Yip Radley
Harry John "Yip" Radley (June 27, 1908 – 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 |
June 27, 1908 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
April 19, 1963 (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
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
Regular season and playoffs
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database