Joe Klukay

Joseph Francis Klukay a.k.a. "The Duke of Padocah" (November 6, 1922 – February 3, 2006) was a professional Canadian ice hockey forward. He was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

Klukay began his National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1943. He also played for the Boston Bruins. He left the NHL following the 1956 season and played several more years in the OHA Senior A League with the Windsor Bulldogs before retiring from hockey altogether in 1964. In his career, he won 4 Stanley Cups and 1 Allan Cup. Klukay was the first Sault Ste. Marie native to play in the NHL All Star Game, doing so with the Maple Leafs during the first three official installments from 1947-1949.

Awards and achievements 1947 Stanley Cup Championship (Toronto) 1948 Stanley Cup Championship (Toronto) 1949 Stanley Cup Championship (Toronto) 1951 Stanley Cup Championship (Toronto) 1963 Allan Cup Championship (Windsor)

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1941–42 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds NOJHA — — — — — — — — — — 1942–43 Stratford Kroehlers OHA 14 11 18 29 11 2 4 4 8 0 1942–43 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0 1943–44 Toronto Navy OHA-Sr. 25 14 13 27 19 — — — — — 1944–45 Cornwallis Navy NSDHL 13 8 4 12 8 3 3 3 6 6 1945–46 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 57 26 23 49 20 6 4 1 5 2 1946–47 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 55 9 20 29 12 11 1 0 1 0 1947–48 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 59 15 15 30 28 9 1 1 2 2 1948–49 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 45 11 10 21 11 9 2 3 5 4 1949–50 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 70 15 16 31 19 7 3 0 3 4 1950–51 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 70 14 16 30 16 11 4 3 7 0 1951–52 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 43 4 8 12 6 4 1 1 2 0 1952–53 Boston Bruins NHL 70 13 16 29 20 11 1 2 3 9 1953–54 Boston Bruins NHL 70 20 17 37 27 4 0 0 0 0 1954–55 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 56 8 8 16 44 4 0 0 0 4 1955–56 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 18 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1955–56 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 47 24 26 50 40 4 4 1 5 8 1956–57 Windsor Bulldogs OHA-Sr. 52 23 30 53 80 12 6 4 10 9 1957–58 Windsor Bulldogs NOHA 57 10 27 37 33 13 1 9 10 11 1958–59 Windsor Bulldogs NOHA 49 21 21 42 25 — — — — — 1960–61 Windsor Bulldogs OHA-Sr. 33 12 37 49 10 — — — — — 1961–62 Windsor Bulldogs OHA-Sr. 33 12 20 32 32 13 1 7 8 6 1962–63 Windsor Bulldogs OHA-Sr. 12 3 9 12 2 10 1 7 8 2 1962–63 Windsor Bulldogs Al-Cup — — — — — 10 3 8 11 12 1963–64 Windsor Bulldogs IHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — NHL totals 566 109 127 236 189 71 13 10 23 23