Les Cunningham Explained

Played For:New York Americans
Chicago Black Hawks
Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lb:167
Birth Date:4 October 1913
Birth Place:Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Career Start:1933
Career End:1949

Leslie Roy Cunningham (October 4, 1913 – April 9, 1993) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played 60 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Americans and Chicago Black Hawks between 1936 and 1940. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1933 to 1949, was mainly spent in the American Hockey League. The American Hockey League presents the Les Cunningham Award annually to its league MVP. Cunningham was born in Calgary, Alberta.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1931–32Calgary JimmiesCCJHL12 3 2 5 153 1 0 1 6
1931–32Calgary JimmiesM-Cup8 4 0 4 4
1932–33Regina PatsSJHL3 3 0 3 02 1 0 1 0
1932–33Regina PatsM-Cup13 5 0 5 12
1933–34Saskatoon ElitesSSHL20 16 10 26 184 2 0 2 4
1934–35Buffalo BisonsIHL42 12 12 24 34
1935–36Buffalo BisonsIHL37 9 13 22 375 1 1 2 0
1936–37Cleveland FalconsIAHL20 4 4 8 17
1936–37New York AmericansNHL23 1 8 9 19
1937–38Cleveland BaronsIAHL48 19 28 47 552 1 2 3 0
1938–39Cleveland BaronsIAHL52 26 20 46 499 6 4 10 0
1939–40Chicago Black HawksNHL37 6 11 17 21 0 0 0 0
1940–41Cleveland BaronsAHL56 22 42 64 109 3 4 7 2
1941–42Cleveland BaronsAHL56 25 35 60 235 4 2 6 4
1942–43Cleveland BaronsAHL55 35 47 82 244 2 2 4 0
1943–44Cleveland BaronsAHL52 26 52 78 1311 6 4 10 0
1944–45Cleveland BaronsAHL56 35 45 80 411 3 8 11 2
1945–46Cleveland BaronsAHL62 33 44 77 107 4 6 10 5
1946–47Cleveland BaronsAHL61 8 29 37 11
1947–48San Francisco ShamrocksPCHL39 15 24 39 273 0 5 5 2
1948–49San Francisco ShamrocksPCHL9 4 4 8 14
IAHL/AHL totals518 233 346 579 21658 29 32 61 13
NHL totals60 7 19 26 211 0 0 0 0

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