Jack Riley

John Joseph Riley (29 December 1910 – 19 January 1993) was an Irish-born Canadian ice hockey centre during the 1930s. He played in the National Hockey League between 1933 and 1936 with the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1929 to 1945, was spent in various minor leagues.

Playing career

Born in Berckenla, in the United Kingdom in 1910, Riley was raised in Calgary, Alberta, playing for the Calgary Canadians of the Calgary City Junior Hockey League. He was a member of a Memorial Cup losing side while with the Canadians.

Riley played three seasons in the NHL, with the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins. Following 104 NHL games, he scored a total of 10 goals and 22 assists for 32 points, recording eight penalty minutes. He would go on to play in the AHA and lead the Tulsa Oilers in scoring during the 1936–37 season. Riley died in Vancouver in 1993.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1926–27 Calgary Canadians CCJHL 6 11 3 14 — — — — — — 1926–27 Calgary Canadians M-Cup — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0 1927–28 Vancouver King George VCAHL 8 5 0 5 2 3 3 0 3 0 1928–29 Calgary Canadians CCJHL — — — — — — — — — — 1929–30 Seattle Eskimos PCHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1930–31 Chicago Shamrocks AHA 26 6 8 14 126 — — — — — 1930–31 Minneapolis Millers AHA 16 4 2 6 8 — — — — — 1931–32 Chicago Shamrocks AHA 46 17 16 33 28 4 3 0 3 2 1932–33 Detroit Olympics IHL 42 10 15 25 20 — — — — — 1933–34 Montreal Canadiens NHL 48 6 11 17 4 2 0 1 1 0 1934–35 Montreal Canadiens NHL 47 4 11 15 4 2 0 2 2 0 1935–36 Boston Bruins NHL 8 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1935–36 Boston Cubs Can-Am 30 3 10 13 8 — — — — — 1936–37 Tulsa Oilers AHA 48 14 17 31 16 — — — — — 1937–38 Tulsa Oilers AHA 47 13 23 36 19 4 1 0 1 2 1938–39 Tulsa Oilers AHA 43 16 25 41 14 8 2 2 4 9 1939–40 Wichita Skyhawks AHA 44 19 18 37 19 — — — — — 1940–41 Vancouver Lions PCHL 47 16 40 56 14 6 2 1 3 0 1941–42 Philadelphia Rockets AHL 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1941–42 Hershey Bears AHL 6 3 0 3 0 10 0 0 0 0 1941–42 Montreal Pats MCHL 31 15 11 26 8 — — — — — 1942–43 Cornwall Army MCHL 20 7 13 20 11 6 0 1 1 0 1942–43 Vancouver St. Regis PCHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1942–43 Vancouver Norvans PCHL 6 5 9 14 0 3 0 1 1 0 1944–45 Hershey Bears AHL 35 5 7 12 7 6 0 0 0 0 AHA totals 270 89 109 198 120 16 6 2 8 13 NHL totals 103 10 22 32 8 4 0 3 3 0