Roy McBride is a retired professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 player and coach.

McBride started his professional career in 1940 as a player in the Eastern Hockey League

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...

 with the Washington Eagles

Washington Eagles

The Washington Eagles were an American minor pro ice hockey team from Washington, D.C. that played in the Eastern Hockey League from 1939 to 1942. During those three seasons the Eagles played 186 games with an overall record of 102 wins, 67 losses and 17 ties....

. He did not play between 1941 and 1945.

Aged 24, McBride's playing career resumed following World War II. During the 1945-46 season he suited up with three different teams: the Seattle Ironmen

Seattle Ironmen

The Seattle Ironmen were a minor pro ice hockey franchise based in Seattle, Washington. They played in the Pacific Coast Hockey League from 1944-1952.-History:After World War II, the Pacific Coast Hockey League was resurrected as a semi-professional loop...

 (PCHL

Pacific Coast Hockey League

The Pacific Coast Hockey League was an ice hockey minor league with teams in the western United States and western Canada that existed in several incarnations: from 1928 to 1931, from 1936 to 1941, and from 1944 to 1952.-PCHL 1928-1931:...

), Dallas Texans

Dallas Texans (USHL)

The Dallas Texans were a professional ice hockey team in Dallas, Texas. They were a member of the United States Hockey League from 1945 to 1949. They played their home games in the Dallas Ice Arena....

 (USHL) and Fort Worth Rangers

Fort Worth Rangers

The Fort Worth Rangers were a minor pro ice hockey franchise based in Fort Worth, Texas. They played in the American Hockey Association during the 1941-42 season and in the United States Hockey League from 1945-46 through 1948-49...

 (USHL).

He played the 1946-47 season with the San Diego Skyhawks

San Diego Skyhawks

The San Diego Skyhawks were a professional ice hockey team in San Diego, California. They were a member of the Pacific Coast Hockey League from 1948 to 1950. They played their home games in the Glacier Gardens....

 (PCHL

Pacific Coast Hockey League

The Pacific Coast Hockey League was an ice hockey minor league with teams in the western United States and western Canada that existed in several incarnations: from 1928 to 1931, from 1936 to 1941, and from 1944 to 1952.-PCHL 1928-1931:...

), and in the 1947-48 season he returned to play with the Seattle Ironmen.

In the 1948-49 season, he played with the Spokane Flyers

Spokane Flyers

The Spokane Flyers were a junior ice hockey team that played one and a half seasons in the Western Hockey League from 1980–1982. They played in Spokane, Washington, United States.-History:...

, who that year won the 1948-49 United States National Senior Championship.
He played the next two seasons (1949–50 and 1950–51) in the Quebec Senior Hockey League

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...

 with 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...

, where he was coached by future Hockey Hall of Fame

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 member Punch Imlach

Punch Imlach

George "Punch" Imlach , was an NHL coach and general manager. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.-Early career:...

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McBride played the 1951-52 season in the 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...

 with the Spokane Flyers

Spokane Flyers

The Spokane Flyers were a junior ice hockey team that played one and a half seasons in the Western Hockey League from 1980–1982. They played in Spokane, Washington, United States.-History:...

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Coaching

McBride proved himself to be a capable head coach as he guided his Spokane Flyers

Spokane Flyers

The Spokane Flyers were a junior ice hockey team that played one and a half seasons in the Western Hockey League from 1980–1982. They played in Spokane, Washington, United States.-History:...

 to three consecutive WIHL titles (1956–1958).
McBride's 1956-57 Spokane Flyers

Spokane Flyers

The Spokane Flyers were a junior ice hockey team that played one and a half seasons in the Western Hockey League from 1980–1982. They played in Spokane, Washington, United States.-History:...

 team was the first United States team to reach the Allan cup finals.

In the 1960s, McBride went on to coach the Spokane Comets

Spokane Comets

The Spokane Comets are a defunct minor professional ice hockey team that was located in Spokane, Washington. They played in the Western Hockey League from 1960 to 1963.The 1962-63 team was coached by Roy McBride who piloted the team to a 30-38-2 record....

 in the Western Hockey League

Western Hockey League

The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...

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