Johnny McCreedy

Johnny McCreedy
Born	(1911-03-23)March 23, 1911 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died	December 7, 1979(1979-12-07) (aged 68) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs
National team	Canada
Playing career	1934–1945

Johnny McCreedy (March 23, 1911 – December 7, 1979) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 64 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and was a member of two Stanley Cup-winning teams, in 1942 and 1945. Internationally he played for the Canadian national team at the 1939 World Championships, winning a gold medal.

Career

McCreedy was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and raised in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. He later moved back to Winnipeg to begin his career. He became a dominant player in his hometown Winnipeg Monarchs where he won the MJHL and then the 1937 Memorial Cup where he scored four goals in the championship game. He then went to British Columbia to play for the Trail Smoke Eaters, eventually going back to Kirkland Lake to play there and then east to Nova Scotia to play for the Sydney Millionaires. He became a star player for each team and won the Allan Cup with Trail and Kirkland Lake. He also won gold with the Canadian national team at the 1939 World Championships.

McCreedy joined the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1941–42 NHL season where he became a solid goal scorer and player scoring 15 goals and 8 assists for 23 points in 47 games. In the playoffs, he scored 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points in 13 games as the Leafs won the 1942 Stanley Cup after being down 3 games to none in the final.

After his cup win, McCreedy served in World War II for the Royal Canadian Air Force. When he returned to the Leafs in 1945, his numbers failed to match that of his first season scoring just 2 goals and 4 assists for 6 points in 17 games in the regular season and no points in 8 playoff games. However, he once again won the Stanley Cup and then retired from hockey after the win in 1945 at the age of 34.

Post career

McCreedy settled in Sudbury, Ontario where he went on to pursue a career at INCO and was eventually promoted to vice-chairman. He died due to cancer on December 7, 1979, at the age of 68.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1934–35	East Kildonan North Stars	MAHA		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1935–36	Winnipeg Monarchs	MJHL		14	10	11	21	6		—	—	—	—	—
1936–37	Winnipeg Monarchs	MJHL		9	7	9	16	2		8	11	1	12	4
1936–37	Winnipeg Monarchs	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		9	13	5	18	4
1937–38	Trail Smoke Eaters	WKHL		20	19	17	36	46		5	2	7	9	0
1937–38	Trail Smoke Eaters	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		12	4	2	6	15
1938–39	Trail Smoke Eaters	Exhib		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1939–40	Kirkland Lake Blue Devils	Exhib		15	8	3	11	6		—	—	—	—	—
1939–40	Kirkland Lake Blue Devils	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		20	20	6	26	17
1940–41	Sydney Millionaires	CBSHL		39	31	26	57	50		4	1	4	5	4
1940–41	Sydney Millionaires	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		17	11	16	27	18
1941–42	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		47	15	8	23	14		13	4	3	7	6
1942–43	Toronto RCAF	TIHL		12	9	13	22	12		7	7	6	13	4
1942–43	Toronto RCAF	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		4	1	2	3	5
1943–44	Brantford RCAF	OHA Sr		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1944–45	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		17	2	4	6	11		8	0	0	0	10
NHL totals				64	17	20	37	8		8	11	1	12	4

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1939	Canada	WC		7	3	6	9	0
Senior totals				7	3	6	9	0

Awards and achievements

• Turnbull Cup MJHL Championship (1937)
• Memorial Cup Championship (1937)
• Allan Cup Championships (1938 & 1940)
• World Championship Gold Medalist (1939)
• Stanley Cup Championships (1942 & 1945)
• Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2004
• Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database