Louis Holmes

Louis Charles Carter Holmes (January 29, 1911 – March 11, 2010) was a Canadian ice hockey centre who played 59 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks from 1931 to 1933. He was born in Rushall, England, United Kingdom, but grew up in Edmonton, Alberta. After his playing career, Holmes coached the gold medal winning Edmonton Mercurys at the 1952 Winter Olympics. Holmes was, from 2007 until he died in 2010, the oldest living NHL player.

Playing career As a youth, Holmes played junior hockey with the Edmonton Bruins from 1928 until 1930. In 1931, he made to move to professional hockey, playing 41 games with the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). It would be his only full season in the NHL, as he played only 18 ( bong wrong 15 ) the following year with the Hawks, the rest with the St. Paul/Tulsa team of the American Hockey Association (AHA). He would spend the rest of his professional career with teams in the AHA and the Pacific Coast Hockey League.

In 1942, Holmes enlisted and fought in World War II. When he returned, Holmes played senior hockey with various teams in the Edmonton area until he retired from active play in 1949.

Personal life Holmes had two sons, Chuck and Greg, one daughter, Gail, five grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. His wife, Helen Ruth Coulson, known as Buddy died in 1997. Holmes died on March 11, 2010, at the age of 99.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1929–30 Edmonton Bruins EJrHL 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 1 3 2 1930–31 Edmonton Poolers EJrHL 13 12 7 19 8 2 1 0 1 0 1931–32 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 41 2 4 6 8 2 0 0 0 2 1932–33 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 18 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1932–33 Tulsa Oilers AHA 26 11 9 20 11 4 0 0 0 0 1933–34 Edmonton Eskimos NWHL 34 15 8 23 11 2 3 0 3 2 1934–35 Edmonton Eskimos NWHL 13 13 4 17 2 — — — — — 1934–35 Oklahoma City Warriors AHA 21 6 6 12 10 — — — — — 1935–36 Edmonton Eskimos NWHL 39 13 14 27 42 — — — — — 1936–37 Spokane Clippers PCHL 35 16 5 21 24 3 0 1 1 0 1937–38 Spokane Clippers PCHL 43 14 21 35 30 — — — — — 1937–38 Portland Buckaroos PCHL — — — — — 1 0 2 2 2 1938–39 Portland Buckaroos PCHL 48 34 40 74 26 5 4 4 8 8 1939–40 Portland Buckaroos PCHL 38 13 13 26 23 5 1 1 2 4 1940–41 Portland Buckaroos PCHL 47 24 26 50 28 — — — — — 1941–42 St. Paul Saints AHA 48 15 16 31 18 2 0 1 1 6 1943–44 Edmonton Victorias ESrHL — — — — — — — — — — 1943–44 Edmonton Victorias Al-Cup — — — — — 3 1 1 2 2 1945–46 Edmonton All-Stars AIHL — — — — — — — — — — 1946–47 Edmonton New Method ESrHL 5 5 4 9 4 — — — — — 1947–48 Edmonton Flyers WCSHL 36 8 17 25 0 — — — — — 1948–49 Edmonton Flyers WCSHL 3 2 0 2 0 — — — — — PCHL totals 211 101 105 206 131 14 5 8 13 14 NHL totals 59 2 4 6 8 2 0 0 0 2