John Sleaver

John Arthur Sleaver (August 18, 1934 in– November 19, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 13 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks between 1954 and 1957. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1954 to 1970, was spent in various minor leagues.

Playing career While playing for the Sudbury Wolves in the Eastern Professional Hockey League, Sleaver was involved in an incident with a spectator in Trois-Rivières, Quebec on December 27, 1959. He was alleged to have swung his stick at fan Michel Beauchamp, who was hit on the wrist. A warrant was issued for Sleaver's arrest. Four policemen were sent to the Wolves' dressing room after the game, but Sleaver had already changed and left. Provincial police stopped the Wolves' team bus on its way back to Sudbury, but Sleaver was not found aboard.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1950–51 Galt Black Hawks OHA 46 9 14 23 23 3 0 1 1 4 1951–52 Galt Black Hawks OHA 54 22 35 57 53 3 0 3 3 4 1952–53 Galt Black Hawks OHA 56 20 36 56 96 10 3 7 10 6 1953–54 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1953–54 Galt Black Hawks OHA 58 23 37 60 67 — — — — — 1954–55 Galt Black Hawks OHA 49 14 20 34 36 4 3 0 3 4 1955–56 Buffalo Bisons AHL 2 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 1955–56 Windsor Bulldogs OHA 48 13 17 30 27 — — — — — 1956–57 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 12 1 0 1 4 — — — — — 1956–57 Buffalo Bisons AHL 29 7 9 16 22 — — — — — 1956–57 Windsor Bulldogs OHA Sr 21 7 15 22 43 — — — — — 1957–58 Buffalo Bisons AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1957–58 Quebec Aces QSHL 59 17 19 36 56 13 3 5 8 23 1958–59 Trois-Rivières Lions QSHL 61 10 14 24 42 8 0 4 4 12 1959–60 Sudbury Wolves EPHL 70 20 35 55 42 14 2 6 8 12 1960–61 Vancouver Canucks WHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1960–61 Sudbury Wolves EPHL 60 17 34 51 34 — — — — — 1961–62 North Bay Trappers EPHL 70 24 34 58 59 — — — — — 1962–63 Springfield Indians AHL 38 6 16 22 8 — — — — — 1963–64 Denver Invaders WHL 69 23 46 69 59 5 1 5 6 4 1964–65 Victoria Maple Leafs WHL 70 14 49 63 39 12 3 6 9 16 1965–66 Victoria Maple Leafs WHL 72 19 49 68 47 14 1 6 7 10 1966–67 Providence Reds AHL 72 13 42 55 24 — — — — — 1967–68 Providence Reds AHL 72 15 35 50 42 8 0 3 3 6 1968–69 Providence Reds AHL 73 7 18 25 29 9 2 5 7 0 1969–70 Columbus Checkers IHL 72 12 49 61 71 — — — — — AHL totals 287 49 121 170 107 17 2 8 10 6 NHL totals 13 1 0 1 6 — — — — —