Grant Warwick
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Grant David "Knobby" Warwick (October 11, 1921 - September 27, 1999) was a professional
ice hockey
right winger
who played 9 seasons in the National Hockey League
. He won the Calder Trophy in 1942.
, Saskatchewan
, Warwick started playing with the hometown team Regina Abbots in the Southern Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. He gradually made his way up to the Regina Rangers of the Southern Saskatchewan Hockey League and won an Allan Cup
with the team in 1940-41.
Warwick made his NHL
debut with the New York Rangers
in 1941-42
. In his first season of play, he was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy
for top rookie in the league. In 1947-48
after seven seasons with the Rangers and playing in the 1947 NHL All-Star Game, Warwick was traded to the Boston Bruins
for Billy Taylor and future considerations. The Bruins kept Warwick until 1948-49
, when he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens
. Early in the season in 1949-50
, Warwick broke his nose and spent the rest of the season in the American Hockey League
with the Buffalo Bisons
.
for one season. Next season, Warwick moved on to the Okanagan Senior Hockey League and played for the Penticton V's
. He had great success with the V's and was selected to the OSHL First All-Star Team four times in his four seasons of play. Warwick also won his second Allan Cup
in 1953-54
with the V's.
In 1955
, the Penticton V's were chosen to represent Team Canada at the World Ice Hockey Championships. Warwick at the time was a player and also the coach. The V's made it all the way to the gold medal game where they faced off against the Soviet Union. Warwick and his team played well and they beat the Soviet Union 5-0
to win the gold medal.
After the gold medal victory, Warwick spent one more season with the V's before moving on with the Trail Smoke Eaters
of the Western International Hockey League
. He stayed in Trail for only one season before returning to the OSHL. Warwick would retire after playing 49 games with the Kamloops Chiefs
.
Professional
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ice hockey
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...
right winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
who played 9 seasons in the National Hockey League
National 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...
. He won the Calder Trophy in 1942.
NHL career
Born in ReginaRegina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Warwick started playing with the hometown team Regina Abbots in the Southern Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. He gradually made his way up to the Regina Rangers of the Southern Saskatchewan Hockey League and won an Allan Cup
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
with the team in 1940-41.
Warwick made his NHL
National 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...
debut with 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...
in 1941-42
1941-42 NHL season
-NHL awards:-All-Star teams:-Scoring leaders:Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes-Leading goaltenders:...
. In his first season of play, he was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy
Calder Memorial Trophy
The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League." The Rookie of the Year trophy has been awarded 79 times since its creation for the 1936–37 NHL season...
for top rookie in the league. In 1947-48
1947-48 NHL season
-NHL awards:-All-Star teams:-Scoring leaders:GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points-Leading goaltenders:GP = Games Played, TOI = Time On Ice , GA = Goals Against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals Against Average-Debuts:...
after seven seasons with the Rangers and playing in the 1947 NHL All-Star Game, Warwick was traded 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...
for Billy Taylor and future considerations. The Bruins kept Warwick until 1948-49
1948-49 NHL season
-NHL awards:-All-Star teams:-Scoring leaders:Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes-Leading goaltenders:...
, when he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
. Early in the season in 1949-50
1949-50 NHL season
-NHL awards:This was the last season that the O'Brien Cup was awarded to the Stanley Cup runner up - in this season, the New York Rangers - as it went into retirement for the second and final time at season's end...
, Warwick broke his nose and spent the rest of the season in the American Hockey League
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...
with the Buffalo Bisons
Buffalo Bisons (AHL)
The Buffalo Bisons were an American Hockey League ice hockey franchise that played from 1940 to 1970 in Buffalo, New York. They replaced the original Buffalo Bisons hockey team, which left the area in 1936 after its arena collapsed...
.
OSHL career
Warwick would not return to the NHL again. He spent two more seasons with the Bisons before moving on to the Maritime Major Hockey LeagueMaritime Major Hockey League
The Maritime Major Hockey League was a professional men's ice hockey league which operated for four seasons from 1950 to 1954 in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The league was financially supported by teams of the National Hockey League as a 'feeder' league....
for one season. Next season, Warwick moved on to the Okanagan Senior Hockey League and played for the Penticton V's
Penticton V's
The Penticton V's are a defunct senior men's ice hockey team from Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. They played in the Okanagan Senior League from to 1951 to 1961...
. He had great success with the V's and was selected to the OSHL First All-Star Team four times in his four seasons of play. Warwick also won his second Allan Cup
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
in 1953-54
1954 Allan Cup
The 1954 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 1953-54 Senior "A" season. The event was hosted by the Penticton V's and Penticton, Vernon, and Kelowna, British Columbia...
with the V's.
In 1955
1955 World Ice Hockey Championships
The 1955 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 22nd edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Krefeld and Cologne, West Germany from February 25 to March 6, 1955....
, the Penticton V's were chosen to represent Team Canada at the World Ice Hockey Championships. Warwick at the time was a player and also the coach. The V's made it all the way to the gold medal game where they faced off against the Soviet Union. Warwick and his team played well and they beat the Soviet Union 5-0
to win the gold medal.
After the gold medal victory, Warwick spent one more season with the V's before moving on with the Trail Smoke Eaters
Trail Smoke Eaters
The Trail Smoke Eaters are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Trail, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League.-History:...
of the Western International Hockey League
Western International Hockey League
The Western International Hockey League was a senior level ice hockey league that featured teams from the Western United States and Western Canada. It operated from 1946–62 and 1963–88...
. He stayed in Trail for only one season before returning to the OSHL. Warwick would retire after playing 49 games with the Kamloops Chiefs
Kamloops Chiefs
The Kamloops Chiefs were a junior ice hockey team based in Kamloops, British Columbia that played in the Western Canada Hockey League from 1973–77...
.
Awards and achievements
- Allan CupAllan CupThe Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
champion in 1941 and 19541954 Allan CupThe 1954 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 1953-54 Senior "A" season. The event was hosted by the Penticton V's and Penticton, Vernon, and Kelowna, British Columbia...
. - Calder Memorial TrophyCalder Memorial TrophyThe Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League." The Rookie of the Year trophy has been awarded 79 times since its creation for the 1936–37 NHL season...
winner in 19421941-42 NHL season-NHL awards:-All-Star teams:-Scoring leaders:Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes-Leading goaltenders:...
. - Played in 1947 NHL All-Star Game.
- Selected to the OSHL First All-Star Team in 1953, 1954, 1955, and 1956.
- Inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame.
- Inducted into the Regina Sports Hall of Fame.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1938-39 | Regina Abbotts | S-SJHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939-40 | Regina Abbotts | S-SJHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | ||
| 1939-40 1940 Memorial Cup The 1940 Memorial Cup final was the 22nd junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions Kenora Thistles of the... |
Regina Abbotts | M-Cup Memorial Cup The Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League champion. It is awarded following a four-team, round robin tournament between a host team and the champions of the CHL's three member leagues: the Ontario Hockey League , Quebec Major... |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 1940-41 | Regina Rangers | SSHL | 31 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1940-41 | Regina Rangers | A-Cup Allan Cup The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:... |
— | — | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | ||
| 1941-42 | 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... |
NHL National 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... |
44 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1942-43 | New York Rangers | NHL | 50 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943-44 | New York Rangers | NHL | 18 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944-45 | New York Rangers | NHL | 42 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945-46 | New York Rangers | NHL | 45 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946-47 | New York Rangers | NHL | 54 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947-48 | New York Rangers | NHL | 40 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947-48 | 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... |
NHL | 18 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1948-49 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 58 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1949-50 1949–50 AHL season The 1949–50 AHL season was the 14th season of the American Hockey League. Ten teams played 70 games each in the schedule. The Cleveland Barons won their seventh F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as West Division champions... |
Buffalo Bisons Buffalo Bisons (AHL) The Buffalo Bisons were an American Hockey League ice hockey franchise that played from 1940 to 1970 in Buffalo, New York. They replaced the original Buffalo Bisons hockey team, which left the area in 1936 after its arena collapsed... |
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... |
37 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1949-50 | Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... |
NHL | 26 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950-51 1950–51 AHL season The 1950–51 AHL season was the 15th season of the American Hockey League. Ten teams were scheduled to played 70 games each, however the New Haven Eagles folded midseason. The Cleveland Barons won their eighth F. G... |
Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 65 | 34 | 65 | 99 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1951-52 1951–52 AHL season The 1951–52 AHL season was the 16th season of the American Hockey League. Nine teams played 68 games each in the schedule. The Pittsburgh Hornets won their first F. G... |
Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 55 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1951–52 | Halifax St. Mary's | MMHL Maritime Major Hockey League The Maritime Major Hockey League was a professional men's ice hockey league which operated for four seasons from 1950 to 1954 in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The league was financially supported by teams of the National Hockey League as a 'feeder' league.... |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1952-53 | Penticton V's Penticton V's The Penticton V's are a defunct senior men's ice hockey team from Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. They played in the Okanagan Senior League from to 1951 to 1961... |
OSHL | 31 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 49 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | ||
| 1952-53 1953 Allan Cup The 1953 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 1952-53 Senior "A" season. The event was hosted by the Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen and Kitchener, Ontario... |
Penticton V's | A-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 16 | ||
| 1953-54 | Penticton V's | OSHL | 54 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 79 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 8 | ||
| 1953-54 1954 Allan Cup The 1954 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 1953-54 Senior "A" season. The event was hosted by the Penticton V's and Penticton, Vernon, and Kelowna, British Columbia... |
Penticton V's | A-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 28 | ||
| 1954-55 | Penticton V's | OSHL | 38 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955-56 | Penticton V's | OSHL | 54 | 54 | 59 | 113 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 1956-57 | Trail Smoke Eaters Trail Smoke Eaters (senior) The Trail Smoke Eaters were a senior level men's ice hockey team from Trail, British Columbia that played from 1926 to 1987. They are recognized as being one of the best senior hockey teams in Canadian history... |
WIHL Western International Hockey League The Western International Hockey League was a senior level ice hockey league that featured teams from the Western United States and Western Canada. It operated from 1946–62 and 1963–88... |
43 | 18 | 30 | 49 | 70 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 1957-58 | Kamloops Chiefs | OSHL | 49 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 45 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 14 | ||
| NHL totals | 395 | 147 | 142 | 289 | 220 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | P | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 1955 World Ice Hockey Championships The 1955 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 22nd edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Krefeld and Cologne, West Germany from February 25 to March 6, 1955.... |
Canada | WC | 8 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 | |
| Senior int'l totals | 8 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 | |||