Wilfred White (ice hockey)

Wilfred Belmont "Tex" White (June 26, 1900 – December 2, 1948) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Americans and Philadelphia Quakers between 1925 and 1931.

Wilfred White
Born (1900-06-26)June 26, 1900
Hillsburgh, Ontario, Canada
Died December 2, 1948(1948-12-02) (aged 48)
Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Americans
Philadelphia Quakers
New Haven Eagles
Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets
Playing career 19231932

Playing career

While White was addressed in numerous newspaper articles as "Tex", no explanation was ever given as to how he got that nickname. From 1917 to 1923, White played with the Barrie Canoe Club, Toronto Canoe Club Paddlers (winning the 1920 Memorial Cup as national junior ice hockey champions), and Dunnville Dunnies of the Ontario Hockey Association.[1] In 1923, after seeing how well the fans in Pittsburgh took to Lionel Conacher, the owner of the Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets, Roy Schooley asked Conachar to invite a number of his friends in Canada to play for his team. These players included Harold Cotton, Hib Milks, Harold Darragh, Rodger Smith, Duke McCurry, Roy Worters and White.[2] White played for the Yellow Jackets for the next two seasons, helping the team win the United States Amateur Hockey Association title in each of those years.[2] In 1925, the Yellow Jackets morphed into the NHL's Pittsburgh's Pirates. White made the transition to the NHL with several other key members of the team.[3]

White was one of only five Pittsburgh players to play all five seasons for the Pirates.[3] However he played for the New York Americans for 13 games at the end of the 1928-29 NHL season, and sent to the New Haven Eagles, of the Canadian-American Hockey League, for 12 games in 1929-30.When financial issues associated with the Great Depression sent the Pirates across the state to Philadelphia, White stayed with the team, now renamed the Philadelphia Quakers. He scored three goals in his one month playing for the Quakers, with one of those goals being the game winner in the Quakers' first victory, over the Toronto Maple Leafs on November 25, 1930. However White was traded, along with Rodger Smith, to the revived Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets for cash on December 16, 1930, following the Quakers' acquisition of Eddie McCalmon and D'Arcy Coulson.[1] On March 17, 1931, White scored the lone goal for the Yellow Jackets against the London Tecumsehs. The win allowed Pittsburgh to clinch a playoff berth in the International Hockey League.[4] He played in Pittsburgh before retiring from hockey in 1932.[1]

White was found dead in his Canadian Corps Club room, located in Port Colborne, Ontario, on December 2, 1948.[5] He had been working as a steward at the club, for the previous three years.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1917–18 Barrie Canoe Club OHA Jr
1918–19 Barrie Canoe Club OHA Jr
1919–20 Toronto Canoe Club OHA Jr
1919–20 Toronto Canoe M-Cup 1235338
1920–21 Dunnville Dunnies OHA Int
1921–22 Dunnville Dunnies OHA Int
1922–23 Dunnville Dunnies OHA Int
1923–24 Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets USAHA 2011011 13112
1924–25 Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets USAHA 39707 8101
1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL 3571822
1926–27 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL 4354921
1927–28 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL 4451654 20002
1928–29 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL 3034718
1928–29 New York Americans NHL 132138 20002
1929–30 New Haven Eagles Can-Am 122026
1930–31 Philadelphia Quakers NHL 93032
1930–31 Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets IHL 35971612 61016
1931–32 Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets IHL 2411222
NHL totals 203331245141 40004

References

  1. "Tex White". Individual Player Statistics. Flyers History. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. Spence, Ron (September 10, 2008). "USAHA Hockey: Not a Parlour Game". Crashing the Goalie.
  3. "1925-26 Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL)". Pittsburgh Hockey.net. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  4. "Playoff Position; Tex White Stars". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 18, 1931.
  5. "Tex White Dead". Pittsburgh Press. December 3, 1948.
  6. "Ex-Yellow Jacket Tex White Dies". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 3, 1948.
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