Yip Radley Explained

Position:Defence
Played For:Montreal Maroons
New York Americans
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:2198
Birth Date:1908 6, mf=yes
Birth Place:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Career Start:1930
Career End:1942

Harry John "Yip" Radley (June 27, 1908[1] – April 19, 1963) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Americans and Montreal Maroons between 1930 and 1937. A member of the Mann Cup winning Ottawa Emmetts lacrosse team, he also played Canadian football for Ottawa, before choosing hockey for a career, which he played between 1930 and 1942.

Personal life

Radley married Margaret Bradley in 1936 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, while playing for the Tulsa Oilers, and had one son, Peter. Upon retirement, Yip moved to Kingston, Ontario, where he became the athletic director for Alcan, Kingston Works, a position he held until his untimely death in 1963. Funerals were held in both Ottawa (St Joseph's RC Church - Sandy Hill) and Kingston (St. Mary's Cathedral) and he was buried in the Radley family plot with his parents and brother in Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa. In 2017, Yip Radley was inducted into the Kingston and District Sports Hall of Fame.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1926–27Ottawa RideausOCHL14 1 2 3
1927–28Ottawa RideausOCHL4 0 0 0
1928–29Ottawa MontagnardsOCHL15 2 1 3
1929–30Ottawa MontagnardsOCHL20 3 1 4 576 3 1 4 20
1930–31New York AmericansNHL1 0 0 0 0
1930–31New Haven EaglesCan-Am34 1 2 3 77
1931–32New Haven EaglesCan-Am39 4 0 4 262 0 0 0 0
1932–33New Haven EaglesCan-Am27 1 0 1 34
1933–34Cleveland IndiansIHL43 4 6 10 92
1934–35Cleveland FalconsIHL5 0 0 0 4
1934–35St. Louis FlyersAHA40 6 6 12 636 1 1 2 26
1935–36Tulsa OilersAHA47 5 6 11 722 1 1 2 2
1936–37Montreal MaroonsNHL17 0 1 1 13
1936–37Providence RedsIAHL4 1 0 1 0
1936–37New Haven EaglesIAHL2 0 0 0 0
1937–38Tulsa OilersAHA47 0 10 10 684 0 1 1 5
1938–39Kansas City GreyhoundsAHA10 0 1 1 12
1938–39Wichita SkyhawksAHA19 4 5 9 8
1939–40Wichita SkyhawksAHA6 0 1 1 6
1941–42Kingston CombinesOHA Sr16 0 2 2 13
AHA totals169 15 29 44 22912 2 3 5 33
NHL totals18 0 1 1 13

Notes and References

  1. https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/216033/harry-radley