Bun Cook
| Bun Cook | |||
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| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1995 | |||
| Born |
September 18, 1903 Kingston, ON, CAN |
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| Died | March 19, 1988 (aged 84) Kingston, ON, CAN |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Saskatoon Crescents New York Rangers Boston Bruins |
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| Playing career | 1926–1937 | ||
Frederick Joseph "Bun" Cook (September 18, 1903 – March 19, 1988) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach. He was an Allan Cup champion with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in 1924 before embarking on a 13-year professional career. He played for the Saskatoon Crescents in the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) and the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League (NHL). Cook was a member of two Stanley Cup championship teams with the Rangers, in 1928 and 1933, playing on the "Bread Line" with his brother Bill and Frank Boucher.
Cook turned to coaching in 1937 and spent 19 years in the American Hockey League (AHL), with the Providence Reds for six seasons and the remainder with the Cleveland Barons. His 636 wins as a coach is the most in AHL history and he led his teams to the playoffs in all but one season. Cook was named an AHL All-Star coach on six occasions, and led his teams to a record seven Calder Cup championships. He was posthumously inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995 and to the American Hockey League Hall of Fame in 2007.
Frederick Joseph Cook was born September 18, 1903, in Kingston, Ontario. He was part of a large family, and the second of three brothers, following Bill and preceding Alexander ("Bud"). Despite their eight-year difference age, Bun frequently followed Bill to new teams and the pair spent most of their careers playing together. Bun joined Bill in playing senior hockey with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in 1921, and while Bill had already left the team by that point, Bun was a member of the Greyhounds squad that won the Allan Cup in 1924 as senior champions of Canada. Following the championship, Bun turned professional by signing with the Saskatoon Crescents of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) for the 1924–25 season. Bill had already played two years in Saskatoon by that point and housed his younger brother during their shared tenure with the team.
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