Neil Strain
Canadian ice hockey player
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Neil Gilbert Strain (February 24, 1926 in Kenora, Ontario – June 6, 1989) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 52 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1952–53 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1946 to 1954, was spent in the minor leagues.
Died
June 6, 1989 (aged 63)
Height
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight
165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
| Neil Strain | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 24, 1926 | ||
| Died | June 6, 1989 (aged 63) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1946–1954 | ||
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1945–46 | Portage Terriers | MJHL | 10 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Valleyfield Braves | QSHL | 38 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | San Francisco Shamrocks | PCHL | 66 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1948–49 | San Francisco Shamrocks | PCHL | 67 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | Minneapolis Millers | USHL | 37 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1950–51 | Denver Falcons | USHL | 39 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | Saskatoon Quakers | PCHL | 69 | 33 | 40 | 73 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1952–53 | New York Rangers | NHL | 52 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Saskatoon Quakers | WHL | 19 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| PCHL totals | 202 | 83 | 86 | 169 | 104 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 52 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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