Red Heron Explained

Position:Left wing
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:170
Shoots:Right
Played For:Montreal Canadiens
Brooklyn Americans
Toronto Maple Leafs
Birth Date:31 December 1917
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Career Start:1938
Career End:1942

Robert Geatrex "Red" Heron (December 31, 1917 — December 14, 1990) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 106 games in the National Hockey League between 1938 and 1942 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Brooklyn Americans, and Montreal Canadiens. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1938 to 1942, was spent in the minor leagues.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1932–33Toronto MarlborosOHA Jr9 4 1 5 43 0 0 0 2
1933–34Toronto Native SonsOHA Jr12 11 7 18 7
1934–35West Toronto NationalsOHA Jr12 3 1 4 14
1935–36West Toronto NationalsOHA Jr9 11 6 17 165 6 4 10 2
1935–36Toronto GoodyearsOHA Sr13 16 1 17 46 4 2 6 9
1935–36West Toronto NationalsM-Cup12 18 8 26 20
1936–37Toronto GoodyearsOHA Sr8 5 3 8 165 3 0 3 8
1937–38Toronto GoodyearsOHA Sr16 21 15 36 66 3 2 5 4
1937–38Syracuse StarsIAHL1 0 0 0 06 1 2 3 0
1938–39Toronto Maple LeafsNHL6 0 0 0 02 0 0 0 4
1938–39Syracuse StarsIAHL46 12 14 26 263 0 1 1 10
1939–40Toronto Maple LeafsNHL42 11 12 23 129 2 0 2 2
1939–40Pittsburgh HornetsIAHL4 3 3 6 0
1940–41Toronto Maple LeafsNHL35 9 5 14 127 0 2 2 0
1940–41Pittsburgh HornetsAHL2 2 0 2 0
1941–42Brooklyn AmericansNHL11 0 1 1 2
1941–42Springfield IndiansAHL7 3 3 6 2
1941–42Montreal CanadiensNHL12 1 1 2 123 0 0 0 0
1941–42Pittsburgh HornetsAHL23 20 16 36 10
1942–43Toronto Research ColonelsTMHL12 22 12 34 4
1942–43Toronto People's CreditTIHL5 5 4 9 87 8 10 18 12
1943–44Toronto RCAFOHA Sr15 6 10 16 12
1943–44Toronto StaffordsTMHL6 9 5 14 49 9 5 14 8
1944–45Rockcliffe RCAFONDHL2 0 2 2 0
1946–47Toronto BarkersTIHL26 37 25 62 66 9 3 12 4
1947–48Toronto BarkersTIHL26 23 17 40 109 10 6 16 18
1948–49Toronto BarkersTIHL6 1 4 5 64 3 0 3 4
NHL totals106 21 19 40 3821 2 2 4 6

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