- Ray Getliffe
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
image_size=
played_for =Montreal Canadiens Boston Bruins
league = NHL
position = Left Wing
shoots = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 190
nickname =
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date|1914|4|3|mf=y
birth_place = Galt, ON, CAN
death_date = death date and age|2008|6|15|1914|4|3
death_place = London, ON, CAN
career_start = 1935
career_end = 1945Ray Getliffe (
April 3 1914 –June 15 2008 ) was a Canadian professionalice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in theNational Hockey League for theBoston Bruins andMontreal Canadiens . Born inGalt, Ontario (nowCambridge, Ontario ), he played with theCharlottetown Abbies andSaint John St. Peters . He was noted as being the person who gave teammateMaurice Richard his nickname, "The Rocket". [http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/News/2008/06/16/5896706-cp.html CANOE - SLAM! Sports - Hockey - News: NHLer who nicknamed 'The Rocket' dead at 94 ] ] At the time of his death he was believed to be the oldest living former Montreal Canadiens player. Getliffe's name is on theStanley Cup twice, for 1939 with Boston and 1941 with Montreal. On February 6, 1943 while playing for the Canadiens he scored five goals in one game.Retired from hockey, Getliffe and his wife Lorna remained in
Montreal until moving toLondon, Ontario in 1990, where he grew up. [ [http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/hockey/canadiensstory.html?id=f0d1a0e9-0a99-42c8-b418-b3c03540101b&page=2 Getliffe going strong at 91] ]Getliffe died in London of
liver cancer at age 94. At the time of his death, reports claimed that he was the second-oldest living NHL alumnus, at about four months younger than ex-New York Ranger and Chicago BlackhawkClint Smith . These reports, however, overlooked players who had only played a certain number of games, such asJean Bourcier ,Louis Holmes andAl Suomi . [cite book|last = Meiselman|first = Harvey|title = Harvey's Hockey Address List 2008|publisher = Sports Address Lists|date = 2008|location =Boynton Beach, Florida ]ee also
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List of players with 5 or more goals in an NHL game References
External links
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* [http://www.hhof.com/html/exSCJ05_21.shtml Ray Getliffe Get his Day With the Stanley Cup]
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