Roy Conacher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Roy Conacher

Canadian ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1916

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 29-Dec-1984

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Roy Conacher

  • Roy Gordon Conacher (October 5, 1916 – December 29, 1984) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks.
  • He was the NHL's leading goal-scorer in 1938–39, his first season in the league.
  • Conacher was a member of two Stanley Cup winning teams with the Bruins and scored the championship winning goal in 1939.
  • He won the Art Ross Trophy in 1948–49 season as the NHL's leading point scorer and was named a first team All-Star. Conacher was a member of the Memorial Cup winning West Toronto Nationals in 1935 as Canadian junior champions and was a member of the Ontario Hockey Association senior champion Toronto Dominions in 1937.
  • Playing in the shadow of his more famous brothers Charlie and Lionel, Roy was known as the "forgotten Conacher".
  • He was posthumously inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998, following his brothers to become the only trio of siblings so enshrined.

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