Reg Abbott Explained

Reg Abbott
Birth Date:4 February 1930
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:155
Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
Played For:Montreal Canadiens
Ntl Team:Canada
Career Start:1950
Career End:1965

Reginald Stewart Abbott[1] (born February 4, 1930) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Abbott played three games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens during the 1952–53 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1950 to 1965, was mainly spent in the senior Ontario Hockey Association. Internationally Abbott played for Canadian national team at the 1965 World Championships.

Personal life

As a youth in Winnipeg, Abbott was an outstanding all-round athlete. He played baseball as the second baseman for the provincial champion Rosedales in Manitoba. He also was a near-scratch golfer and a good lacrosse player before dedicating his career to ice hockey in his teens.[2]

Playing career

Abbott began his professional career with the Victoria Cougars where he spent four seasons. During this time, he played three games in the National Hockey League in 1952–53 for the Montreal Canadiens. During those three games, he did not score any points nor did he earn any penalty minutes.[3] Apart from three games in the American Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Hornets, Abbott would spend the next five seasons playing senior hockey for the Windsor Bulldogs. Afterward, he would play sparingly with the Winnipeg Maroons and the Clinton Comets before retiring. He played for the Canadian National Team in the 1965 World Championships which finished fourth.[2]

Awards and achievements

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1948–49Brandon Wheat KingsMJHL39 16 16 32 67 5 1 6 4
1949–50Brandon Wheat KingsMJHL36 27 27 54 246 6 7 13 4
1950–51Victoria CougarsPCHL70 14 24 38 29
1951–52Victoria CougarsPCHL57 16 27 43 30
1952–53Victoria CougarsWHL65 22 22 44 18
1952–53Montreal CanadiensNHL3 0 0 0 0
1953–54Victoria CougarsWHL69 7 17 24 243 0 2 2 2
1954–55Windsor BulldogsOHA Sr48 22 34 56 0
1954–55Pittsburgh HornetsAHL3 0 0 0 2
1955–56Windsor BulldogsOHA Sr48 20 24 44 0
1956–57Windsor BulldogsOHA Sr52 21 26 47 0
1957–58Windsor BulldogsOHA Sr35 6 12 18 10
1958–59Windsor BulldogsOHA Sr8 1 1 2 4
1962–63Winnipeg MaroonsSSHL11 9 10 19 2
1963–64Clinton CometsEHL10 2 3 5 6
1964–65Winnipeg MaroonsSSHL6 6 6 12 2
NHL totals3 0 0 0 0

International

References

Notes and References

  1. [Society for International Hockey Research]
  2. Podnieks, p. 3
  3. Book: The National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book/2009. 2007 . Triumph Books. 604. 978-1-60078-148-3.