Bruce Cline

Allan Bruce Cline (November 14, 1931 – April 24, 2025) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played as a right winger. He logged 30 NHL games for the New York Rangers in the 1956–57 campaign, while the majority of his career, from 1952 to 1968, was spent in the AHL, where he helped his teams win the Calder Cup on four occasions.

In his first AHL season in 1955–56, Cline tallied 57 points and helped guide the Providence Reds to a league title. His standout play earned him the Dudley (Red) Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's rookie of the year. After spending three seasons with Providence, he moved on to the Buffalo Bisons, where he helped the team reach the AHL finals.

At the age of 93, Cline died on April 24, 2025, in Drummondville, Quebec.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1950–51 Quebec Citadelles QJHL 46 11 20 31 4 23 6 8 14 13 1951–52 Quebec Citadelles QJHL 50 20 30 50 19 13 2 2 4 5 1951–52 Quebec Citadelles M-Cup — — — — — 10 4 6 10 8 1952–53 Valleyfield Braves QSHL 59 15 9 24 10 4 1 2 3 0 1953–54 Valleyfield Braves QSHL 71 17 24 41 34 4 0 1 1 0 1954–55 Valleyfield Braves QSHL 62 13 42 55 2 11 7 11 18 28 1955–56 Providence Reds AHL 64 27 30 57 18 9 3 3 6 9 1956–57 New York Rangers NHL 30 2 3 5 10 — — — — — 1956–57 Providence Reds AHL 36 14 21 35 13 5 2 1 3 2 1957–58 Providence Reds AHL 70 19 40 59 27 5 0 7 7 4 1958–59 Buffalo Bisons AHL 70 22 39 61 39 7 0 2 2 0 1959–60 Springfield Indians AHL 70 25 50 75 9 10 5 5 10 0 1960–61 Springfield Indians AHL 72 40 52 92 13 8 2 3 5 4 1961–62 Springfield Indians AHL 70 38 40 78 21 11 5 2 7 6 1962–63 Springfield Indians AHL 72 39 48 87 26 — — — — — 1963–64 Hershey Bears AHL 64 26 20 46 6 6 0 3 3 2 1964–65 Hershey Bears AHL 72 17 28 45 6 15 4 3 7 2 1965–66 Hershey Bears AHL 53 19 26 45 2 3 0 1 1 0 1966–67 Hershey Bears AHL 70 28 42 70 20 5 1 1 2 0 1967–68 Hershey Bears AHL 40 7 16 23 17 5 2 3 5 2 AHL totals 823 321 452 773 217 89 24 34 58 31 NHL totals 30 2 3 5 10 — — — — —