Norm McAtee explained

Norm McAtee
Position:Centre
Played For:Boston Bruins
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lb:170
Birth Date:1921 6, mf=yes
Birth Place:Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Troy, Ohio, United States
Career Start:1941
Career End:1954

Norman Joseph McAtee (June 28, 1921 – August 25, 2010) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 13 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins during the 1946–47 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1941 to 1954, was spent in various minor leagues.

Playing career

Born in Stratford, Ontario, he and his brother Jud played together in junior ice hockey with the Oshawa Generals during the years when the Generals dominated the Ontario Hockey League, winning championships with them in 1938–39. 1939–40 and 1940–41. At the end of the 1941 season, Norm joined his brother by signing as a free agent with the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL. However, beginning in 1942 and lasting throughout World War II, McAtee became a flying officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force. After his discharge in 1945, he teamed with his brother in the Red Wings farm system before the two of them were traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Doug McCaig in December 1945. Just over a month later, Chicago traded him to Boston for Bill Jennings, and Norm joined the Bruins for 13 games, recording one assist.[1] After that, he finished his career in the minor leagues, ending as player-coach with the Troy Bruins in Troy, Ohio from 1951 to 1954.[2]

Post-playing career

After his retirement from hockey, McAtee stayed in Troy, becoming a referee in the International Hockey League and a colour commentator for Dayton Gems games. He also worked for Sherwin-Williams until his retirement in 1984. He died in Troy, Ohio in 2010.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1937–38Stratford MidgetsOHA14 9 8 17 67 2 1 3 0
1938–39Oshawa GeneralsOHA13 6 4 10 07 4 1 5 5
1938–39Oshawa GeneralsM-Cup7 4 1 5 5
1939–40Oshawa GeneralsOHA18 17 18 35 915 2 18 20 15
1939–40Oshawa GeneralsM-Cup9 6 7 13 0
1940–41Oshawa GeneralsOHA14 15 12 27 210 10 9 19 2
1940–41Oshawa GeneralsM-Cup5 4 2 6 2
1941–42Philadelphia RocketsAHL30 9 15 24 6
1941–42Omaha KnightsAHA24 1 5 6 28 0 0 0 0
1942–43Toronto RCAFOHA Sr2 0 1 1 59 7 5 12 10
1942–43Toronto RCAFAl-Cup4 3 0 3 7
1943–44Brantford RCAFOHA Sr
1945–46Indianapolis CapitalsAHL30 5 8 13 9
1945–46St. Louis FlyersAHL17 3 6 9 4
1945–46Hershey BearsAHL14 4 12 16 4
1946–47Boston BruinsNHL13 0 1 1 0
1946–47Hershey BearsAHL40 5 7 12 22 0 0 0 0
1947–48Hershey BearsAHL9 0 2 2 0
1947–48Tulsa OilersUSHL57 14 20 34 92 0 0 0 0
1948–49Washington LionsAHL64 14 28 42 13
1949–50Sherbrooke SaintsQSHL36 15 16 31 1012 10 8 18 2
1950–51Sherbrooke SaintsQSHL50 15 30 45 125 1 3 4 2
1951–52Troy BruinsIHL33 11 17 28 297 0 4 4 4
1952–53Troy BruinsIHL59 29 35 64 156 1 3 4 2
1953–54Troy BruinsIHL62 20 48 68 223 0 2 2 0
AHL totals204 40 78 118 382 0 0 0 0
NHL totals13 0 1 1 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NHL Player Search - Player - Norm McAtee . Legends of Hockey . June 23, 2014.
  2. Web site: Norm McAtee . Bruinslegends.blogspot.com . August 19, 2013.
  3. Web site: Baird Funeral Home - Funerals, cremations, caskets, vaults, urns, cemetery monuments, Troy, Ohio . Obit.bairdfuneralhome.com . August 19, 2013.