Johnny McCreedy
Born (1911-03-23)March 23, 1911
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died December 7, 1979(1979-12-07) (aged 68)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
National team  Canada
Playing career 19341945

Johnny McCreedy (March 23, 1911 – December 7, 1979) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 64 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and was a member of two Stanley Cup-winning teams, in 1942 and 1945. Internationally he played for the Canadian national team at the 1939 World Championships, winning a gold medal.

Career

McCreedy was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and raised in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. He later moved back to Winnipeg to begin his career. He became a dominant player on his hometown Winnipeg Monarchs where he won the MJHL and then the 1937 Memorial Cup where he scored four goals in the championship game. He then went to British Columbia to play for the Trail Smoke Eaters, eventually going back to Kirkland Lake to play there and then east to Nova Scotia to play for the Sydney Millionaires. He became a star player for each team and won the Allan Cup with Trail and Kirkland Lake. He also won gold with the Canadian national team at the 1939 World Championships.

McCreedy joined the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1941–42 NHL season where he became a solid goal scorer and player scoring 15 goals and 8 assists for 23 points in 47 games. In the playoffs, he scored 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points in 13 games as the Leafs won the 1942 Stanley Cup after being down 3 games to none in the final.

After his cup win, McCreedy served in World War II for the Royal Canadian Air Force. When he returned to the Leafs in 1945, his numbers failed to match that of his first season scoring just 2 goals and 4 assists for 6 points in 17 games in the regular season and no points in 8 playoff games. However, he once again won the Stanley Cup and then retired from hockey after the win in 1945 at the age of 34.

Post career

McCreedy settled in Sudbury, Ontario where he went on to pursue a career at INCO and was eventually promoted to vice-chairman.[1] He died due to cancer on December 7, 1979, at the age of 68.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1934–35 East Kildonan North Stars MAHA
1935–36 Winnipeg Monarchs MJHL 141011216
1936–37 Winnipeg Monarchs MJHL 979162 8111124
1936–37 Winnipeg Monarchs M-Cup 9135184
1937–38 Trail Smoke Eaters WKHL 2019173646 52790
1937–38 Trail Smoke Eaters Al-Cup 1242615
1938–39 Trail Smoke Eaters Exhib
1939–40 Kirkland Lake Blue Devils Exhib 1583116
1939–40 Kirkland Lake Blue Devils Al-Cup 202062617
1940–41 Sydney Millionaires CBSHL 3931265750 41454
1940–41 Sydney Millionaires Al-Cup 1711162718
1941–42 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 471582314 134376
1942–43 Toronto RCAF TIHL 129132212 776134
1942–43 Toronto RCAF Al-Cup 41235
1943–44 Brantford RCAF OHA Sr
1944–45 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1724611 800010
NHL totals 641720378 8111124

International

Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
1939 Canada WC 73690
Senior totals 73690

Awards and achievements

References

  1. "The Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame & Museum". Archived from the original on 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2008-04-27.


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