Lloyd Ailsby
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Harold Lloyd Ailsby was a Canadian
ice hockey
defenceman and coach
. A career minor leaguer, he played 3 games for the New York Rangers
of the NHL
in the 1951–52 season.
in 1934-35, and the following year for the Regina Capitals of the Southern Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League. In 1936, he was first signed by the New York Rangers, and played for their affiliate teams, the New York Rovers
and Philadelphia Ramblers
for the next few years. With the outbreak of World War II
, Ailsby served with the Canadian military, and missed a couple of seasons. After the war, Ailsby joined the St. Paul Saints of the old USHL, and played for them when they won the league championship in 1949. Ailsby was a Second Team All Star every year he played for St. Paul.
In 1951, the Rangers brought him back to the Rovers, and installed him as a playing coach for them. In December 1951, the Rangers called him up, and he played three games for them, wearing number 17, without scoring any points. Ailsby returned to the Rovers, and went on to serve as playing coach in Seattle and later with the Johnstown Jets
of the EHL
. He was named an EHL First Team All Star in 1957. He returned to the Rovers as a non-playing coach in 1960-61, and was replaced after the season by Rovers defenceman John Muckler
, as another playing coach for the newly-renamed Long Island Ducks
.
, and married her in 1941. After his hockey career was over, Ailsby and his family returned to Saskatchewan, where they operated a farm outside of Swift Current. Ailsby remained a hockey fan and supporter, and in 1986 was part of a group of local businessmen instrumental in securing the return of the Swift Current Broncos
to the city from Lethbridge
. Ailsby was on the Broncos' board of directors when they won the Memorial Cup
in 1989
.
Ailsby died in 2007, and was buried in Swift Current.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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...
defenceman and coach
Coach (ice hockey)
Coach in ice hockey is the person responsible for directing the team during games and practices, prepares strategy and decides which players will participate in games....
. A career minor leaguer, he played 3 games for 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...
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...
in the 1951–52 season.
Playing career
Lloyd Ailsby played junior hockey in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan for the Moose Jaw CanucksMoose Jaw Canucks
The Moose Jaw Canucks were a junior ice hockey team based in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. They were one of the founding members of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League in 1966 following a rebellion within the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League...
in 1934-35, and the following year for the Regina Capitals of the Southern Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League. In 1936, he was first signed by the New York Rangers, and played for their affiliate teams, the New York Rovers
New York Rovers
The New York Rovers were a senior ice hockey team that was established in 1935. They played in the Eastern Hockey League as a farm team of the New York Rangers. The Rovers played alongside the Rangers in Madison Square Garden. They played in the Eastern League through 1947-48...
and Philadelphia Ramblers
Philadelphia Ramblers
The Philadelphia Ramblers were a minor professional ice hockey team based in the Philadelphia Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Ramblers played for six seasons during the infancy of the American Hockey League from 1935 to 1941.-History:...
for the next few years. With the outbreak of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Ailsby served with the Canadian military, and missed a couple of seasons. After the war, Ailsby joined the St. Paul Saints of the old USHL, and played for them when they won the league championship in 1949. Ailsby was a Second Team All Star every year he played for St. Paul.
In 1951, the Rangers brought him back to the Rovers, and installed him as a playing coach for them. In December 1951, the Rangers called him up, and he played three games for them, wearing number 17, without scoring any points. Ailsby returned to the Rovers, and went on to serve as playing coach in Seattle and later with the Johnstown Jets
Johnstown Jets
The Johnstown Jets were a professional ice hockey team from Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The Jets were founded in the Eastern Amateur Hockey League for the 1950–51 season, playing at the newly constructed Cambria County War Memorial Arena...
of the EHL
Eastern Hockey League
-Eastern Amateur Hockey League :The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League . The league was founded by Thomas Lockhart, who served as its commissioner from 1933 to 1972...
. He was named an EHL First Team All Star in 1957. He returned to the Rovers as a non-playing coach in 1960-61, and was replaced after the season by Rovers defenceman John Muckler
John Muckler
John Muckler is a professional hockey coach and executive, most recently serving as the general manager of the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. Muckler has over 50 years of professional hockey experience as a part owner, general manager, director of player personnel, director of hockey operations, head...
, as another playing coach for the newly-renamed Long Island Ducks
Long Island Ducks (ice hockey)
The Long Island Ducks were a minor league hockey team in the Eastern Hockey League owned by Al and Renee Baron that played their home games at the Long Island Arena...
.
Personal life
While in the Rangers organization, Ailsby met Aline Adams, an attendant at Madison Square GardenMadison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
, and married her in 1941. After his hockey career was over, Ailsby and his family returned to Saskatchewan, where they operated a farm outside of Swift Current. Ailsby remained a hockey fan and supporter, and in 1986 was part of a group of local businessmen instrumental in securing the return of the Swift Current Broncos
Swift Current Broncos
The Swift Current Broncos are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. Founded during 1967 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, the Broncos played seven seasons before relocating to Lethbridge from 1974 to 1986 as the Lethbridge Broncos...
to the city from Lethbridge
Lethbridge
Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, and the third-largest by area after Calgary and Edmonton. The nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to the city's...
. Ailsby was on the Broncos' board of directors when they won the Memorial 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...
in 1989
1989 Memorial Cup
The 1989 Memorial Cup occurred May 6-13 at the brand new Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Participating teams were the Western Hockey League champion Swift Current Broncos, the WHL hosts, the Saskatoon Blades, as well as the winners of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and...
.
Ailsby died in 2007, and was buried in Swift Current.
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 | ||
| 1934-35 | Moose Jaw Canucks Moose Jaw Canucks The Moose Jaw Canucks were a junior ice hockey team based in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. They were one of the founding members of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League in 1966 following a rebellion within the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League... |
SSJHL | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1935-36 | Regina Capitals Regina Capitals The Regina Capitals were a professional ice hockey team originally based in the city of Regina, Saskatchewan in the Western Canada Hockey League , founded in 1921.-Franchise history:... |
SSSHL | 16 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1936-37 | New York Rovers New York Rovers The New York Rovers were a senior ice hockey team that was established in 1935. They played in the Eastern Hockey League as a farm team of the New York Rangers. The Rovers played alongside the Rangers in Madison Square Garden. They played in the Eastern League through 1947-48... |
EHL Eastern Hockey League -Eastern Amateur Hockey League :The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League . The league was founded by Thomas Lockhart, who served as its commissioner from 1933 to 1972... |
47 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1937-38 | New York Rovers | EHL | 56 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938-39 | New York Rovers | EHL | 53 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939-40 | Philadelphia Ramblers Philadelphia Ramblers The Philadelphia Ramblers were a minor professional ice hockey team based in the Philadelphia Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Ramblers played for six seasons during the infancy of the American Hockey League from 1935 to 1941.-History:... |
IAHL | 52 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940-41 | Philadelphia Ramblers | 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... |
56 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941-42 | Cornwall Flyers | QSHL Quebec Senior Hockey League The Quebec Senior Hockey League was an ice hockey league that operated between 1941 and 1959 in Québec, Canada. From 1941, it operated on an amateur basis, before becoming the semi-professional Quebec Hockey League in 1953... |
39 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1943-44 | Moose Jaw Victorias | SSHL | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943-44 | Ottawa Commandos Ottawa Senators (senior hockey) The Ottawa Senators, also known as the Ottawa Commandos and Senior Senators, was an amateur, later semi-professional, senior-level men's ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada... |
QSHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1944-45 | Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators (senior hockey) The Ottawa Senators, also known as the Ottawa Commandos and Senior Senators, was an amateur, later semi-professional, senior-level men's ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada... |
QSHL | 18 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1945-46 | St. Paul Saints | USHL | 53 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1946-47 | New Haven Ramblers | AHL | 53 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1947-48 | St. Paul Saints | USHL | 65 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948-49 | St. Paul Saints | USHL | 66 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1949-50 | St. Paul Saints | USHL | 68 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1950-51 | St. Paul Saints | USHL | 47 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1951-52 | 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... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951-52 | New York Rovers | EHL | 27 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952-53 | Seattle Bombers | WHL Western Hockey League (minor pro) The Western Hockey League was a minor pro ice hockey league that operated from 1952 to 1974. Managed for most of its history by Hockey Hall of Fame member Al Leader, it was created out of the merger of the Pacific Coast Hockey League and the Western Canada Senior Hockey League... |
61 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1953-54 | Seattle Bombers | WHL | 34 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955-56 | Johnstown Jets Johnstown Jets The Johnstown Jets were a professional ice hockey team from Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The Jets were founded in the Eastern Amateur Hockey League for the 1950–51 season, playing at the newly constructed Cambria County War Memorial Arena... |
EHL | 36 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1956-57 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | 46 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1957-58 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
Coaching 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 | Type | GC | W | L | T | |||
| 1951-52 | New York Rovers | EHL | Player-Head | 61 | 25 | 34 | 2 | |||
| 1952-53 | Seattle Bombers | WHL | Player-Head | 70 | 30 | 32 | 8 | |||
| 1955-56 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | Player-Head | 64 | 32 | 32 | 0 | Lost in round 1 | ||
| 1956-57 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | Player-Head | 64 | 31 | 33 | 0 | Lost in round 1 | ||
| 1957-58 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | Head | 64 | 31 | 30 | 3 | |||
| 1960-61 | New York Rovers | EHL | Head | 64 | 18 | 45 | 1 | |||