Norm McAtee

Norman Joseph McAtee (June 28, 1921 – August 25, 2010) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 13 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins during the 1946–47 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1941 to 1954, was spent in various minor leagues.

Playing career Born in Stratford, Ontario, he and his brother Jud played together in junior ice hockey with the Oshawa Generals during the years when the Generals dominated the Ontario Hockey League, winning championships with them in 1938–39. 1939–40 and 1940–41. At the end of the 1941 season, Norm joined his brother by signing as a free agent with the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL. However, beginning in 1942 and lasting throughout World War II, McAtee became a flying officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force. After his discharge in 1945, he teamed with his brother in the Red Wings farm system before the two of them were traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Doug McCaig in December 1945. Just over a month later, Chicago traded him to Boston for Bill Jennings, and Norm joined the Bruins for 13 games, recording one assist. After that, he finished his career in the minor leagues, ending as player-coach with the Troy Bruins in Troy, Ohio from 1951 to 1954.

Post-playing career After his retirement from hockey, McAtee stayed in Troy, becoming a referee in the International Hockey League and a colour commentator for Dayton Gems games. He also worked for Sherwin-Williams until his retirement in 1984.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1937–38 Stratford Midgets OHA 14 9 8 17 6 7 2 1 3 0 1938–39 Oshawa Generals OHA 13 6 4 10 0 7 4 1 5 5 1938–39 Oshawa Generals M-Cup — — — — — 7 4 1 5 5 1939–40 Oshawa Generals OHA 18 17 18 35 9 15 2 18 20 15 1939–40 Oshawa Generals M-Cup — — — — — 9 6 7 13 0 1940–41 Oshawa Generals OHA 14 15 12 27 2 10 10 9 19 2 1940–41 Oshawa Generals M-Cup — — — — — 5 4 2 6 2 1941–42 Philadelphia Rockets AHL 30 9 15 24 6 — — — — — 1941–42 Omaha Knights AHA 24 1 5 6 2 8 0 0 0 0 1942–43 Toronto RCAF OHA Sr 2 0 1 1 5 9 7 5 12 10 1942–43 Toronto RCAF Al-Cup — — — — — 4 3 0 3 7 1943–44 Brantford RCAF OHA Sr — — — — — — — — — — 1945–46 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 30 5 8 13 9 — — — — — 1945–46 St. Louis Flyers AHL 17 3 6 9 4 — — — — — 1945–46 Hershey Bears AHL 14 4 12 16 4 — — — — — 1946–47 Boston Bruins NHL 13 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1946–47 Hershey Bears AHL 40 5 7 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 1947–48 Hershey Bears AHL 9 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 1947–48 Tulsa Oilers USHL 57 14 20 34 9 2 0 0 0 0 1948–49 Washington Lions AHL 64 14 28 42 13 — — — — — 1949–50 Sherbrooke Saints QSHL 36 15 16 31 10 12 10 8 18 2 1950–51 Sherbrooke Saints QSHL 50 15 30 45 12 5 1 3 4 2 1951–52 Troy Bruins IHL 33 11 17 28 29 7 0 4 4 4 1952–53 Troy Bruins IHL 59 29 35 64 15 6 1 3 4 2 1953–54 Troy Bruins IHL 62 20 48 68 22 3 0 2 2 0 AHL totals 204 40 78 118 38 2 0 0 0 0 NHL totals 13 0 1 1 0 — — — — —