Odie Cleghorn

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Odie Cleghorn
Odie Cleghorn.jpg
Born(1891-09-19)September 19, 1891
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died July 13, 1956(1956-07-13) (aged 64)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for NHL:
Montreal Canadiens
Pittsburgh Pirates
NHA :
Montreal Wanderers
Renfrew Creamery Kings
Playing career 19101928

James Albert Ogilvie "Odie" Cleghorn (September 19, 1891 – July 13, 1956) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach, linesman and referee. His brother Sprague Cleghorn also played professional ice hockey and the two played several seasons together.

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Ice hockey career

Odie Cleghorn came up through the ranks of the Montreal Westmount of the intermediate section of the CAHL, where he played alongside his older brother Sprague and future Hockey Hall of Fame referee Cooper Smeaton. For the 1909–10 season the trio left for New York to play for the New York Wanderers of the American Amateur Hockey League, finishing second in the league standing behind the New York Athletic Club. Although the Brooklyn Daily Eagle praised Cleghorn after the season as "one of the best right wings that ever has played on a New York team", the newspaper also brought criticism over his rough play "that kept him with the timers for long sessions in every contest. [1]

Odie Cleghorn, at far right in the front row, with the 1910 New York Wanderers, with brother Sprague right by his side. New York Wanderers, 1909 1910.jpg
Odie Cleghorn, at far right in the front row, with the 1910 New York Wanderers, with brother Sprague right by his side.

The next season, in 1910–11, Odie and Sprague left New York to play with the Renfrew Creamery Kings of the National Hockey Association.

Cleghorn played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens and Pittsburgh Pirates. On Jan. 14, 1922, Odie and his brother Sprague Cleghorn each scored 4 goals in a 10-6 victory for the Montreal Canadiens over the Hamilton Tigers. [2] Cleghorn won a Stanley Cup in 1924 with Montreal. [3]

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.

During the 1928 Stanley Cup Finals, when New York Rangers's coach Lester Patrick had to step in as goalie for an injured Lorne Chabot, Odie took over Lester's duties as coach behind the Rangers bench for the rest of the game. [4]

Cleghorn refereed for a time in the NHL. He was the referee at Boston Garden during the infamous December 12, 1933 game in which Boston's Eddie Shore severely injured Toronto's Irvine (Ace) Bailey, fracturing his skull and nearly killing him. Cleghorn was severely criticized by hockey writers for his lenient handling of the volatile game.

Odie Cleghorn's brother Sprague Cleghorn died of injuries following a car accident. Just a few hours before Sprague's July 14, 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 TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1909–10 New York Wanderers AAHL 815015
1910–11 Renfrew Creamery Kings NHA 162002066
1911–12 Montreal Wanderers NHA1723023
1911–12NHA All-StarsExh.31015
1912–13 Montreal WanderersNHA191801844
1912–13NHA All-StarsExh.577
1913–14 Montreal WanderersNHA13971619
1914–15 Montreal WanderersNHA152152639200012
1915–16 Montreal WanderersNHA211672351
1916–17 Montreal WanderersNHA182843249
1918–19 Montreal Canadiens NHL 17226282257183
1918–19 Montreal Canadiens St-Cup 52029
1919–20 Montreal CanadiensNHL212042430
1920–21 Montreal CanadiensNHL2166128
1921–22 Montreal CanadiensNHL242132426
1922–23 Montreal CanadiensNHL24196251820002
1923–24 Montreal CanadiensNHL222571620000
1923–24 Montreal CanadiensSt-Cup40220
1924–25 Montreal CanadiensNHL303361420110
1924–25 Montreal CanadiensSt-Cup40000
1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL17213410000
1926–27 Pittsburgh PiratesNHL30000
1927–28 Pittsburgh PiratesNHL20004
NHA totals11913523158268200012
NHL totals1819534129142127295
St-Cup totals132249

Coaching record

TeamYear Regular season Post season
GWLTPtsDivision rankResult
PIT 1925-26 3619161393rd in AmericanLost in Quarterfinals
PIT 1926-27 4415263334th in AmericanMissed playoffs
PIT 1927-28 4419178463rd in AmericanLost in Quarterfinals
PIT 1928-29 449278264th in AmericanMissed Playoffs
Total168628620144

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References

Notes
  1. "Hockey year just ended, had many rough games" Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Mar. 13, 1910. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  2. Yannis, Alex (2000-10-29). "HOCKEY; Madden and McKay Score 4 Goals Each". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  3. "1923-24 Montreal Canadiens Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  4. Boucher & Frayne 1973, p. 119.
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Head coach of the Pittsburgh Pirates
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