Nels Crutchfield

Nels Crutchfield
Born	July 12, 1911(1911-07-12) Knowlton, QC, CAN
Died	July 22, 1985(1985-07-22) (aged 74) Huntsville, ON, CAN
Position	Center
Shot	Left
Played for	Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1934–1935

William Ian Nelson Crutchfield (July 12, 1911 – July 22, 1985), known as Nels Crutchfield, was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.

Born in Knowlton, Quebec, he played defence and centre for the McGill Redmen from 1930 to 1934 and was team captain from 1933 to 1934. He received a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1934. He played 41 games in the 1934–35 NHL season for the Montreal Canadiens with 5 goals and 5 assists . His career was cut short after receiving a fractured skull in a car accident in September 1935.

He died in another car accident in 1985 in Huntsville, Ontario.

He was posthumously inducted into the McGill University Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.

References

• "McGill Athletics profile". http://www.athletics.mcgill.ca/varsity_sports_player_profile.ch2?athlete_id=928. 

External links

• Nels Crutchfield's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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Name	Crutchfield, Nels
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Date of birth	July 12, 1911
Place of birth	Knowlton, QC, CAN
Date of death	July 22, 1985
Place of death	Huntsville, ON, CAN