John Herbert Church (May 24, 1915 – January 5, 1996) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played 130 games in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, and Brooklyn Americans between 1938 and 1946. He was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan.
| Jack Church | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 24, 1915 Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Died | January 5, 1996 (aged 80) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins Brooklyn Americans Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career |
1936–1942 1945–1948 | ||
Church scored two goals in his lone season with the Boston Bruins. Curiously, both came against his former team, the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1932–33 | Regina Maple Leafs | S-SJHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1933–34 | Regina Maple Leafs | S-SJHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1933–34 | Regina Victorias | S-SSHL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1934–35 | Toronto Dominion Bank | TIHL | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1935–36 | Toronto Dominion Bank | TIHL | 16 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | Toronto Dukes | TIHL | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 70 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1936–37 | Syracuse Stars | IAHL | 50 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 93 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1937–38 | Syracuse Stars | IAHL | 43 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1938–39 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1938–39 | Syracuse Stars | IAHL | 52 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1939–40 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 31 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1940–41 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1941–42 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Brooklyn Americans | NHL | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1942–42 | Cornwall Army | OHA Sr | 33 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 102 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 1945–46 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 43 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1946–47 | New Haven Ramblers | AHL | 64 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1947–48 | Providence Reds | AHL | 64 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| IAHL/AHL totals | 273 | 16 | 46 | 62 | 335 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 31 | ||||
| NHL totals | 130 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 154 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | ||||
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Obituary at LostHockey.com
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