Joe Bretto

Joseph Thomas "Brute" Bretto (November 28, 1912 – January 27, 2007) was an American professional ice hockey defenseman who played three games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1944–45 season. Bretto spent most of his career, which lasted from 1931 to 1946, in various minor leagues.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1931–32 Hibbing Maroons CHL 36 6 1 7 48 — — — — — 1932–33 Hibbing Maroons CHL 40 7 9 16 96 — — — — — 1933–34 Hibbing Miners CHL 29 10 5 15 141 6 0 1 1 14 1933–34 Boston Tigers Can-Am 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1934–35 Boston Tigers Can-Am 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1934–35 Minneapolis Millers CHL 43 3 4 7 86 5 3 2 5 8 1935–36 Detroit Olympics IHL 4 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1935–36 Windsor Bulldogs IHL 41 5 7 12 32 8 1 0 1 8 1936–37 Cleveland Falcons IAHL 47 2 8 10 41 — — — — — 1937–38 Cleveland Barons IAHL 1 0 0 0 15 — — — — — 1937–38 Minneapolis Millers AHA 38 8 11 19 70 7 2 2 4 22 1938–39 St. Paul Saints AHA 44 8 8 16 39 3 0 6 6 0 1939–40 St. Paul Saints AHA 46 14 12 26 66 7 1 6 7 8 1940–41 St. Paul Saints AHA 48 5 10 15 64 4 1 0 1 2 1941–42 St. Paul Saints AHA 29 6 5 11 44 — — — — — 1944–45 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 3 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1945–46 St. Paul Saints USHL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — — AHA totals 205 41 46 87 283 21 4 14 18 32 NHL totals 3 0 0 0 4 — — — — —