Odie Cleghorn
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James Ogilvie "Odie" Cleghorn (September 19, 1891 in Montreal, Quebec - July 13, 1956 in Montreal
, Quebec
) was a Canadian professional ice hockey
right wing
er, linesman and referee. His brother Sprague Cleghorn
also played professional ice hockey and the two played several seasons together.
for the Montreal Canadiens
and Pittsburgh Pirates
. He won a Stanley Cup
in 1924 with Montreal.
Cleghorn was also a coach of the Pirates. It was during the 1925–26 season that he created the idea of set lines. He would play three set lines that would rotate. Before this, the players would only rest when needed.
Odie Cleghorn's brother Sprague Cleghorn
died of injuries following a car accident. Just a few hours before Sprague's 14 July 1956 funeral, Odie Cleghorn, was found in his bed, dead of heart failure, perhaps induced by the stress of the loss of his brother.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
) was a Canadian professional 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 wing
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...
er, linesman and referee. His brother Sprague Cleghorn
Sprague Cleghorn
Henry William Sprague "Peg" Cleghorn, , was a Canadian professional hockey player from Westmount who played for the Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Renfrew Creamery Kings and Toronto St. Patricks in the National Hockey Association and National Hockey League...
also played professional ice hockey and the two played several seasons together.
Hockey career
Cleghorn played ten seasons in the 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...
for 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 ...
and Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL)
The Pittsburgh Pirates were an American professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League , based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1925–26 to 1929–30. The nickname comes from the baseball team also based in the city...
. He won a 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...
in 1924 with Montreal.
Cleghorn was also a coach of the Pirates. It was during the 1925–26 season that he created the idea of set lines. He would play three set lines that would rotate. Before this, the players would only rest when needed.
Odie Cleghorn's brother Sprague Cleghorn
Sprague Cleghorn
Henry William Sprague "Peg" Cleghorn, , was a Canadian professional hockey player from Westmount who played for the Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Renfrew Creamery Kings and Toronto St. Patricks in the National Hockey Association and National Hockey League...
died of injuries following a car accident. Just a few hours before Sprague's 14 July 1956 funeral, Odie Cleghorn, was found in his bed, dead of heart failure, perhaps induced by the stress of the loss of his brother.
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 | ||
| 1909–10 | New York Wanderers | AAHL | 8 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1910–11 | Renfrew Creamery Kings Renfrew Creamery Kings The Renfrew Hockey Club, also known as the Creamery Kings and the "Renfrew Millionaires" was a founding franchise in 1909 of the National Hockey Association, the precursor to the National Hockey League... |
NHA National Hockey Association The National Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey organization with teams in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. It is the direct predecessor organization to today's National Hockey League... |
16 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1911–12 | Montreal Wanderers Montreal Wanderers The Montreal Wanderers were a Canadian amateur, and later becoming a professional men's ice hockey team. The team played in the Federal Amateur Hockey League , the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association , the National Hockey Association and briefly the National Hockey League . The Wanderers are... |
NHA | 17 | 27 | 4 | 31 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1912–13 | Montreal Wanderers | NHA | 20 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1913–14 1913–14 NHA season The 1913–14 NHA season was the fifth season of the National Hockey Association . At the end of the regular season, a tie for first place necessitated a playoff to determine the championship. The Toronto Hockey Club defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6–2 in a two-game, total-goals playoff... |
Montreal Wanderers | NHA | 13 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1914–15 1914–15 NHA season The 1914–15 NHA season was the sixth season of the National Hockey Association and played from December 26, 1914 until March 3, 1915. Each team played 20 games. The Ottawa Senators won the NHA championship in a two game, total goal playoff against the Montreal Wanderers... |
Montreal Wanderers | NHA | 15 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1915–16 | Montreal Wanderers | NHA | 21 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1916–17 | Montreal Wanderers | NHA | 18 | 28 | 4 | 32 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1917–18 | Military service | |||||||||||||
| 1918–19 | 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 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... |
17 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 1919–20 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 21 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1920–21 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 21 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1921–22 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 23 | 21 | 3 | 24 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1922–23 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 24 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1923–24 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1924–25 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 30 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1925–26 | Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) The Pittsburgh Pirates were an American professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League , based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1925–26 to 1929–30. The nickname comes from the baseball team also based in the city... |
NHL | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1926–27 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 179 | 95 | 29 | 124 | 147 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11 | ||||