Johnny McCreedy

Canadian ice hockey player

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Ice hockey player

Johnny McCreedy

Born|  (1917-03-23)March 23, 1917[1]
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died|  December 7, 1979(1979-12-07) (aged 68)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height|  5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight|  160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position|  Right Wing
Shot|  Right
Played for|  Toronto Maple Leafs
National team|  Canada
Playing career|  1934-1945

John McCreedy (March 23, 1917 – December 7, 1979) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 64 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and was a member of two Stanley Cup-winning teams, in 1942 and 1945. Internationally, he played for the Canadian national team at the 1939 World Championships, winning a gold medal.

## Career

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McCreedy was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and raised in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. He later moved back to Winnipeg to begin his career. He became a dominant player in his hometown Winnipeg Monarchs, where he won the MJHL and then the 1937 Memorial Cup, where he scored four goals in the championship game. He then went to British Columbia to play for the Trail Smoke Eaters, eventually going back to Kirkland Lake to play there and then east to Nova Scotia to play for the Sydney Millionaires. He became a star player for each team and won the Allan Cup with Trail and Kirkland Lake. He also won gold with the Canadian national team at the 1939 World Championships.

McCreedy joined the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1941–42 NHL season, where he became a solid goal scorer and player, scoring 15 goals and 8 assists for 23 points in 47 games. In the playoffs, he scored 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points in 13 games as the Leafs won the 1942 Stanley Cup after being down 3 games to none in the final.

After his cup win, McCreedy served in World War II for the Royal Canadian Air Force. When he returned to the Leafs in 1945, his numbers failed to match those of his first season, scoring just 2 goals and 4 assists for 6 points in 17 games in the regular season and no points in 8 playoff games. However, he once again won the Stanley Cup and then retired from hockey after the win in 1945 at the age of 34.

## Post career

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McCreedy settled in Sudbury, Ontario where he went on to pursue a career at INCO and was eventually promoted to vice-chairman.[2] He died due to cancer on December 7, 1979, at the age of 68.

## Career statistics

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### Regular season and playoffs

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Season | Team  | League  | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM
1934–35  | East Kildonan North Stars  | MAHA  | — | — | — | — | —  | — | — | — | — | —
1935–36 | Winnipeg Monarchs | MJHL | 14 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 6  | — | — | — | — | —
1936–37 | Winnipeg Monarchs  | MJHL  | 9 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2  | 8 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4
1936–37 | Winnipeg Monarchs  | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | —  | 9 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4
1937–38  | Trail Smoke Eaters | WKHL | 20 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 46  | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0
1937–38 | Trail Smoke Eaters  | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | —  | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15
1938–39  | Trail Smoke Eaters  | Exhib  | — | — | — | — | —  | — | — | — | — | —
1939–40  | Kirkland Lake Blue Devils  | Exhib  | 15 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6  | — | — | — | — | —
1939–40 | Kirkland Lake Blue Devils  | Al-Cup  | — | — | — | — | —  | 20 | 20 | 6 | 26 | 17
1940–41  | Sydney Millionaires | CBSHL  | 39 | 31 | 26 | 57 | 50  | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4
1940–41 | Sydney Millionaires  | Al-Cup  | — | — | — | — | —  | 17 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 18
1941–42 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 47 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 14  | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6
1942–43  | Toronto RCAF  | TIHL  | 12 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 12  | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4
1942–43 | Toronto RCAF  | Al-Cup  | — | — | — | — | —  | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5
1943–44  | Brantford RCAF  | OHA Sr | — | — | — | — | —  | — | — | — | — | —
1944–45 | Toronto Maple Leafs  | NHL  | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11  | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10
NHL totals  | 64 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 8  | 8 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4

### International

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Year  | Team  | Event  |  | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM

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1939 | Canada | WC | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0
Senior totals  | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0

## Awards and achievements

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* Turnbull Cup MJHL Championship (1937)
* Memorial Cup Championship (1937)
* Allan Cup Championships (1938 & 1940)
* World Championship Gold Medalist (1939)
* Stanley Cup Championships (1942 & 1945)
* Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2004
* Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

## References

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1. ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214007406/john-mccreedy/photo
2. ^ "The Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame & Museum". Archived from the original on 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2008-04-27.

## External links

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* Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database