Jesse Spring

Jesse Leonard Spring (March 18, 1899 – March 25, 1942) was an American-born Canadian professional athlete best known for playing six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL); he also played several seasons in minor league baseball. He later was a coach in both sports.

Biography Spring was born in Alba, Pennsylvania, but grew up in Toronto, Ontario. He played junior and amateur ice hockey in Canada for De La Salle College, the Parkdale Canoe Club, and various senior amateur teams in the Toronto and Timmins areas before turning professional. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hamilton Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Americans. He went back to coach in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) after retiring as a player.

Spring also played professional baseball for several minor league teams between 1924 and 1928.

Spring played for both the ice hockey Toronto Maple Leafs and the baseball Toronto Maple Leafs. In addition to playing two sports professionally, Spring played amateur lacrosse and gridiron football; he also was a boxer. Spring died in March 1942 in Toronto; he was survived by his wife and two daughters.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1917–18 Toronto De La Salle OHA Jr — — — — — — — — — — 1918–19 Parkdale Canoe Club OHA Jr — — — — — — — — — — 1919–20 Toronto A.R. Clarke TMHL — — — — — — — — — — 1920–21 Timmins Open Pit Miners GBHL — — — — — — — — — — 1921–22 Toronto A.R. Clarke TMHL — — — — — — — — — — 1922–23 Toronto A.R. Clarke TMHL — — — — — — — — — — 1923–24 Hamilton Tigers NHL 20 3 3 6 20 — — — — — 1924–25 Hamilton Tigers NHL 29 2 1 3 11 — — — — — 1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL 32 5 0 5 23 2 0 2 2 2 1926–27 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1926–27 Niagara Falls Cataracts Can-Am 10 0 0 0 15 — — — — — 1927–28 Niagara Falls Cataracts Can-Am 39 1 3 4 57 — — — — — 1928–29 New York Americans NHL 23 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1928–29 New Haven Eagles Can-Am 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1928–29 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1929–30 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL 22 1 0 1 18 — — — — — 1930–31 Detroit Olympics IHL 28 2 3 5 22 — — — — — 1931–32 Cleveland Indians IHL 30 3 1 4 22 — — — — — 1932–33 Oshawa Blue Imps OHA Sr — — — — — — — — — —NHL totals 133 11 4 15 74 2 0 2 2 2