Harry John "Yip" Radley (June 27, 1908[1] – April 19, 1963) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Americans and Montreal Maroons between 1930 and 1937. A member of the Mann Cup winning Ottawa Emmetts lacrosse team, he also played Canadian football for Ottawa, before choosing hockey for a career, which he played between 1930 and 1942.

Yip Radley
Born (1908-06-27)June 27, 1908
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died April 19, 1963(1963-04-19) (aged 54)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 2,198 lb (997 kg; 157 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Maroons
New York Americans
Playing career 1930–1942

Personal life

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Radley married Margaret Bradley in 1936 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, while playing for the Tulsa Oilers, and had one son, Peter. Upon retirement, Yip moved to Kingston, Ontario, where he became the athletic director for Alcan, Kingston Works, a position he held until his untimely death in 1963. Funerals were held in both Ottawa (St Joseph's RC Church - Sandy Hill) and Kingston (St. Mary's Cathedral) and he was buried in the Radley family plot with his parents and brother in Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa. In 2017, Yip Radley was inducted into the Kingston and District Sports Hall of Fame.

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
1926–27 Ottawa Rideaus OCHL 14 1 2 3
1927–28 Ottawa Rideaus OCHL 4 0 0 0
1928–29 Ottawa Montagnards OCHL 15 2 1 3
1929–30 Ottawa Montagnards OCHL 20 3 1 4 57 6 3 1 4 20
1930–31 New York Americans NHL 1 0 0 0 0
1930–31 New Haven Eagles Can-Am 34 1 2 3 77
1931–32 New Haven Eagles Can-Am 39 4 0 4 26 2 0 0 0 0
1932–33 New Haven Eagles Can-Am 27 1 0 1 34
1933–34 Cleveland Indians IHL 43 4 6 10 92
1934–35 Cleveland Falcons IHL 5 0 0 0 4
1934–35 St. Louis Flyers AHA 40 6 6 12 63 6 1 1 2 26
1935–36 Tulsa Oilers AHA 47 5 6 11 72 2 1 1 2 2
1936–37 Montreal Maroons NHL 17 0 1 1 13
1936–37 Providence Reds IAHL 4 1 0 1 0
1936–37 New Haven Eagles IAHL 2 0 0 0 0
1937–38 Tulsa Oilers AHA 47 0 10 10 68 4 0 1 1 5
1938–39 Kansas City Greyhounds AHA 10 0 1 1 12
1938–39 Wichita Skyhawks AHA 19 4 5 9 8
1939–40 Wichita Skyhawks AHA 6 0 1 1 6
1941–42 Kingston Combines OHA Sr 16 0 2 2 13
AHA totals 169 15 29 44 229 12 2 3 5 33
NHL totals 18 0 1 1 13

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