Sammy McManus

Andrew Samuel McManus (October 22, 1911 – July 1, 1976) was a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 26 games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Maroons and the Boston Bruins between 1934 and 1936. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1934 to 1947, was spent in various minor and senior leagues.

Career

McManus was born in Belfast, Ireland, United Kingdom and raised in Toronto, Ontario. His professional career started in 1934, when after winning the 1934 Allan Cup with the amateur Moncton Hawks, he was invited to join the Montreal Maroons. He was then sent to the Windsor Bulldogs of the International Hockey League and expected to stay, but was later reclaimed by the Maroons. This move, along with the sale of Harold Starr to the New York Rangers, led the Bulldogs to dissolve their affiliation with the Maroons that started in 1929. In 1935, McManus helped the Maroons win the Stanley Cup.

After winning the Stanley Cup, the Maroons sold McManus to the New York Rangers who sent him to the Philadelphia Ramblers of the Canadian–American Hockey League (CAHL). Two days after the transfer, the Ramblers played against the Maroons and upset them 3-1, thanks to McManus scoring two goals against his former team. At the end of the season in 1936, he was named to the CAHL's all-star team.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1928–29 Toronto Canoe Club OHA 5 0 0 0 — 3 0 0 0 — 1929–30 Toronto Canoe Club OHA 9 2 3 5 8 — — — — — 1929–30 Toronto Willys-Overland TMHL 13 5 7 12 10 — — — — — 1930–31 New Glasgow Tigers ENSSHL 24 7 10 17 28 2 0 0 0 0 1931–32 Fredericton Capitals NBSHL 24 11 10 21 18 2 0 0 0 0 1932–33 Moncton Hawks MSHL 25 3 5 8 43 5 1 2 3 4 1932–33 Moncton Hawks Al-Cup — — — — — 8 1 2 3 4 1933–34 Moncton Hawks MSHL 38 25 23 48 47 3 0 0 0 0 1933–34 Moncton Hawks Al-Cup — — — — — 12 8 9 17 12 1934–35 Montreal Maroons NHL 25 0 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 1934–35 Windsor Bulldogs IHL 10 2 4 6 6 — — — — — 1934–35 New Haven Eagles Can-Am 8 6 1 7 7 — — — — — 1935–36 Philadelphia Ramblers Can-Am 43 19 21 40 22 4 0 2 2 2 1936–37 Boston Bruins NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1936–37 Providence Reds IAHL 34 12 9 21 6 3 0 0 0 2 1937–38 Providence Reds IAHL 45 8 19 27 18 7 3 1 4 2 1938–39 Hershey Bears IAHL 36 12 19 31 10 5 1 2 3 2 1939–40 Pittsburgh Hornets IAHL 46 4 20 24 10 9 2 5 7 4 1939–40 New Haven Eagles IAHL 6 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 1940–41 Kansas City Americans AHA 44 15 23 38 19 8 2 3 5 6 1941–42 St. Louis Flyers AHA 50 18 39 57 12 3 0 0 0 0 1942–43 New Haven Eagles AHL 28 13 13 26 4 — — — — — 1942–43 Washington Lions AHL 23 6 22 28 2 — — — — — 1943–44 Saint John Garrison Exhib 6 7 8 15 0 6 8 6 14 10 1943–44 Saint John Beavers Al-Cup — — — — — 9 28 15 43 8 1944–45 Moncton RCAF Flyers MNDHL 1 3 0 3 0 — — — — — 1944–45 Saint John Garrison SJDHL 1 3 0 3 0 — — — — — 1944–45 Saint John Beavers Exhib 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1944–45 Saint John Beavers Al-Cup — — — — — 9 20 13 33 6 1945–46 Moncton Maroons Exhib 13 27 15 42 11 — — — — — 1945–46 Moncton Maroons Al-Cup — — — — — 4 15 3 18 2 1946–47 Moncton Hawks MMHL 32 37 34 71 13 9 8 9 17 2 IAHL/AHL totals 218 56 103 159 52 24 6 8 14 10 NHL totals 26 0 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 0