Reg Abbott

Reginald Stewart Abbott (born February 4, 1930) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Abbott played three games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens during the 1952–53 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1950 to 1965, was mainly spent in the senior Ontario Hockey Association. Internationally Abbott played for Canadian national team at the 1965 World Championships.

Personal life As a youth in Winnipeg, Abbott was an outstanding all-round athlete. He played baseball as the second baseman for the provincial champion Rosedales in Manitoba. He also was a near-scratch golfer and a good lacrosse player before dedicating his career to ice hockey in his teens.

Playing career Abbott began his professional career with the Victoria Cougars where he spent four seasons. During this time, he played three games in the National Hockey League in 1952–53 for the Montreal Canadiens. During those three games, he did not score any points nor did he earn any penalty minutes. Apart from three games in the American Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Hornets, Abbott would spend the next five seasons playing senior hockey for the Windsor Bulldogs. Afterward, he would play sparingly with the Winnipeg Maroons and the Clinton Comets before retiring. He played for the Canadian National Team in the 1965 World Championships which finished fourth.

Awards and achievements 1949: Turnbull Cup (MJHL) Championship 1949: Abbott Cup Championship (1949) 1950: MJHL Scoring Leader 1950: MJHL Goal Scoring Leader 1950: MJHL First All-Star Team 1951: President's Cup (PCHL) Championship 1964: Allan Cup Championship Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1948–49 Brandon Wheat Kings MJHL 39 16 16 32 6 7 5 1 6 4 1949–50 Brandon Wheat Kings MJHL 36 27 27 54 24 6 6 7 13 4 1950–51 Victoria Cougars PCHL 70 14 24 38 29 — — — — — 1951–52 Victoria Cougars PCHL 57 16 27 43 30 — — — — — 1952–53 Victoria Cougars WHL 65 22 22 44 18 — — — — — 1952–53 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1953–54 Victoria Cougars WHL 69 7 17 24 24 3 0 2 2 2 1954–55 Windsor Bulldogs OHA Sr 48 22 34 56 0 — — — — — 1954–55 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1955–56 Windsor Bulldogs OHA Sr 48 20 24 44 0 — — — — — 1956–57 Windsor Bulldogs OHA Sr 52 21 26 47 0 — — — — — 1957–58 Windsor Bulldogs OHA Sr 35 6 12 18 10 — — — — — 1958–59 Windsor Bulldogs OHA Sr 8 1 1 2 4 — — — — — 1962–63 Winnipeg Maroons SSHL 11 9 10 19 2 — — — — — 1963–64 Clinton Comets EHL 10 2 3 5 6 — — — — — 1964–65 Winnipeg Maroons SSHL 6 6 6 12 2 — — — — — NHL totals 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1965 Canada WC 7 2 2 4 0 Senior totals 7 2 2 4 0