Ike Hildebrand

Isaac Bruce Hildebrand (May 27, 1927 – August 27, 2006) was a Canadian ice hockey and lacrosse player. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he played 41 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks during the 1953–54 and 1954–55 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1944 to 1960, was spent in various minor leagues.

Career In 1985, he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame for the sport of lacrosse. He was inducted into Canada's Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1972 and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1985 as well as Sports Halls of Fame in Peterborough (1978), Belleville (1989) and Oshawa (1993).

Ike excelled at both of Canada's national sports, lacrosse and hockey. He played lacrosse with the New Westminster Salmonbellies senior team and at age 17 won the MVP award in the Mann Cup Canadian championship. In a lacrosse career that spanned 17 years (1943–1960), he was honored 13 times as an all-star. After a junior ice hockey career with the Oshawa Generals, he spent 10 years playing professional hockey with minor league teams in the Pacific Coast Hockey League, the United States Hockey League, the Quebec Senior Hockey League and the American Hockey League.

Hildebrand also played 41 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, and the Chicago Black Hawks from 1953 to 1954. He was playing coach with the Belleville McFarlands and scored the winning goal when they won the 1959 World Championship for Canada.

After his playing days, Hildebrand turned to coaching with the London Nationals, Orillia Terriers, and two years with the Oshawa Generals.

He died in St. Albert, Alberta in 2006.

He is the grandfather of Canadian-American musician and record label owner Warren Hildebrand, who makes music under the name Foxes in Fiction.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1944–45 Seattle Ironmen PCHL 9 3 5 8 2 — — — — — 1945–46 Oshawa Generals OHA 27 14 21 35 8 12 21 11 32 4 1946–47 Oshawa Generals OHA 29 28 25 53 23 5 3 1 4 16 1947–48 Toronto Marlboros OHA 35 29 37 66 29 5 2 0 2 6 1948–49 Los Angeles Monarchs PCHL 45 17 19 36 32 7 1 5 6 17 1949–50 Los Angeles Monarchs PCHL 63 24 36 60 28 17 6 8 14 20 1950–51 Kansas City Royals USHL 63 42 49 91 67 — — — — — 1951–52 Cleveland Barons AHL 48 31 16 47 19 5 1 3 4 7 1952–53 Cleveland Barons AHL 64 38 34 72 40 11 1 1 2 11 1953–54 New York Rangers NHL 31 6 7 13 12 — — — — — 1953–54 Vancouver Canucks WHL 8 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1953–54 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 7 1 4 5 4 — — — — — 1954–55 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1954–55 Montreal Royals QSHL 53 17 25 42 27 14 1 6 7 14 1955–56 Cleveland Barons AHL 54 9 19 28 43 8 1 1 2 10 1956–57 Pembroke Lumber Kings EOHL 23 6 12 18 44 — — — — — 1956–57 Belleville McFarlands OHA Sr 25 19 36 55 73 10 2 5 7 10 1957–58 Belleville McFarlands OHA Sr 51 15 39 54 55 13 5 19 24 2 1957–58 Belleville McFarlands Al-Cup — — — — — 14 6 12 18 12 1958–59 Belleville McFarlands OHA Sr 46 30 36 66 31 — — — — — 1959–60 Belleville McFarlands OHA Sr 45 23 22 45 20 12 3 11 14 4 AHL totals 166 78 69 147 102 24 3 5 8 28 OHA Sr totals 167 87 133 220 179 35 10 35 45 16 NHL totals 41 7 11 18 16 — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1959 Canada WC 8 6 6 12 4 Senior totals 8 6 6 12 4