Teddy Saunders
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{other people|Ted Saunders}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 165
| shoots = Right
| position = Right wing
| played_for = Ottawa Senators
| birth_date = {{birth date|1911|8|29}}
| birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|5|21|1911|8|29}}
| death_place = Aurora, Ontario, Canada
| career_start = 1930
| career_end = 1944
}}
Clarence Arthur "Ted, Teddy" Saunders (August 29, 1911 – May 21, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 19 games in the National Hockey League with the Ottawa Senators in their final season of 1933–34. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1930 to 1944, was spent in various minor leagues. He played for the Ottawa Commandos which won the 1943 Allan Cup. Before his death, he was the last surviving member of the original Ottawa Senators.Podnieks, pg. 762
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 | ||||||||
| 1928–29
| OCHL | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | —
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1929–30 | Iroquois Falls Eskimos | NOHA | — | — | — | — | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1930–31
| Can-Am | 38 | 19 | 4 | 23 | 28
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1931–32 | Springfield Indians | Can-Am | 30 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1931–32
| IHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1932–33 | Can-Am | 47 | 29 | 10 | 39 | 82
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| 1933–34
| NHL | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1933–34 | IHL | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1934–35
| Can-Am | 48 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 35
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1935–36 | Springfield Indians | Can-Am | 48 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 36
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936–37
| Springfield Indians | IAHL | 45 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 44
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1937–38 | Springfield Indians | IAHL | 45 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 41
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1938–39
| Springfield Indians | IAHL | 53 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 33
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1939–40 | AHA | 46 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 51
| 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| 1940–41
| St. Paul Saints | AHA | 46 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 14
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1941–42 | QSHL | 40 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 20
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 1942–43
| Ottawa Commandos | QSHL | 28 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 15
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1942–43 | Ottawa Army | OCHL | 9 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1943–44
| NSNDL | 10 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | Can-Am totals ! 211 !! 100 !! 59 !! 159 !! 201 ! 17 !! 8 !! 4 !! 12 !! 24 | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 18 !! 1 !! 3 !! 4 !! 4 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
Transactions
- October 4, 1933 — traded to Ottawa by Boston with Perk Galbraith and Bob Cook for Bob Gracie.
- December 8, 1933 — traded by Ottawa Senators to Detroit Olympics for cash.
References
- {{cite book|last=Podnieks|first=Andrew |title=Players:The ultimate a-z guide of everyone who has ever played in the NHL |publisher=Doubleday Canada |year=2003 |isbn=0-385-25999-9}}
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External links
- {{icehockeystats}}
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