Hec Kilrea
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Hector Joseph 'Hec' Kilrea (born June 11, 1907 in Blackburn, Ontario, Canada - died October 8, 1969) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He played for the Ottawa Senators, Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League. Hec Kilrea had won Stanley Cup three times, with Ottawa Senators in 1927 and Detroit Red Wings in 1936 and 1937. After his retirement from professional hockey he became an U.S. citizen, and like many other players, he enlisted for duty in World War II, eventually receiving the Distinguished Service Cross (the second highest military decoration of the United States Army), Purple Heart and French Croix de guerre.
He died after a long illness October 8, 1969.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1925-26 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 35 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1926-27 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 42 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1927-28 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 43 | 19 | 4 | 23 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1928-29 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 38 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 36 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1929-30 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 44 | 36 | 22 | 58 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1930-31 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 44 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 44 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1931-32 | Detroit Falcons | NHL | 47 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1932-33 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 47 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1933-34 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 43 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1934-35 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 46 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1935-36 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 48 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1936-37 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 48 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1937-38 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 48 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1938-39 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 48 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1939-40 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 633 | 167 | 129 | 296 | 438 | 48 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 18 | ||||
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