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Terry Clancy

Terrance John Clancy (born April 2, 1943) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 93 games in the National Hockey League between 1967 and 1973. He played with the Oakland Seals and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1963 to 1975, was mainly spent in the minor leagues, as well as with an independent professional hockey team, the London Lions, during the 1973–74 season. He is the son of King Clancy, who played in the NHL between 1921 and 1937 and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Internationally Clancy played for Canada at the 1964 Winter Olympics.

Terry Clancy
at St. Michael's College, c. 1962
Born (1943-04-02) April 2, 1943 (age 81)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for California Golden Seals
Toronto Maple Leafs
National team  Canada
Playing career 1963–1975

Playing career

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Clancy played junior with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey Association. He helped St. Michael's win the 1961 Memorial Cup, the championship of junior hockey in Canada. After two seasons with St. Michael's Clancy moved to the Montreal Junior Canadiens for one season, followed by a stint with the Canadian national team. On his return from the 1964 Winter Olympics Clancy turned professional. playing 3 games with the Rochester Americans of the minor American Hockey League (AHL). Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL) in October 1964, he stayed in the minor leagues and split 1964–65 between Rochester and the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League, and spent the 1965–66 season with Tulsa, but returned to Rochester and the AHL for 1966–67.[1]

The NHL expanded in 1967, doubling in size, and Clancy was claimed by the newly-formed California/Oakland Seals (the team changed names midway through the season) in the expansion draft. He made his NHL debut in Seals first game, October 11, 1967 against the Philadelphia Flyers. He played seven games for the Seals that year, all at the start of the season.[2] Reassigned to the minor leagues, Clancy spent the rest of the 1967–68 with the Vancouver Canucks of the minor Western Hockey League and the Buffalo Bisons of the AHL. After the season ended, on May 14, 1968, Clancy was traded back to Toronto.[1]

Back with Tulsa for the 1968–69 season, Clancy played two games in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs in December 1968.[3] He played 52 games for the Maple Leafs in 1969–70, recording his first goal on December 6, 1969 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Clancy finished with 6 goals and 11 points.[4] The 1970–71 season saw Clancy spend time with both the Phoenix Roadrunners of the WHL and after being traded to the Montreal Canadiens on December 23, 1970, their AHL affiliate the Montreal Voyageurs of the AHL.[1] He sitting out the 1971–72 season, and being traded back to Toronto on August 30, 1971, he played 32 games for Toronto in 1972–73, his final time in the NHL. On October 17, 1973 Clancy was traded once more, going to the Detroit Red Wings, though he spent the 1973–74 season split with the Albuquerque Six-Guns of the CHL and the London Lions, a British-based team that played across Europe that year. After a nine-game stint with the Virginia Wings of the AHL in 1974–75 Clancy retired from playing.[1]

Olympics

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Clancy played for Canada in the 1964 Winter Olympics. He scored 1 goal and had 1 assist in 7 games played, but missed a medal as Canada finished in a 3-way tie and controversially ended up in 4th place.

Personal life

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Clancy was of Irish descent through his father.[5]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1960–61 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHA 38 2 3 5 30 20 2 3 5 16
1960–61 Toronto St. Michael's Majors M-Cup — — — — — 7 4 2 6 6
1961–62 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHA 32 4 14 18 16 12 6 3 9 20
1961–62 Toronto St. Michael's Majors M-Cup — — — — — 5 1 1 2 14
1962–63 Montreal Junior Canadiens OHA 27 6 7 13 29 10 1 6 7 10
1963–64 Rochester Americans AHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1964–65 Rochester Americans AHL 30 1 5 6 6 — — — — —
1964–65 Tulsa Oilers CHL 33 10 10 20 18 12 4 1 5 14
1965–66 Tulsa Oilers CHL 70 15 18 33 74 11 3 5 8 5
1966–67 Rochester Americans AHL 72 14 24 38 51 10 0 2 2 4
1967–68 Buffalo Bisons AHL 14 4 1 5 4 — — — — —
1967–68 Vancouver Canucks WHL 46 6 9 15 10 — — — — —
1967–68 California/Oakland Seals NHL 7 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1968–69 Tulsa Oilers CHL 47 5 13 18 24 5 1 0 1 2
1968–69 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 52 6 5 11 31 — — — — —
1970–71 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 18 2 1 3 9 — — — — —
1970–71 Montreal Voyageurs AHL 33 5 3 8 6 3 0 0 0 0
1972–73 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 32 0 1 1 6 — — — — —
1973–74 Albuquerque Six-Guns CHL 19 4 0 4 21 — — — — —
1973–74 London Lions Exhib 35 6 13 19 22 — — — — —
1974–75 Virginia Wings AHL 9 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
AHL totals 161 24 33 57 67 13 0 2 2 4
NHL totals 93 6 6 12 39 — — — — —

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1964 Canada Oly 7 1 1 2 2
Senior totals 7 1 1 2 2

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Diamond 2002, p. 978
  2. ^ Terry Clancy Game Logs 1967–68 2020.
  3. ^ Terry Clancy Game Logs 1968–69 2020.
  4. ^ Terry Clancy Game Logs 1969–70 2020.
  5. ^ 🖉Hornby, Lance. "Irish eyes smile on Maple Leafs | SaltWire". www.saltwire.com.

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