Jack Shill

John Walker Shill (January 12, 1913 — October 25, 1976) was a Canadian ice hockey forward who played 6 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, New York Americans and Chicago Black Hawks from 1933 to 1939. He won the Stanley Cup in 1938 with Chicago.

Life and career In 1936 Jack was #97 in the O-Pee-Chee line of trading cards.

While playing for the Boston Bruins in 1942 he was part of the "New Kid Line" alongside Don Gallinger and Bep Guidolin. He wore sweater #9 in Boston.

His Toronto Maple Leaf sweater was #1, while he wore #3 for the Chicago Black Hawks.

Prematurely balding, Jack's nickname in the NHL was "Snowball". His brother Bill also played in the NHL. Many of his neighbours became NHL stars including Lionel Conacher who had nearby Cotingham Park renamed in his honour.

Jack was born in Toronto, Ontario and married to Margaret Loreen Jeffrey and had one daughter, Joanne Shill. After retirement from hockey he worked for the City of Toronto. Both Jack and Margaret died in 1976 and are buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1929–30 Toronto Marlboros OHA 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1930–31 Toronto Marlboros OHA 8 5 3 8 19 2 1 1 2 6 1931–32 Toronto Marlboros OHA 10 12 4 16 31 4 1 0 1 2 1931–32 Toronto Marlboros OHA Sr — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0 1932–33 Toronto Marlboros OHA 3 3 1 4 6 — — — — — 1932–33 Toronto Marlboros OHA Sr 11 5 1 6 18 2 0 0 0 8 1933–34 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 7 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1933–34 Toronto Marlboros OHA Sr 22 15 10 25 34 2 1 0 1 2 1933–34 Toronto British Consols TMHL 8 3 3 6 36 — — — — — 1934–35 Boston Bruins NHL 45 4 4 8 22 2 0 0 0 0 1934–35 Boston Cubs Can-Am 6 2 2 4 4 — — — — — 1935–36 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 0 1 1 0 9 0 3 3 8 1935–36 Syracuse Stars IHL 46 20 20 40 82 1 0 0 0 0 1936–37 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 32 4 4 8 26 2 0 0 0 0 1937–38 New York Americans NHL 25 1 3 4 10 — — — — — 1937–38 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 20 4 3 7 8 10 1 3 4 15 1938–39 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 28 2 4 6 4 — — — — — 1939–40 Providence Reds IAHL 50 14 26 40 51 8 3 7 10 2 1940–41 Providence Reds AHL 41 16 22 38 20 3 1 0 1 9 1941–42 Providence Reds AHL 55 18 28 46 17 — — — — — 1942–43 Toronto Research Colonels TIHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1942–43 Toronto Dehavillands TNDHL 9 7 4 11 15 13 11 18 29 18 1943–44 Toronto Tip Tops TIHL 21 20 15 35 5 — — — — — 1945–46 Toronto Maher Jewels TIHL 33 30 33 63 26 10 5 15 20 8 1946–47 Toronto Maher Jewels TIHL 28 9 19 28 7 — — — — — 1947–48 Toronto Maher Jewels TIHL 6 4 2 6 2 — — — — — NHL totals 160 15 20 35 70 25 1 6 7 23

Awards and achievements 1938 Stanley Cup Championship (Chicago)