Peanuts O'Flaherty
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John Benedict "Peanuts" O'Flaherty (April 10, 1918 — July 16, 2008) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 21 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Americans and Brooklyn Americans. He was born in Toronto, Ontario.[1]
Playing career
Peanuts received his nickname when a Toronto sports writer spotted him selling peanuts at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1933.[2] In 21 career NHL games O'Flaherty recorded 5 goals and an assist for 6 points. He played several seasons in the American Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Hornets in the 1940s. His son, Gerry O'Flaherty, would go on to play in the NHL from 1971 to 1979.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1933–34 | St. Michael's Buzzers | ON Jr. B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | St. Michael's Majors | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 12 | ||
| 1934–35 | St. Michael's Majors | OHA Jr | 12 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1935–36 | West Toronto Nationals | OHA Jr | 10 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 1935–36 | West Toronto Nationals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 10 | ||
| 1936–37 | Toronto Dominions | OHA Sr | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1936–37 | Toronto Dominions | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1937–38 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA Jr | 12 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1937–38 | Toronto Goodyears | OHA Sr | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1937–38 | Toronto Goodyears | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1938–39 | Toronto Goodyears | OHA Sr | 20 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1938–39 | Toronto Goodyears | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 1939–40 | Toronto Goodyears | OHA Sr | 29 | 41 | 35 | 76 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 1939–40 | Toronto Goodyears | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1940–41 | New York Americans | NHL | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 24 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1941–42 | Brooklyn Americans | NHL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 42 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1942–43 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 36 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1943–44 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Toronto RCAF | OHA Sr | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Toronto People's Credit | TIHL | 20 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 1945–46 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 61 | 24 | 45 | 69 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1946–47 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 64 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1947–48 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 50 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 67 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 69 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | St. Michael's Monarchs | OHA Sr | 28 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1951–52 | Saint John Beavers | MMHL | 45 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1952–53 | Ottawa Senators | QHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | NOHA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | NOHA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Sudbury Wolves | NOHA | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Sudbury Wolves | NOHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958–59 | Sudbury Wolves | NOHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 426 | 148 | 233 | 381 | 108 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 21 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
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- ↑ Peanuts O'Flaherty's Obituary at the Toronto Star
- ↑ [1] Legends of Hockey. Retrieved Oct. 30, 2007.
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External links
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- 1918 births
- 2008 deaths
- Brooklyn Americans players
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Canadian sportspeople of Irish descent
- New York Americans players
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Pittsburgh Hornets players
- Ice hockey people from Toronto
- Springfield Indians players
- Toronto Marlboros players
- Toronto St. Michael's Majors players