Reg Abbott
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Reg Abbott
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1930|2|4}}
| 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 AbbottSociety for International Hockey Research (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.Podnieks, p. 3
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.{{cite book |title=The National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book/2009|year=2007 |publisher= Triumph Books|pages= 604|isbn= 978-1-60078-148-3}} 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.
Awards and achievements
- 1949: Turnbull Cup (MJHL) Championship
- 1949: Abbott Cup Championship (1949)
- 1950: MJHL Scoring Leader
- 1950: MJHL Goal Scoring Leader
- 1950: MJHL First All-Star Team
- 1951: President's Cup (PCHL) Championship
- 1964: Allan Cup Championship
- Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
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 | ||||||||
| 1948–49
| MJHL | 39 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 6
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 1949–50
| Brandon Wheat Kings | MJHL | 36 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 24
| 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
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| 1950–51 | PCHL | 70 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 29
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951–52
| Victoria Cougars | PCHL | 57 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 30
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1952–53 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 65 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 18
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952–53
| NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1953–54 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 69 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 24
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1954–55
| OHA Sr | 48 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1954–55 | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1955–56
| Windsor Bulldogs | OHA Sr | 48 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1956–57 | Windsor Bulldogs | OHA Sr | 52 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1957–58
| Windsor Bulldogs | OHA Sr | 35 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 10
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1958–59 | Windsor Bulldogs | OHA Sr | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962–63
| SSHL | 11 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1963–64 | EHL | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964–65
| Winnipeg Maroons | SSHL | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 3 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
=International=
References
- {{cite book |author=Podnieks, Andrew |publisher=Doubleday Canada |title=Players:the ultimate A-Z guide of everyone who has ever played in the NHL |year=2003 |isbn=0-385-25999-9}}
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External links
- {{icehockeystats|legends=11801}}
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Category:Brandon Wheat Kings players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:Canadian ice hockey centres
Category:Clinton Comets players
Category:Ice hockey people from Winnipeg
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players
Category:Pittsburgh Hornets players
Category:Victoria Cougars (1949–1961) players
Category:Windsor Bulldogs (OHA) players