Wilfie Starr Explained

Position:Centre
Played For:Detroit Red Wings
New York Americans
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:190
Birth Date:1908 7, mf=yes
Birth Place:Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
Death Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Career Start:1930
Career End:1940

Wilfrid Peter McKillop "Wilfie" Starr (July 22, 1908 – May 1, 1976) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 87 games in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings and New York Americans between 1932 and 1936. Starr was included on Detroit's 1936 team picture, but left off the cup. He spent most of the season in minors, and did not play in NHL during the playoffs. He was born in St. Boniface, Manitoba to Samuel and Jessie Starr.[1] He was married to Dorothy Kathleen McBride in 1931. He died suddenly at a Winnipeg hospital in 1976.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1927–28Winnipeg CPRWSrHL3 2 0 2 8
1927–28Winnipeg ColumbusWJrHL3 2 2 4 2 2 0 2 2
1928–29Winnipeg CRPWSrHL7 6 1 7 143 0 0 0 0
1928–29University of ManitobaWSrHL6 6 4 10 122 0 0 0 2
1929–30Winnipeg HCWSrHL12 7 5 12 102 0 0 0 0
1930–31Springfield IndiansCan-Am25 8 4 12 357 0 0 0 16
1931–32Springfield IndiansCan-Am38 19 11 30 38
1932–33Springfield IndiansCan-Am8 1 0 1 4
1932–33New York AmericansNHL26 4 3 7 8
1933–34Detroit Red WingsANHL28 2 2 4 177 0 2 2 2
1933–34Detroit OlympicsIHL19 8 2 10 22
1934–35Detroit Red WingsNHL24 2 2 4 0
1934–35Detroit OlympicsIHL18 8 9 17 21
1934–35Windsor BulldogsIHL1 0 0 0 0
1935–36Detroit Red WingsNHL9 1 0 1 0
1935–36Detroit OlympicsIHL24 5 13 18 386 6 6 12 22
1936–37Pittsburgh HornetsIAHL48 5 21 26 875 0 2 2 10
1937–38Providence RedsIAHL31 5 13 18 287 3 4 7 4
1938–39Providence RedsIAHL50 16 33 49 615 0 3 3 15
1939–40Providence RedsIAHL53 15 26 41 718 2 5 7 2
IAHL totals182 41 93 134 24725 5 14 19 31
NHL totals87 9 7 16 257 0 2 2 2

Awards and achievements

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Family Search. Familysearch.org. 29 January 2022.
  2. "Deaths and Funerals", Winnipeg Free Press, Monday, May 03, 1976, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada