Hank Blade

Henry Gordon "Hank" Blade (April 28, 1920 – February 8, 2003) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 24 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1946–47 and 1947–48 seasons. He spent the majority of his career, which lasted from 1939 to 1954, with the Kansas City Pla-Mors of the United States Hockey League. Blade was born in Peterborough, Ontario.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1939–40 Ottawa Montagnards OCHL 20 5 0 5 8 7 0 0 0 0 1940–41 Ottawa Montagnards OCHL 20 12 5 17 2 — — — — — 1940–41 Ottawa Car Bombers UOVHL — — — — — 2 4 3 7 4 1941–42 Ottawa RCAF Flyers OCHL 16 7 10 17 6 3 0 1 1 0 1941–42 Ottawa RCAF Flyers Al-Cup — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0 1942–43 Ottawa RCAF Flyers OCHL 19 10 13 23 6 8 5 1 6 6 1942–43 Vancouver RCAF NNDHL 14 14 6 20 6 — — — — — 1942–33 Ottawa RCAF Flyers Al-Cup — — — — — 9 2 8 10 4 1943–44 Vancouver RCAF NNDHL — — — — — 3 4 2 6 4 1944–45 Ottawa Depot #17 OCHL 12 22 21 43 8 — — — — — 1944–45 Ottawa Senators QSHL 2 1 3 4 0 — — — — — 1945–46 Kansas City Pla-Mors USHL 46 29 36 65 16 12 7 8 15 4 1945–46 Ottawa Senators QSHL 5 0 2 2 6 — — — — — 1946–47 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 18 1 3 4 2 — — — — — 1946–47 Kansas City Pla-Mors USHL 38 23 24 47 17 12 4 7 11 4 1947–48 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 6 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1947–48 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 7 1 2 3 6 — — — — — 1947–48 Kansas City Pla-Mors USHL 51 29 41 70 32 7 0 3 3 0 1948–49 Kansas City Pla-Mors USHL 54 27 36 63 19 2 0 0 0 0 1949–50 Kansas City Pla-Mors USHL 66 27 48 75 27 3 0 0 0 0 1950–51 Milwaukee Sea Gulls USHL 63 26 48 74 34 — — — — — 1951–52 Calgary Stampeders PCHL 62 14 27 41 24 — — — — — 1952–53 Calgary Stampeders WHL 22 3 6 9 32 — — — — — 1953–54 Simcoe Gunners OHA Sr — — — — — — — — — — USHL totals 318 161 233 394 145 36 11 18 29 8 NHL totals 24 2 3 5 2 — — — — —