Ossie Asmundson Explained

Birth Date:November 17, 1908
Birth Place:Markerville, Alberta, Canada
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, United States
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:170
Position:Right Wing
Shoots:Right
Played For:New York Rangers
Detroit Red Wings
St. Louis Eagles
New York Americans
Montreal Canadiens
Career Start:1928
Career End:1945

Oscar Ingolfur Asmundson (November 17, 1908 – November 2, 1964) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger who played six seasons in the National Hockey League. Asmundson won the Stanley Cup as a member of the New York Rangers in 1933. He was born in Markerville, Alberta, but grew up in Red Deer, Alberta. During World War II he competed with the United States Coast Guard Cutters hockey team.[1] He also played several years in the minor leagues, primarily in the International American Hockey League/American Hockey League, and retired in 1945.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs statistics[2]
Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1928–29Victoria CubsPCHL29 2 2 4 6
1929–30Victoria CubsPCHL35 8 3 11 40
1930–31Tacoma Tigers/Vancouver LionsPCHL30 10 2 12 364 1 0 1 4
1931–32Bronx TigersCan-Am40 15 16 31 611 0 0 0 0
1932–33New York RangersNHL48 5 10 15 208 0 2 2 4
1933–34New York RangersNHL46 2 6 8 81 0 0 0 0
1934–35Detroit Red WingsNHL3 0 0 0 0
1934–35Detroit OlympicsIHL18 8 8 16 20
1934–35St. Louis EaglesNHL11 4 7 11 2
1935–36New Haven EaglesCan-Am25 4 11 15 26
1936–37New York AmericansNHL1 0 0 0 0
1936–37New Haven EaglesIAHL44 13 22 35 32
1937–38Montreal CanadiensNHL2 0 0 0 0
1937–38New Haven EaglesIAHL44 13 26 39 572 0 0 0 0
1938–39Cleveland BaronsIAHL22 1 4 5 2
1939–40Cleveland BaronsIAHL39 14 18 32 34
1940–41Cleveland BaronsAHL48 8 22 30 339 3 3 6 15
1941–42Philadelphia RocketsAHL54 13 33 46 48
1941–42Providence RedsAHL2 0 2 2 0
1942–43Washington LionsAHL41 9 19 28 32
1943–44United States Coast Guard CuttersEAHL28 15 23 38 812 11 15 26 2
1944–45Hollywood WolvesPCHL15 15 20 35
IAHL/AHL totals294 71 146 217 23811 3 3 6 15
NHL totals111 11 23 34 309 0 2 2 4

Notes and References

  1. News: The amazing story of Red Deer’s own Ossie Asmundson. Red Deer Express.
  2. Web site: Oscar "Ossie" Asmundson Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com. HockeyDB.