Odie Cleghorn

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James Ogilvie "Odie" Cleghorn (Born - September 19, 1891 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Died - July 13, 1956 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was a Canadian professional ice hockey Right Winger, linesman and referee who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens and Pittsburgh Pirates. He won a Stanley Cup in 1924 with Montreal.

Cleghorn was also a coach of the Pirates. It was during the 1925-26 season that he created the idea of set lines. He would play three set lines that would rotate. Before this, the players would only rest when needed.

Odie Cleghorn's brother Sprague Cleghorn died of injuries following a car accident. Just a few hours before Sprague's 14 July 1956 funeral, Odie Cleghorn, was found in his bed, dead of heart failure, perhaps induced by the stress of the loss of his brother.

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    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1918-19 Montreal NHL 17 23 6 29 33 -- -- -- -- --
1919-20 Montreal NHL 21 19 3 22 30 -- -- -- -- --
1920-21 Montreal NHL 21 5 4 9 8 -- -- -- -- --
1921-22 Montreal NHL 23 21 3 24 26 -- -- -- -- --
1922-23 Montreal NHL 24 19 7 26 14 -- -- -- -- --
1923-24 Montreal NHL 22 3 3 6 14 -- -- -- -- --
1924-25 Montreal NHL 30 3 2 5 14 -- -- -- -- --
1925-26 Pitsburgh NHL 17 2 1 3 4 -- -- -- -- --
1926-27 Pittsburgh NHL 3 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
1927-28 Pittsburgh NHL 1 0 0 0 4 -- -- -- -- --
NHL Totals 179 95 29 124 147 -- -- -- -- --

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