Les Cunningham

Leslie Roy Cunningham (October 4, 1913 – April 9, 1993) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played 60 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Americans and Chicago Black Hawks between 1936 and 1940. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1933 to 1949, was mainly spent in the American Hockey League. The American Hockey League presents the Les Cunningham Award annually to its league MVP. Cunningham was born in Calgary, Alberta.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1931–32 Calgary Jimmies CCJHL 12 3 2 5 15 3 1 0 1 6 1931–32 Calgary Jimmies M-Cup — — — — — 8 4 0 4 4 1932–33 Regina Pats SJHL 3 3 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 1932–33 Regina Pats M-Cup — — — — — 13 5 0 5 12 1933–34 Saskatoon Elites SSHL 20 16 10 26 18 4 2 0 2 4 1934–35 Buffalo Bisons IHL 42 12 12 24 34 — — — — — 1935–36 Buffalo Bisons IHL 37 9 13 22 37 5 1 1 2 0 1936–37 Cleveland Falcons IAHL 20 4 4 8 17 — — — — — 1936–37 New York Americans NHL 23 1 8 9 19 — — — — — 1937–38 Cleveland Barons IAHL 48 19 28 47 55 2 1 2 3 0 1938–39 Cleveland Barons IAHL 52 26 20 46 49 9 6 4 10 0 1939–40 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 37 6 11 17 2 1 0 0 0 0 1940–41 Cleveland Barons AHL 56 22 42 64 10 9 3 4 7 2 1941–42 Cleveland Barons AHL 56 25 35 60 23 5 4 2 6 4 1942–43 Cleveland Barons AHL 55 35 47 82 24 4 2 2 4 0 1943–44 Cleveland Barons AHL 52 26 52 78 13 11 6 4 10 0 1944–45 Cleveland Barons AHL 56 35 45 80 4 11 3 8 11 2 1945–46 Cleveland Barons AHL 62 33 44 77 10 7 4 6 10 5 1946–47 Cleveland Barons AHL 61 8 29 37 11 — — — — — 1947–48 San Francisco Shamrocks PCHL 39 15 24 39 27 3 0 5 5 2 1948–49 San Francisco Shamrocks PCHL 9 4 4 8 14 — — — — — IAHL/AHL totals 518 233 346 579 216 58 29 32 61 13 NHL totals 60 7 19 26 21 1 0 0 0 0