Neil Colville

Neil McNeil Colville (August 4, 1914 – December 26, 1987) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, he played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League with his brother Mac, winning the Stanley Cup in 1940.

Playing career

He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1967. He died in 1987 and there is a memorial bench in his honor at the Gary Point Park in Steveston, British Columbia.

In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, the authors ranked Colville at No. 22 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1929–30 Edmonton Enarcos EJrHL 12 1 0 1 — — — — — — 1930–31 Edmonton Canadians EJrHL 13 2 0 2 8 — — — — — 1931–32 Edmonton Poolers EJrHL 11 7 3 10 — 4 2 1 3 0 1931–32 Edmonton Poolers M-Cup — — — — — 5 2 0 2 2 1932–33 Edmonton Athletic Club EJrHL 11 — — — 10 3 0 0 0 2 1933–34 Edmonton Athletic Club EJrHL 9 14 4 18 13 2 4 2 6 5 1933–34 Edmonton Athletic Club M-Cup — — — — — 12 15 6 21 4 1934–35 New York Crescents EAHL 21 11 35 16 8 8 4 12 2 1935–36 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1935–36 Philadelphia Ramblers Can-Am 35 15 16 31 8 4 0 2 2 0 1936–37 New York Rangers NHL 45 10 18 28 33 9 3 3 6 0 1937–38 New York Rangers NHL 45 17 19 36 11 3 0 1 1 0 1938–39 New York Rangers NHL 47 18 19 37 12 7 0 2 2 2 1939–40 New York Rangers NHL 48 19 19 38 22 12 2 7 9 18 1940–41 New York Rangers NHL 48 14 28 42 28 3 1 1 2 0 1941–42 New York Rangers NHL 48 8 25 33 37 6 0 5 5 6 1942–43 Ottawa Commandos QSHL 22 12 30 42 32 — — — — — 1942–43 Ottawa Army OCHL 12 11 12 23 6 — — — — — 1942–43 Ottawa Commandos Al-Cup — — — — — 12 14 14 28 17 1944–45 New York Rangers NHL 4 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1944–45 Winnipeg RCAF WNDHL 6 5 4 9 4 — — — — — 1944–45 Ottawa Commandos OCHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1944–45 Quebec Aces QSHL 5 1 2 3 0 7 2 5 7 4 1944–45 Quebec Aces Al-Cup — — — — — 3 0 3 3 0 1945–46 New York Rangers NHL 49 5 4 9 25 — — — — — 1946–47 New York Rangers NHL 60 4 16 20 16 — — — — — 1947–48 New York Rangers NHL 55 4 12 16 25 6 1 0 1 6 1948–49 New York Rangers NHL 14 0 5 5 2 — — — — — 1948–49 New Haven Ramblers AHL 11 0 3 3 8 — — — — — 1949–50 New Haven Ramblers AHL 17 3 4 7 13 — — — — — NHL totals 464 99 166 265 213 46 7 19 26 32

Coaching record Team Year Regular season Postseason G W L T Pts Division rank Result New York Rangers 1950–51 70 20 29 21 61 5th in NHL Missed playoffs New York Rangers 1951–52 23 6 12 5 17 5th in NHL FiredNHL Totals 93 26 41 26 78