Jack Stoddard
Introduction '''John Edward "Jack" Stoddard''' (September 26, 1926 – January 29, 2014) a Canadian ice hockey player. He played 80 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1951–52 and 1952–53 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1944 to 1962, was spent in the minor leagues. Stoddard died in Owen Sound in 2014.
Playing career Stoddard played junior in the Ontario Hockey Association between 1943 and 1946.In addition to the Rangers, he also played for other teams such as the Baltimore Clippers, the Providence Reds, and the Quebec Aces.When traded to the Rangers in January 1952 for Pat Egan, Zellio Toppazzini, and Jean Paul Denis, he was leading the AHL with 48 points in 34 games. He was the NHL's tallest player in the 1951–52 and 1952–53 seasons and was the first Rangers player to wear the number 13.
Career statistics ===Regular season and playoffs===Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP  G  A  Pts  PIM GP  G  A  Pts  PIM 1943–44 Stratford Kroehlers OHA 13  7  6  13  0 —  —  —  —  — 1943–44 Hamilton Majors OHA 5  4  4  8  2 —  —  —  —  — 1944–45 Hamilton Patricias OHA Sr 4  4  1  5  0 —  —  —  —  — 1945–46 Hamilton Lloyds OHA 16  4  7  11  17 —  —  —  —  — 1946–47 Baltimore Clippers EAHL 53  22  19  41  22 9  8  3  11  2 1947–48 Providence Reds AHL 45  6  7  13  4 5  1  1  2  0 1947–48 Quebec Aces QSHL 10  5  1  6  16 —  —  —  —  — 1948–49 Providence Reds AHL 61  25  28  53  36 14  4  4  8  6 1949–50 Providence Reds AHL 69  32  29  61  31 4  1  2  3  2 1950–51 Providence Reds AHL 70  37  27  64  24 —  —  —  —  — 1951–52 New York Rangers NHL 20  4  2  6  2 —  —  —  —  — 1951–52 Providence Reds AHL 35  20  28  48  16 —  —  —  —  — 1952–53 New York Rangers NHL 60  12  13  25  29 —  —  —  —  — 1953–54 Cleveland Barons AHL 66  23  34  57  43 5  0  0  0  0 1954–55 Providence Reds AHL 58  13  16  29  15 —  —  —  —  — 1955–56 Trois-Rivières Lions QSHL 27  5  13  18  19 —  —  —  —  — 1955–56 Owen Sound Mercurys OHA Sr 6  4  3  7  4 6  2  2  4  6 1956–57 Owen Sound Mercurys OHA Sr 52  15  28  43  56 —  —  —  —  — 1957–58 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen OHA Sr 32  10  16  26  22 —  —  —  —  — 1959–60 Chatham Maroons OHA Sr 1  0  0  0  0 8  4  1  5  2 1959–60 Chatham Maroons Al-Cup —  —  —  —  — 12  3  5  8  2 1960–61 Woodstock Athletics OHA Sr —  14  17  31  22 —  —  —  —  — 1961–62 Woodstock Athletics OHA Sr 18  0  2  2  0 —  —  —  —  — AHL totals 404  156  169  325  169 28  6  7  13  8 NHL totals 80  16  15  31  31 —  —  —  —  —
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