John Joseph Riley (December 29, 1910 – January 19, 1993) was a British-born Canadian ice hockey centre during the 1930s. He played in the National Hockey League between 1933 and 1936 with the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1929 to 1945, was spent in various minor leagues.
| Jack Riley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 29, 1910 Berckenla, United Kingdom[1] | ||
| Died |
January 19, 1993 (aged 84) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1929–1945 | ||
Playing career
editBorn in Berckenla, UK in 1910,[2] Riley was raised in Calgary, Alberta, playing for the Calgary Indians of the Calgary City Junior Hockey League. He was member of a Memorial Cup losing side while with the Indians.
Riley played three seasons in the NHL, with the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins. Following 104 NHL games he scored a total of 10 goals and 22 assists for 32 points, recording 8 penalty minutes. He would go on to play in the AHA and lead the Tulsa Oilers in scoring during the 1936–37 season. Riley died in Vancouver in 1993.[3]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1926–27 | Calgary Canadiens | CCJHL | 6 | 11 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Copper Cliff Jr. Redmen | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1927–28 | Vancouver King George | VCAHL | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1928–29 | Calgary Canadiens | CCJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Seattle Eskimos | PCHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Chicago Shamrocks | AHA | 26 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Minneapolis Millers | AHA | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | Chicago Shamrocks | AHA | 46 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1932–33 | Detroit Olympics | IHL | 42 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 48 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1934–35 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 47 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1935–36 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | Boston Cubs | Can-Am | 30 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936–37 | Tulsa Oilers | AHA | 48 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Tulsa Oilers | AHA | 47 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1938–39 | Tulsa Oilers | AHA | 43 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 1939–40 | Wichita Skyhawks | AHA | 44 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Vancouver Lions | PCHL | 47 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1941–42 | Philadelphia Rockets | AHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1941–42 | Montreal Pats | MCHL | 31 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1942–43 | Cornwall Army | MCHL | 20 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1942–43 | Vancouver St. Regis | PCHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1942–43 | Vancouver Norvans | PCHL | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1944–45 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 35 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AHA totals | 270 | 89 | 109 | 198 | 120 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 13 | ||||
| NHL totals | 103 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Jack Riley Stats and News". National Hockey League. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Ottawa Journal 3/8/35". Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ The Vancouver Sun, Saturday January 23, 1993, pg. E15
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database