Len Haley Explained

Position:Right Wing
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:5
Height In:6
Weight Lb:160
Played For:Detroit Red Wings
Birth Date:15 September 1931
Birth Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Death Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Career Start:1951
Career End:1972

Leonard Frank "Comet" Haley (September 15, 1931 – July 24, 2024) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 30 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1959–60 and 1960–61 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1951 to 1972, was mainly spent in the minor Western Hockey League. Haley died in Edmonton on July 24, 2024, at the age of 92.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1947–48Edmonton CanadiansEJrHL1 0 0 0 0
1948–49Wetaskiwin CanadiansEJrHL
1948–49Wetaskiwin CanadiansM-Cup3 1 0 1 6
1949–50Medicine Hat TigersWCJHL40 26 28 54 765 0 3 3 6
1949–50Medicine Hat TigersM-Cup12 7 11 18 52
1950–51Medicine Hat TigersWCJHL40 37 30 67 535 3 3 6 14
1950–51Omaha KnightsUSHL3 1 3 4 0
1951–52Glace Bay MinersMMHL86 44 58 102 715 2 1 3 4
1952–53Edmonton FlyersWHL69 18 17 35 2315 4 6 10 6
1953–54Edmonton FlyersWHL70 17 25 42 4013 3 4 7 18
1954–55Edmonton FlyersWHL
1954–55Saskatoon QuakersWHL68 20 23 43 43
1955–56Saskatoon QuakersWHL68 17 22 39 953 1 3 4 4
1956–57Brandon RegalsWHL69 21 33 54 779 5 2 7 4
1957–58Hershey BearsAHL70 30 19 49 3411 4 4 8 4
1958–59Hershey BearsAHL59 17 11 28 3811 1 0 1 20
1959–60Detroit Red WingsNHL27 1 2 3 126 1 3 4 6
1959–60Edmonton FlyersWHL39 19 16 35 35
1960–61Detroit Red WingsNHL3 1 0 1 2
1960–61Edmonton FlyersWHL66 15 30 45 36
1961–62San Francisco SealsWHL66 20 30 50 562 0 0 0 2
1962–63San Francisco SealsWHL70 36 24 60 7617 8 6 14 23
1963–64San Francisco SealsWHL70 35 33 68 11211 4 10 14 14
1964–65San Francisco SealsWHL70 26 46 72 113
1965–66Seattle TotemsWHL69 27 39 66 89
1966–67San Diego GullsWHL69 13 33 46 71
1967–68Tulsa OilersCHL70 34 46 80 6711 6 9 15 15
1968–69Omaha KnightsCHL70 16 25 41 637 2 4 6 0
1968–69Edmonton MonarchsASHL2 0 2 2 0
1969–70Grand Falls-Windsor CataractsNFSHL12 7 11 18 52
1969–70New Haven BladesEHL39 12 31 43 1611 5 3 8 16
1970–71Edmonton MonarchsPrSHL40 23 26 49 76
1971–72Edmonton MonarchsPrSHL40 18 23 41 63
WHL totals863 284 371 655 86670 25 31 56 71
NHL totals30 2 2 4 146 1 3 4 6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Long-time WHL standout Len “Comet” Haley passed away on 7/24/24 in Edmonton. . The Old Western Hockey League – WHL on Facebook . 13 August 2024 . 26 July 2024.