Reg Hamilton
Encyclopedia
Reginald James Hamilton was a Canadian
ice hockey
defenceman.
Hamilton started his National Hockey League
career with the Toronto Maple Leafs
in 1935. He would also play with the Chicago Black Hawks
for two seasons, 1945–1947. He was a player and head coach
of the Kansas City Pla-Mors 1947–48 of the USHL
and was the head coach for the Pla-Mors 1948–49 and retired from hockey for a few years before returning to Toronto to take over as the head coach of the Toronto Marlboroughs
1953–54.
He won the Stanley Cup
twice in 1941–42, and 1944–45 NHL seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Reg Hamilton, and his wife Audrie had two daughters Margo and Gloria, and three grand children, Sean, Colleen and Brent.
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.
Hamilton started his 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...
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 1935. He would also play with the Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
for two seasons, 1945–1947. He was a player and head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
of the Kansas City Pla-Mors 1947–48 of the USHL
United States Hockey League
The United States Hockey League is the top junior ice hockey league in the United States. The USHL has 16 member teams located in the Midwestern United States, consisting of players who are 20 years of age and younger...
and was the head coach for the Pla-Mors 1948–49 and retired from hockey for a few years before returning to Toronto to take over as the head coach of the Toronto Marlboroughs
Toronto Marlboros
The Toronto Marlborough Athletic Club, commonly known as the Toronto Marlboros, was founded in 1903. It operated a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association and Ontario Hockey League from 1904 to 1989...
1953–54.
He won the 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...
twice in 1941–42, and 1944–45 NHL seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Reg Hamilton, and his wife Audrie had two daughters Margo and Gloria, and three grand children, Sean, Colleen and Brent.