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| Corbett Denneny | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Denneny with theToronto Arenas | |||
| Born | (1894-01-25)January 25, 1894 | ||
| Died | January 16, 1963(1963-01-16) (aged 68) Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Cobalt McKinley Mines Toronto Ontarios Toronto Blueshirts Toronto Arenas Toronto St. Pats Vancouver Maroons Hamilton Tigers Saskatoon Crescents Toronto Maple Leafs Saskatoon Sheiks Chicago Black Hawks Minneapolis Millers Newark Bulldogs Chicago Shamrocks | ||
| Playing career | 1912–1931 | ||
Charles Corbett "Corb" Denneny (January 25, 1894 – January 16, 1963) was a Canadian professionalice hockeyforward who played professionally from 1912 to 1931, including nine seasons in theNational Hockey League (NHL) for theToronto Arenas,Toronto St. Pats,Hamilton Tigers andChicago Black Hawks. Corbett also played for theVancouver Maroons of thePacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) and theSaskatoon Sheiks ofWestern Canada Hockey League (WCHL, then WHL). He twice won theStanley Cup (1918, 1922) with the original versions of the NHL'sToronto franchise.
His brother,Cy Denneny also playedice hockey and is a member of theHockey Hall of Fame.[1]
He was born and raised inCornwall, Ontario. As a child Denneny excelled inlacrosse, signing a pro contract at age 14. In track and field, Denneny tied the 100 yard world record in a meet in Toronto. In the winter, Denneny played hockey and he moved to Toronto to play both sports. After his playing career ended, Denneny returned to Toronto, coaching the Toronto Tecumsehs minor league team. He later joined the YMCA, becoming head masseuse and eventually director of health services.[2] Denneny, who was often listed as 'Dennenay' in newspaper reports eventually adopted the spelling.[2]
Corb Denneny died in Toronto on January 16, 1963, after a long illness.[3]
Corbett Denneny first played professionalice hockey for the Cobalt McKinley Mines of the Cobalt Mining Hockey League, playing two seasons from 1912 to 1914. He then joined theToronto Ontarios of theNational Hockey Association (NHA) for their 1914–15 season. He then played for the NHA'sToronto Blueshirts for the 1915–16 part of the 1916–17 seasons, before being traded to theOttawa Senators where he would play with his brotherCy.
He returned to Toronto for the inaugural1917–18 NHL season playing for the"Torontos", operated by the Toronto Arena Company. He stayed with the organization as it changed to the "Toronto Arenas" and "Toronto St. Patricks", and was a member of twoStanley Cup winners, in 1918 and 1922. During a six-week span in the1920–21 NHL season, Corbett and his brother Cy (who still played for the now-NHL Ottawa Senators), each scored six goals during a game—a feat accomplished by onlyfive other players in the history of the NHL.
After the 1922 Stanley Cup win, Denneny was traded to theVancouver Maroons of the PCHA and lost the 1923 Stanley Cup against the Ottawa Senators and his brother Cy. BrothersFrank andGeorges Boucher also played against each other in that series, marking the first time two different sets of brothers faced each other in an NHL orBig Four championship series.[1] In the 1923–24 season, Denneny returned to NHL with Toronto and was traded to theHamilton Tigers for whom he played for one season. After that season he was picked up by the WCHL'sSaskatoon Sheiks, playing in the final two seasons of that major professional league. After the WCHL folded he played for the Sheiks in the Prairie Hockey League until he was traded back to the NHL, playing for the Toronto St. Patricks in the season they became theToronto Maple Leafs. He was returned to the Sheiks when the trade was not finalized and finished the season with the Sheiks.
Denneny started the 1927–28 season with a return to the NHL when traded to theChicago Black Hawks, playing his last games in the NHL before being traded back to the Sheiks mid-season. He would play three more professional seasons with theMinneapolis Millers (American Hockey Association/AHA), Newark Bulldogs (Canadian-American Hockey League) andChicago Shamrocks (AHA), retiring after the 1930–31 season.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1909–10 | Cornwall Sons of England | LOVHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1910–11 | Cornwall Internationals | LOVHL | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1911–12 | Cornwall Internationals | LOVHL | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1912–13 | Cobalt McKinley Mines | CoMHL | 9 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1913–14 | Cobalt McKinley Mines | CoMHL | 9 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1914–15 | Toronto Ontarios | NHA | 19 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1915–16 | Toronto Blueshirts | NHA | 22 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1916–17 | Toronto Blueshirts | NHA | 14 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1916–17 | Ottawa Senators | NHA | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1917–18 | Toronto Arenas | NHL | 21 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1917–18 | Toronto Arenas | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1918–19 | Toronto Arenas | NHL | 17 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1919–20 | Toronto St. Patricks | NHL | 23 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1920–21 | Toronto St. Patricks | NHL | 20 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1921–22 | Toronto St. Patricks | NHL | 24 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1921–22 | Toronto St. Patricks | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1922–23 | Toronto St. Patricks | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1922–23 | Vancouver Maroons | PCHA | 21 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1922–23 | Vancouver Maroons | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1923–24 | Hamilton Tigers | NHL | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1924–25 | Saskatoon Sheiks | WCHL | 28 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Saskatoon Sheiks | WHL | 30 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 29 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Saskatoon Sheiks | PrHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1927–28 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 18 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | Saskatoon Sheiks | PrHL | 16 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1928–29 | Minneapolis Millers | AHA | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1928–29 | Newark Bulldogs | CAHL | 27 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Minneapolis Millers | AHA | 48 | 26 | 8 | 34 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Chicago Shamrocks | AHA | 28 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHA totals | 61 | 52 | 8 | 60 | 128 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 176 | 103 | 42 | 145 | 148 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||||
