Roland McLenahan
Roland Joseph "Rollie" McLenahan (October 26, 1921 – April 23, 1984) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played 8 games in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1945–46 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1941 to 1957, was spent in the minor leagues.
| Roland McLenahan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 26, 1921 Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada | ||
| Died |
April 23, 1984 (aged 62) Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 1941–1957 | ||
McLenahan was a member of the AHL First All Star Team in 1950, and a member of the IHL First All-Star Team in 1954, 1955, and 1956. He retired from playing hockey following the 1956–1957 season.
Post-retirement
From 1957 to 1958, he was head coach of the AHL's Rochester Americans,[1] who won the Calder Cup that year. He later served as a Director for the Department of Youth for the Province of New Brunswick from 1961 to 1981. He was a scout for Montreal from 1960 to 1968, and a member of the Canada Games Council. McLenahan also served as director of the CAHA, and a director of Hockey Canada. He helped found the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame, and the New Brunswick Amateur Hockey Association.
In 1981, he was discovered to have lung cancer, but the cancer spread to his brain. He died in his native Fredericton, at the age of 62, on April 23, 1984, and was buried in the Fredericton Hermitage Cemetery. He was inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame in 1982 and in 2005, Krista Betts, a gold medal winner in Canadian Women's Wrestling at the Canada Games who is from the small farming community of Bass River, Weldford Parish, New Brunswick received the prestigious Roly McLenahan Award.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1935–36 | Marysville Royals | YCHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1936–37 | Devon Northsiders | YCHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1937–38 | Devon Northsiders | YCHL | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938–39 | Fredericton Merchants | YCHL | 12 | 12 | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | Windsor Mills | QAHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | Windsor Mills | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1940–41 | Guelph Biltmores | OHA | 15 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1941–42 | Washington Eagles | EAHL | 57 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 55 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | ||
| 1942–43 | Sudbury Tigers | NOHA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1942–43 | Sudbury Wolves | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1943–44 | Sudbury Open Pit Miners | NBHL | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Sudbury Open Pit Miners | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 36 | ||
| 1944–45 | Sudbury Tigers | NOHA | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1945–46 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1945–46 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 39 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 64 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1947–48 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 58 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1948–49 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 64 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 86 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 1949–50 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 67 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 65 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1951–52 | Fredericton Capitals | NBSHL | 19 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Fredericton Capitals | NBSHL | 9 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 1952–53 | Sudbury Wolves | NOHA | 36 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1952–53 | Sudbury Wolves | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 1953–54 | Cincinnati Mohawks | IHL | 47 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 96 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | ||
| 1954–55 | Cincinnati Mohawks | IHL | 57 | 27 | 37 | 74 | 80 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 25 | ||
| 1955–56 | Cincinnati Mohawks | IHL | 58 | 34 | 32 | 66 | 62 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1956–57 | Cincinnati Mohawks | IHL | 50 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 357 | 71 | 149 | 220 | 314 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | ||||
| NHL totals | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
- "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Rollie McLenahan". www.legendsofhockey.net. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame