Norman Joseph McAtee (June 28, 1921 – August 25, 2010) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 13 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins during the 1946–47 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1941 to 1954, was spent in various minor leagues.
| Norm McAtee | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 28, 1921 Stratford, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
August 25, 2010 (aged 89) Troy, Ohio, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1941–1954 | ||
Playing career
editBorn in Stratford, Ontario, he and his brother Jud played together in junior ice hockey with the Oshawa Generals during the years when the Generals dominated the Ontario Hockey League, winning championships with them in 1938–39. 1939–40 and 1940–41. At the end of the 1941 season, Norm joined his brother by signing as a free agent with the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL. However, beginning in 1942 and lasting throughout World War II, McAtee became a flying officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force. After his discharge in 1945, he teamed with his brother in the Red Wings farm system before the two of them were traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Doug McCaig in December 1945. Just over a month later, Chicago traded him to Boston for Bill Jennings, and Norm joined the Bruins for 13 games, recording one assist.[1] After that, he finished his career in the minor leagues, ending as player-coach with the Troy Bruins in Troy, Ohio from 1951 to 1954.[2]
Post-playing career
editAfter his retirement from hockey, McAtee stayed in Troy, becoming a referee in the International Hockey League and a colour commentator for Dayton Gems games. He also worked for Sherwin-Williams until his retirement in 1984.[2] He died in Troy, Ohio in 2010.[3]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1937–38 | Stratford Midgets | OHA | 14 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1938–39 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 13 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1938–39 | Oshawa Generals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1939–40 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 18 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 15 | ||
| 1939–40 | Oshawa Generals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1940–41 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 14 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 1940–41 | Oshawa Generals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1941–42 | Philadelphia Rockets | AHL | 30 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Omaha Knights | AHA | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1942–43 | Toronto RCAF | OHA Sr | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 1942–43 | Toronto RCAF | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 1943–44 | Brantford RCAF | OHA Sr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 30 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 17 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 14 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 40 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947–48 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | Tulsa Oilers | USHL | 57 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948–49 | Washington Lions | AHL | 64 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | Sherbrooke Saints | QSHL | 36 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 1950–51 | Sherbrooke Saints | QSHL | 50 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1951–52 | Troy Bruins | IHL | 33 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1952–53 | Troy Bruins | IHL | 59 | 29 | 35 | 64 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1953–54 | Troy Bruins | IHL | 62 | 20 | 48 | 68 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 204 | 40 | 78 | 118 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ "NHL Player Search - Player - Norm McAtee". Legends of Hockey. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
- ^ a b "Norm McAtee". Bruinslegends.blogspot.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ "Baird Funeral Home - Funerals, cremations, caskets, vaults, urns, cemetery monuments, Troy, Ohio". Obit.bairdfuneralhome.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database