Roger Jenkins (ice hockey)

{{Short description|American ice hockey player (1911–1994)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Roger Jenkins

| image = Hockey_player_Roger_Jenkins.png

| image_size = 230px

| position = Defence

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 8

| weight_lb = 180

| played_for = Toronto Maple Leafs
Chicago Blackhawks
Montreal Canadiens
Boston Bruins
Montreal Maroons
New York Americans

| birth_date = {{birth date|1911|11|18}}

| birth_place = Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1994|5|4|1911|11|18}}

| career_start = 1930

| career_end = 1939

}}

Joseph Roger "Broadway" Jenkins (November 18, 1911 – May 4, 1994) was an American-born Canadian ice hockey player who played 327 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Americans, Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, Boston Bruins, and Chicago Black Hawks. A native of Appleton, Wisconsin,{{cite news|title=All American Team Talked|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4050657/roger_jenkins_19111994/|newspaper=The Daily Messenger|date=January 27, 1937|page=7|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate =January 16, 2016 }} {{Open access}} Jenkins moved to Port Arthur, Ontario where he learned to play hockey.{{Cite web | url=http://www.greatesthockeylegends.com/2015/12/roger-jenkins.html | title=Roger Jenkins}} He won the Stanley Cup with Chicago in 1934 and 1938. During the 'Hawks Stanley Cup victory parade in 1934, he carted goaltender Charlie Gardiner around the Chicago Loop in a wheelbarrow, fulfilling a pre-playoff bet he made with the Hall of Fame goaltender.{{cite web|last1=Weiskopf|first1=Herm|title=AN UPSETTING AFFAIR|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1960/03/28/583839/an-upsetting-affair|website=si.com|accessdate=May 27, 2018|date=March 28, 1960|quote=Defenseman Roger Jenkins bet Goalie Mike Karakas a wheelbarrow ride through Chicago that the Hawks wouldn't win the cup.}}

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

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

1929–30

| Edmonton Imperials

| EJrHL

| 13

831114

| —

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| 1930–31

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 21

00012

| —

1930–31

| Chicago Black Hawks

| NHL

| 10

0112

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1931–32

| Bronx Tigers

| Can-Am

| 40

971665

| 2

0004
1932–33

| Chicago Black Hawks

| NHL

| 46

3101342

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1933–34

| Chicago Black Hawks

| NHL

| 48

22437

| 8

0004
1934–35

| Montreal Canadiens

| NHL

| 45

461063

| 2

1012
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1935–36

| Boston Bruins

| NHL

| 42

26851

| 2

0112
1935–36

| Boston Cubs

| CAHL

| 5

2249

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1936–37

| Montreal Canadiens

| NHL

| 10

0008

| —

1936–37

| Montreal Maroons

| NHL

| 1

0000

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1936–37

| New York Americans

| NHL

| 26

1456

| —

1937–38

| Chicago Black Hawks

| NHL

| 37

18926

| 10

0668
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1938–39

| Chicago Black Hawks

| NHL

| 14

1122

| —

1938–39

| New York Americans

| NHL

| 27

1124

| 2

0000
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1939–40

| Springfield Indians

| IAHL

| 50

8182620

| 2

0000
1940–41

| Hershey Bears

| AHL

| 56

5192481

| 10

31412
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1941–42

| Hershey Bears

| AHL

| 55

9283790

| 10

35810
1942–43

| Hershey Bears

| AHL

| 56

10334390

| 6

0112
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1942–43

| Washington Lions

| AHL

| 1

0000

| —

1943–44

| Seattle Ironmen

| PCHL

| 16

16193545

| 2

1342
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1943–44

| Portland Oilers

| PCHL

| —

| 4

23512
1944–45

| Seattle Stars

| PCHL

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1945–46

| Seattle Ironmen

| PCHL

| 55

12203269

| —

1946–47

| Tacoma Rockets

| PCHL

| 55

9223140

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1947–48

| Tacoma Rockets

| PCHL

| 58

62430101

| —

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 327 !! 15 !! 39 !! 54 !! 253

! 24 !! 1 !! 7 !! 8 !! 16

Transactions

  • Signed as a free agent by the Chicago Black Hawks, October 28, 1930.
  • Loaned to the Toronto Maple Leafs by the Chicago Black Hawks, December 4, 1930.
  • Returned to the Chicago Black Hawks by the Toronto Maple Leafs, February 3, 1931.
  • Traded by the Chicago Black Hawks with Leroy Goldsworthy and Lionel Conacher to the Montreal Canadiens for Lorne Chabot, Howie Morenz and Marty Burke, October 3, 1934.
  • Traded by the Montreal Canadiens to the Boston Bruins for Jean Pusie, Walt Buswell and cash, July 13, 1935.
  • Traded by the Boston Bruins with Babe Siebert to the Montreal Canadiens for Leroy Goldsworthy, Sammy McManus and $10,000, September 10, 1936.
  • Signed as a free agent by the Montreal Maroons, December 17, 1936.
  • Loaned to the New York Americans by the Montreal Maroons, January 1, 1937.
  • Signed as a free agent by the Chicago Black Hawks, November 20, 1937.
  • Signed as a free agent by the New York Americans, January 1, 1939.
  • Traded by the New York Americans to the Springfield Indians of the IAHL for cash, October 2, 1939.

References

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