Pat McReavy
Patrick Joseph McReavy (January 16, 1918 – November 13, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 55 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings between 1938 and 1942. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1938 to 1952, was spent in various minor leagues.
| Pat McReavy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 16, 1918 Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
November 13, 2001 (aged 83) Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins Detroit Red Wings | ||
| National team |
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| Playing career | 1938–1947 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
Representing .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1938 Czechoslovakia | |
In 1939, he played in six regular season games for the Bruins, never appearing in the playoffs, but Boston still engraved his name on the Stanley Cup. He would win the Stanley Cup again with the Bruins in 1941, scoring two goals in the postseason. To date, McReavy is the only Bruin in the team's long history to score two playoff goals while never scoring a regular-season goal for the club.
As a member of the Sudbury Wolves he played for Canada at the 1938 World Championships, scoring 2 goals and 1 assist in 7 games and winning the gold medal. McReavy was born in Owen Sound, Ontario.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1935–36 | St. Michael's Majors | OHA | 10 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1936–37 | Copper Cliff Jr. Redmen | NOJHA | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936–37 | Copper Cliff Reds U18 | NOHA | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936–37 | Copper Cliff Jr. Redmen | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 10 | ||
| 1937–38 | Sudbury Wolves | NOHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938–39 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938–39 | Providence Reds | IAHL | 47 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1939–40 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | Hershey Bears | IAHL | 53 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1940–41 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1940–41 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 51 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1941–42 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 33 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1942–43 | Montreal RCAF | QSHL | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1942–43 | Toronto RCAF | OHA Sr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Montreal RCAF | QSHL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944–45 | Valleyfield Braves | QPHL | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 46 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 64 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | Owen Sound Mercurys | OHA Sr | 27 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1948–49 | Owen Sound Mercurys | OHA Sr | 39 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1949–50 | Owen Sound Mercurys | OHA Sr | 42 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Owen Sound Mercurys | OHA Sr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Owen Sound Mercurys | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 6 | ||
| 1951–52 | Owen Sound Mercurys | OHA Sr | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IAHL/AHL totals | 261 | 88 | 115 | 203 | 65 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 55 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- "Europe no place for a small-town hockey player in 1938" - Owen Sound-Times biographical article
- Obituary at LostHockey.com