John Mahaffy

John Mahaffy (July 18, 1918 – May 2, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He played 37 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens from 1942 to 1945. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1935 to 1952, was spent in the minor leagues. Mahaffy was born in Montreal, Quebec. He married Angie Péloquin around 1961. He died in May 2015 at the age of 96.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season A Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1934–35 Montreal Junior Royals QJAHA 10 3 6 9 4 2 0 0 0 0 1935–36 Montreal Royals Mtl Sr 7 5 6 11 4 — — — — — 1936–37 Montreal Royals Mtl Sr 21 4 8 12 16 5 0 1 1 2 1937–38 Montreal Royals MCHL 22 4 3 7 20 1 0 0 0 2 1938–39 Streatham ENL — 4 4 8 — — — — — — 1939–40 Montreal Royals MCHL 29 9 13 22 25 8 2 0 2 12 1939–40 Montreal Royals Al-Cup — — — — — 5 0 4 4 0 1940–41 Montreal Royals MCHL 33 17 25 42 60 8 6 5 11 16 1940–41 Montreal Royals Al-Cup — — — — — 9 4 2 6 22 1941–42 Montreal Royals QSHL 38 9 16 25 35 — — — — — 1942–43 Montreal Canadiens NHL 9 2 5 7 4 — — — — — 1942–43 Montreal Royals QSHL 28 21 16 37 14 7 4 2 6 4 1943–44 New York Rangers NHL 28 9 20 29 0 — — — — — 1943–44 Montreal Army MCHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1943–44 Montreal Royals QSHL 4 2 6 8 2 — — — — — 1944–45 Montreal Royals QSHL 3 5 4 9 4 — — — — — 1944–45 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 37 17 23 40 10 — — — — — 1944–45 Montreal Canadiens NHL — — — — — 1 0 1 1 0 1945–46 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 58 28 36 64 35 6 4 2 6 10 1946–47 Buffalo Bisons AHL 63 29 40 69 37 4 0 0 0 0 1947–48 Philadelphia Rockets AHL 60 26 57 83 6 — — — — — 1948–49 Philadelphia Rockets AHL 67 21 50 71 10 — — — — — 1949–50 Hershey Bears AHL 69 23 36 59 13 — — — — — 1950–51 Hershey Bears AHL 33 5 14 19 7 — — — — — 1951–52 Shawinigan Cataractes QMHL 60 16 28 44 18 — — — — — 1952–53 St-Hyacinthe Saints QPHL 61 28 58 86 — — — — — — AHL totals 387 149 256 405 118 10 4 2 6 10 NHL totals 37 11 25 36 4 1 0 1 1 0