playing in the NHL Mitchell played the 1914–15 season with the Portland Rosebuds of the PCHA. In 1922, Mitchell was injured during the second game of the season and missed the rest of the season. He is still credited with winning the Stanley Cup that season.

Military duty

Between 1915 and 1919 Mitchell was on military duty, fighting with the Canadian forces in World War 1. A notice in the Vancouver Daily World on November 19, 1917, claimed Mitchell had succumbed to his wounds in a London hospital,[1] but the information turned out to be inaccurate as he was still alive.[2]

Mitchell died on May 8, 1942, in his hometown of Winnipeg.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP W L T Min GA GAAGP W L T Min GA SO GAA
1912–13Phoenix Hockey ClubBCBHL7 6 0 1 420 18 0 2.57
1913–14Phoenix Hockey ClubBCBHL10 4 6 0 610 32 0 3.15
1914–15Portland RosebudsPCHA18 9 9 0 1113 83 0 4.47
1915–16Military duty
1916–17Military duty
1917–18Military duty
1918–19Military duty
1919–20Toronto St. PatsNHL16 6 7 0 830 60 0 4.34
1920–21Toronto St. PatsNHL4 2 2 0 240 22 0 5.50
1921–22Toronto St. PatsNHL2 2 0 0 120 6 0 3.00
PCHA totals18 9 9 0 1113 83 0 4.47
NHL totals22 10 9 0 1190 88 0 4.44

Notes and References

  1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77693892/coast-hockey-player-succumbs-to-wounds/ "Coast hockey player succumbs to wounds"
  2. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77693821/may-still-be-alive/ "May Still Be Alive – Relatives Have Had No Advices Concerning Death of Hockey Star"