Peanuts O'Flaherty
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{For|the American politician|John O'Flaherty (politician)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =
| caption =
| position = Left wing
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 7
| weight_lb = 154
| played_for = NHL
New York Americans
Brooklyn Americans
AHL
Pittsburgh Hornets
Springfield Indians
OHASr
Toronto St. Michael's Majors
| birth_date = {{birth date|1918|4|10}}
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|7|16|1918|4|10}}
| death_place = Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
| career_start = 1940
| career_end = 1956
}}
John Benedict "Peanuts" O'Flaherty (April 10, 1918 — July 16, 2008) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 21 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Americans and Brooklyn Americans. He was born in Toronto, Ontario.[https://www.thestar.com/Sports/Hockey/article/463963 Peanuts O'Flaherty's Obituary at the Toronto Star]
Playing career
Peanuts received his nickname when a Toronto sports writer spotted him selling peanuts at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1933.[http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13882] Legends of Hockey. Retrieved Oct. 30, 2007. In 21 career NHL games O'Flaherty recorded 5 goals and an assist for 6 points. He played several seasons in the American Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Hornets in the 1940s. His son, Gerry O'Flaherty, would go on to play in the NHL from 1971 to 1979.
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 1933–34
| ON Jr. B | — | — | — | — | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1933–34 | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | —
| 13 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 12 |
| 1934–35
| St. Michael's Majors | OHA Jr | 12 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 10
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1935–36 | OHA Jr | 10 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
| 1935–36
| West Toronto Nationals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | —
| 12 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 10 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1936–37 | Toronto Dominions | OHA Sr | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4
| 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 1936–37
| Toronto Dominions | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | —
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1937–38 | OHA Jr | 12 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 16
| 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| 1937–38
| Toronto Goodyears | OHA Sr | — | — | — | — | —
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1937–38 | Toronto Goodyears | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | —
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938–39
| Toronto Goodyears | OHA Sr | 20 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 12
| 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1938–39 | Toronto Goodyears | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | —
| 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
| 1939–40
| Toronto Goodyears | OHA Sr | 29 | 41 | 35 | 76 | 18
| 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1939–40 | Toronto Goodyears | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | —
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 1940–41
| NHL | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1940–41 | AHL | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1940–41
| AHL | 24 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 4
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1941–42 | NHL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1941–42
| Springfield Indians | AHL | 42 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 14
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1942–43 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 36 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 6
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1943–44
| Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1943–44 | Toronto RCAF | OHA Sr | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1943–44
| Toronto People's Credit | TIHL | 20 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 10
| 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1945–46 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 61 | 24 | 45 | 69 | 24
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 1946–47
| Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 64 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 24
| 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1947–48 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 50 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 12
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1948–49
| Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 67 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 22
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1949–50 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 69 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950–51
| St. Michael's Monarchs | OHA Sr | 28 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 40
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1951–52 | Saint John Beavers | MMHL | 45 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 50
| 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 1952–53
| QHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1953–54 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | NOHA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1954–55
| Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | NOHA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1955–56 | Sudbury Wolves | NOHA | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1957–58
| Sudbury Wolves | NOHA | — | — | — | — | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1958–59 | Sudbury Wolves | NOHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"| AHL totals ! 426 !! 148 !! 233 !! 381 !! 108 ! 31 !! 11 !! 11 !! 22 !! 8 | ||||||||
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! colspan="3"| NHL totals ! 21 !! 5 !! 1 !! 6 !! 0 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
References
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External links
- {{icehockeystats|legends=13882}}
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Category:Canadian ice hockey left wingers
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Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:Pittsburgh Hornets players
Category:Ice hockey people from Toronto
Category:Springfield Indians players
Category:Toronto Marlboros players
Category:Toronto St. Michael's Majors players
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