Baldy Northcott
PositionDefence/Left wing
ShootsLeft
Height6 ft
Height in0
Weight lb184
LeagueNHL
Played forMontreal Maroons
Chicago Black Hawks
Birth dateSeptember 7, 1908
Birth placeCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Death dateNovember 7, 1986 (aged 78)
Death placeWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Career start1928
Career end1939

Lawrence McFarlane "Baldy" Northcott[1][2] (September 7, 1908 – November 7, 1986) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger. Born in Calgary, Alberta,[3] Northcott played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Maroons and Chicago Black Hawks.

Playing career

Montreal Maroons

Northcott achieved all-star status in 1932–33 playing on a line with Jimmy Ward and Hooley Smith. In the 1934–35 Stanley Cup playoffs he scored the winning goal in two games,[4] helping the Maroons win the Stanley Cup.

Chicago Blackhawks

After the Maroons folded, Northcott was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks where he would play his last game in the National Hockey league, retiring at the end of the 1938–39 season.

Coaching career

Northcott coached the Winnipeg Rangers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League for one season in 1940–41, leading them to the Memorial Cup Championship.

Retirement

In his retirement Northcott operated an eponymously named sporting goods store in Winnipeg.[5]

Awards and achievements

Player

  • 1932–33 - NHL First Team All-Star - Left Wing
  • 1934–35 - Stanley Cup Champion - Montreal Maroons
  • 1937–38 - Played in Howie Morenz Memorial Game
  • Honoured Member - Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

Coach

  • 1940–41 - Memorial Cup Champion - Winnipeg Rangers

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1926–27Brantford RedmenOHA-Jr.——————————
1927–28Haileybury YMCANOHA——————————
1928–29North Bay TrappersNOHA——————————
1928–29Montreal MaroonsNHL50000—————
1929–30Montreal MaroonsNHL4310111640004
1930–31Montreal MaroonsNHL2273101520110
1930–31Windsor BulldogsIHL211261818—————
1931–32Montreal MaroonsNHL48196253341234
1932–33Montreal MaroonsNHL482221433020004
1933–34Montreal MaroonsNHL472013332742020
1934–35Montreal MaroonsNHL47914234474150
1935–36Montreal MaroonsNHL481521364130000
1936–37Montreal MaroonsNHL461514291851122
1937–38Montreal MaroonsNHL4611122350—————
1938–39Chicago Black HawksNHL4657129—————
NHL totals44613311224527331851314

Transactions

  • Traded by the Montreal Maroons with Earl Robinson and Russ Blinco to the Chicago Blackhawks for $30,000, September 15, 1938.

References

  1. ^ Lawrence Baldy Northcott Montreal Maroons 1938
  2. ^ Baldy Northcott
  3. ^ Baldy McFarlane Northcott
  4. ^ 1935 - Maroons sweep the Leafs
  5. ^ Ottawa Citizen. "Marriage revealed by Baldy Northcott". Retrieved 2016-01-04.