Pete Conacher
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| Born |
July 29, 1932 Toronto, ON, CAN |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Black Hawks New York Rangers Buffalo Bisons (AHL) St. Louis Flyers Hershey Bears |
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| Playing career | 1949–1966 | ||
Charles William "Pete" Conacher, Jr. (born July 29, 1932) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 229 games in the National Hockey League.
Conacher played with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Black Hawks, and New York Rangers. In 1959, Conacher played for the World Champion Belleville McFarlands. He is the son of NHL Hall of Famer, Charlie Conacher.
Pete Conacher began his hockey career in the Toronto Hockey League in 1943 with the Leaside PeeWee team. He went on to play for the North Toronto Kinsmen Terriers in the 1944-45 season; where he would go on to be a Minor Bantam finalist. At the age of 16, he became property of the Chicago Blackhawks but was sent to their Ontario Hockey Association affiliate, the Galt Black Hawks. He would play in Galt (now part of Cambridge, Ontario) for two seasons. His best offensive season came in 1951-'52 where he would score 120 points (53G, 67A) in 51 games. In 1952, he turned pro the Chicago Blackhawks to play in the National Hockey League.
In his 13 years as a professional hockey player, he would also end up playing for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hershey Bears, St. Louis Flyers, and Buffalo Bisons (AHL). In 1959, he would play for the Belleville McFarlands and go on to win the World Championship in Prague. By the end of his professional hockey career, Pete had played 229 NHL regular season games, with 47 goals and 39 assists.
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