- Roy Conacher
Roy Gordon Conacher (born
October 5 1916 inToronto ,Ontario - diedDecember 29 1984 inVictoria, British Columbia ) was aCanadian Professional Hockey forward who played 11 seasons in theNational Hockey League for theBoston Bruins ,Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks. He won 2Stanley Cup s with theBoston Bruins in 1939 and 1941.Conacher won the highly regarded
Art Ross Trophy in the 1948–49 season with the Blackhawks. It is awarded each year to the player who leads the league in scoring. He finished with 26 goals, 42 assists for 68 points on the year.Conacher scored 226 goals during his career.Roy and his twin brother Bert were the youngest siblings of famed hockey greats
Lionel Conacher andCharlie Conacher . Roy, Charlie and Lionel are the only three brothers in theHockey Hall of Fame .Conacher wore #9 for the
Detroit Red Wings duringGordie Howe 's rookie season in 1946–47. Howe wore #17 that season.Awards & Achievements
*Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998.
*1948–49 Art Ross Trophy winneree also
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Notable families in the NHL External links
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* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8746732 Find-A-Grave profile for Roy Conacher]
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