Dudley Garrett Explained

Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:190
Birth Date:1924 7, mf=yes
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:, Cabot Strait,
off Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland
Career Start:1942
Career End:1944

Dudley "Red" Garrett (July 24, 1924 – November 24, 1944) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 23 games for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League in the 1942–43 season. He was killed in action in 1944 during the Second World War when the ship he was on sank. The American Hockey League established a trophy, the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award, in 1947 for the best rookie of the year in his honour.

Biography

Dudley was born in Toronto, Ontario. He went to school at (now known as) Hodgson Senior Public school. Garrett originally was property of the Toronto Maple Leafs, however he was traded in 1942 along with Hank Goldup to the Rangers for future Hart Trophy recipient, Babe Pratt. Garrett was killed in action during the Second World War while serving on the corvette, during a convoy escort mission off the coast of Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland in the Battle of the St. Lawrence. The American Hockey League presented a trophy in his honour in 1947, the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award, which is given to the best rookie in the AHL each season.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1940–41Toronto Army ShamrocksTIHL
1941–42Toronto MarlborosOHA18 2 5 7 612 1 1 2 6
1941–42Toronto Red IndiansTIHL12 1 4 5 22
1942–43New York RangersNHL23 1 1 2 18
1942–43Providence RedsAHL6 0 0 0 2
1942–43Sydney NavyNSDHL1 0 0 0 2
1943–44Toronto NavyOHA Sr13 0 1 1 12
1943–44Cornwallis NavyNSDHL4 4 5 9 183 1 0 1 15
NHL totals23 1 1 2 18

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: TheAHL.com – The American Hockey League – The AHL remembers, lest we forget . 2011-11-12 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000036/http://theahl.com/the-ahl-remembers-lest-we-forget-p174088 . dead .