Ralph Almas

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size = 75 px
position = Goaltender
nickname = Red
height_ft = 5
height_in = 10
weight_lb = 160
played_for = Detroit Red Wings
Chicago Black Hawks
league = NHL
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date|1924|4|24
birth_place = Saskatoon, SK, CAN
death_date = death date and age|2001|5|13|1924|4|24
death_place = Regina, SK, CAN
career_start = 1946
career_end = 1955|

Ralph Clayton Almas, better known as Red Almas (April 24, 1924 – May 13, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. [cite web|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=11434|title= Red Almas|publisher= Hockey Database] [ cite web | url=http://www.hockeygoalies.org/bio/almas.html |title=Red Almas | publisher=Hockeygoalies.org ] He played for a decade in three professional leagues. Almas wore the jersey number "1". [cite web|url=http://www.azhockey.com/shirts/shirts01.html] |title=Players who wore shirt/jersey # 1|publisher=A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey]

Trades

* Traded by Detroit Red Wings (with Barry Sullivan, Lloyd Duran, Tony Licari and Thain Simon) to Chicago Black Hawks for Hec Highton and Joe Lund on September 9, 1948.
* Traded by Chicago (with Guyle Fielder and Steve Hrymnak) to Detroit Red Wings for financial compensation on September 23, 1952.

Awards

* Named to American Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1948-49.

References

External links

* [http://www.hockeygoalies.org/bio/almas.html Hockey Goalies entry on Red Almas]
*hockeydb|11434
*legendsofhockey|18415
* [http://www.losthockey.com/obit_main.cfm?letter=a Obituary at LostHockey.com]