Walter Buswell
Canadian ice hockey player
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Walter Gerard Buswell (November 6, 1907 – October 16, 1991), was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League between 1932 and 1940 for the Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens.
Died
October 16, 1991 (aged 83)
Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada
Height
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight
170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
| Walter Buswell | |||
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| Born |
November 6, 1907 | ||
| Died |
October 16, 1991 (aged 83) Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1931–1940 | ||
Complexe Walter-Buswell, a building with two hockey rinks in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada, is named after Buswell.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1929–30 | Montreal CPR | MRTHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Montreal St. Francis Xavier | MCHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | Chicago Shamrocks | AHA | 48 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1932–33 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 46 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1933–34 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 47 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1934–35 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 47 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | Detroit Olympics | IHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 44 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936–37 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 44 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1937–38 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 48 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1938–39 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 46 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1939–40 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 46 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Joliette Cyclones | QPHL | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 368 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 164 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||||
