Russ Brayshaw

Russell Ambrose "Buster" Brayshaw (January 17, 1918 – February 25, 1993) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing who played 43 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1944–45 season. He was a fill-in player for the Hawks while others served in the Second World War. Brayshaw spent the four following years in the American Hockey League.

He died in Abbotsford, British Columbia in 1993.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1936–37 Noranda Copper Kings NOHA — 11 8 19 — — — — — — 1937–38 Saskatoon Quakers SSHL 16 2 1 3 4 5 0 0 0 0 1938–39 Moose Jaw Millers S-SSHL 22 10 2 12 8 10 1 2 3 6 1939–40 Moose Jaw Millers S-SSHL 32 9 8 17 40 7 1 1 2 4 1939–40 Moose Jaw Millers Al-Cup — — — — — 3 0 1 1 0 1940–41 Moose Jaw Millers S-SSHL 30 11 11 22 14 — — — — — 1941–42 Moose Jaw Millers S-SSHL 26 9 15 24 26 9 5 3 8 4 1942–43 Victoria VMD NNDHL 18 16 15 31 16 — — — — — 1942–43 New Westminster Spitfires PCHL 1 0 0 0 2 6 4 5 9 8 1943–44 Seattle Ironmen NorIHL 2 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 1943–44 New Westminster Spitfires PCHL 19 17 15 32 25 3 3 1 4 4 1943–44 New Westminster Spitfires Al-Cup — — — — — 15 21 8 29 10 1944–45 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 43 5 9 14 24 — — — — — 1945–46 Cleveland Barons AHL 57 24 24 48 37 5 1 1 2 0 1946–47 Providence Reds AHL 38 10 16 26 27 — — — — — 1946–47 St. Louis Flyers AHL 21 8 4 12 2 — — — — — 1947–48 St. Louis Flyers AHL 7 2 2 4 6 — — — — — 1947–48 Tulsa Oilers USHL 52 22 21 43 12 2 0 0 0 0 1948–49 Vancouver Canucks PCHL 13 4 9 13 12 — — — — — 1948–49 Seattle Ironmen PCHL 7 1 2 3 8 — — — — — 1948–49 Saskatoon Quakers WCSHL 12 2 7 9 16 — — — — — AHL totals 123 44 46 90 72 5 1 1 2 0 NHL totals 43 5 9 14 24 — — — — —