| John Adams | |
| Birth Date: | 5 May 1919 |
| Birth Place: | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Death Place: | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 163 |
| Position: | Left Wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Played For: | Montreal Canadiens |
| Career Start: | 1938 |
| Career End: | 1949 |
John Ellis Adams (May 5, 1919 – August 21, 1996) was a Canadian ice hockey left winger who played one season in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, in 1940–41. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1938 to 1949, was spent in various minor leagues. He was born in Calgary, Alberta. He died on August 21, 1996, in Surrey, British Columbia.[1] [2]
Jack Adams played 42 regular season games and three playoff games for the Montreal Canadiens in the 1940–41 NHL season. During the regular season, he scored 6 goals and 18 points; during the playoffs, he was held pointless.
He also played for several Canadian minor league hockey teams, both before and after his NHL stint.
In 1941, he was married to Valerie Rowan of Vancouver, British Columbia.[3] [4] He died in 1996 in Surrey, British Columbia.[5] His wife, Valerie died in 2009.[6]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1936–37 | Calgary Canadians | CCJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Calgary K of C | CCCHL | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1938–39 | Vancouver Lions | PCHL | 29 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | Vancouver Lions | PCHL | 40 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 42 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1942–43 | Calgary RCAF Mutangs | CNDHL | 22 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 1943–44 | Vancouver RCAF | NNDHL | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Vancouver RCAF Seahawks | NNDHL | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1944–45 | Vancouver RCAF | NNDHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1946–47 | Houston Skippers | USHL | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | New Westminster Royals | PCHL | 52 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | New Westminster Royals | PCHL | 41 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| PCHL totals | 162 | 45 | 46 | 91 | 89 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | ||||
| NHL totals | 42 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||