Fleming Mackell
Encyclopedia
Fleming David Mackell is a retired Canadian ice hockey
forward
.
career with the Toronto Maple Leafs
in 1948. The majority of his career was spent with the Boston Bruins
where he would retire following the 1960 season. MacKell won two Stanley Cup
s with the Maple Leafs in 1949 and 1951.
After winning his 2nd Stanley Cup with the Leafs, Fleming David Mackell was traded by Toronto to the Boston Bruins
in return for young Defenseman Jim Morrison
. In Boston, he attained NHL First All Star Team status for the 1952-53 season, at the position of center, playing on a line composed of Ed Sanford and Johnny Peirson
. Flem Mackell also won the Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy
in 1953, awarded annually to the outstanding Bruins player on Boston Gardens home ice. He was named an alternate captain of the Boston Bruins in 1955. Flem Mackell became a mainstay and catalyst of Boston's strong and prolific offense of the late 1950s. In 1956-57, he centered a line composed of veteran iron man Cal Gardner
and Rookie Of the year, Calder
trophy winner Larry Regan
. Along with later Bruins` linemate, Don McKenney
, Fleming Mackell led all scorers during the epic 1957-58 Stanley Cup
playoffs. In the spring of 1959, Fleming Mackell led the Boston Bruins against the New York Rangers
on an exhibition tour of Europe. A rugged, hard charging playmaker with a razor sharp skating style, he was a side of the net scoring specialist. The versatile Flem MacKell frequently played at left wing, principally with Don McKenney and Jerry Toppazzini
, a trio whose production matched the output of the vaunted UKE Line, along with his regular position at centre. Fleming MacKell often assumed a defensive checking role, he was the catalyst of the short lived Hustle line in 1959-60. Upon his retirement from the Boston Bruins & the NHL at the conclusion of the 1959-60 season, Fleming MacKell briefly became Player/Coach for the Quebec Aces
of the AHL
in 1960-61. He approached the Detroit Red Wings for a tryout in September 1961 and appeared in some exhibition games, but did not make the club.
He is the son of former NHL player Jack MacKell
of the original Ottawa Senators
. His daughter JoAnne is an established country rock singer based in Toronto.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
forward
Forward (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
.
Playing career
After a stage with St-Michaels, the Toronto Maple Leafs OHA affiliate, Mackell began his National Hockey LeagueNational Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
career with the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
in 1948. The majority of his career was spent with the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
where he would retire following the 1960 season. MacKell won two Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
s with the Maple Leafs in 1949 and 1951.
After winning his 2nd Stanley Cup with the Leafs, Fleming David Mackell was traded by Toronto to the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
in return for young Defenseman Jim Morrison
Jim Morrison
James Douglas "Jim" Morrison was an American musician, singer, and poet, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band The Doors...
. In Boston, he attained NHL First All Star Team status for the 1952-53 season, at the position of center, playing on a line composed of Ed Sanford and Johnny Peirson
Johnny Peirson
John Frederick Peirson is a retired National Hockey League player who played right wing for the Boston Bruins....
. Flem Mackell also won the Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy
Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy
The Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy is awarded by the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League every season to the "Boston Bruins player considered most outstanding in home games."...
in 1953, awarded annually to the outstanding Bruins player on Boston Gardens home ice. He was named an alternate captain of the Boston Bruins in 1955. Flem Mackell became a mainstay and catalyst of Boston's strong and prolific offense of the late 1950s. In 1956-57, he centered a line composed of veteran iron man Cal Gardner
Cal Gardner
Calvin Pearly "Ginger, Red, Torchy" Gardner was a professional ice hockey player in the NHL. In 1943, after playing professional hockey for three years and winning the Memorial Cup, he joined the Canadian military and took part in World War II. At the conclusion of the war, he once again began...
and Rookie Of the year, Calder
Calder
-Places:*Several rivers in Scotland and Northern England*East Calder, Mid Calder and West Calder, three villages in West Lothian, Scotland*Calder, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a town on the island of Saint Vincent...
trophy winner Larry Regan
Larry Regan
Lawrence Emmett Regan , was a retired Canadian National Hockey League professional ice hockey player and hockey executive. He played for the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs after a long senior-hockey career, winning the Allan Cup in 1948...
. Along with later Bruins` linemate, Don McKenney
Don McKenney
Donald Hamilton McKenney is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward...
, Fleming Mackell led all scorers during the epic 1957-58 Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
playoffs. In the spring of 1959, Fleming Mackell led the Boston Bruins against the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
on an exhibition tour of Europe. A rugged, hard charging playmaker with a razor sharp skating style, he was a side of the net scoring specialist. The versatile Flem MacKell frequently played at left wing, principally with Don McKenney and Jerry Toppazzini
Jerry Toppazzini
Jerome J. "Topper" Toppazzini is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League, most notably for the Boston Bruins.-Playing career:...
, a trio whose production matched the output of the vaunted UKE Line, along with his regular position at centre. Fleming MacKell often assumed a defensive checking role, he was the catalyst of the short lived Hustle line in 1959-60. Upon his retirement from the Boston Bruins & the NHL at the conclusion of the 1959-60 season, Fleming MacKell briefly became Player/Coach for the Quebec Aces
Quebec Aces
The Quebec Aces, also known in French as Les As de Québec, were an amateur and later a professional men's ice hockey team from Quebec City, Quebec. The Aces were founded in 1928, and played until 1971. The team played home games at the Quebec Coliseum from 1930 to 1971.The Aces were Allan Cup...
of the AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
in 1960-61. He approached the Detroit Red Wings for a tryout in September 1961 and appeared in some exhibition games, but did not make the club.
He is the son of former NHL player Jack MacKell
Jack MacKell
John Ambrose "Jack" MacKell was a Canadian professional hockey player who played 2 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators. He was born in Ottawa, Ontario.-Playing career:...
of the original Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators (original)
The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934...
. His daughter JoAnne is an established country rock singer based in Toronto.