Tony Licari

Anthony Licari (April 9, 1921 – July 4, 2013) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played nine games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1946–47 season. The rest of his career lasted from 1941 to 1955 and was mainly spent in various minor leagues.

Playing career Born in Ottawa, Licari played high school hockey for Ottawa Technical School before joining the Perth Blue Wings junior team of the Ottawa City Hockey League. In 1940, he joined the Guelph Biltmores of the Ontario Hockey Association for one season. Licari turned professional in 1941 with the Dallas Texans of the American Hockey Association. World War II interrupted his professional career and he enlisted in the RCAF. While in the RCAF, he was able to continue playing senior hockey, playing for the Ottawa RCAF, Vancouver RCAF, and Ottawa Equipment Depot teams.

After the war, he played exhibition matches with the Wembley Lions in England. In 1946, Licari joined the Indianapolis Capitals of the American Hockey League (AHL). His play earned him a call-up to the NHL Red Wings where he played for nine games, scoring one assist. After the nine games, Licari returned to the minors. After two further seasons with Indianapolis, he was traded by Detroit to Chicago, where he played with their AHL affiliate St. Louis Flyers for one season in 1948–49. He left the AHL ranks and returned to senior hockey with the Ottawa RCAF Flyers for two seasons. He also played with the Ottawa Senators of the Quebec Senior Hockey League (QSHL) in 1950.

In 1951, he moved to England to join the Harringay Racers where he played professionally for three seasons. Licari was a member of the Racers' Autumn Cup winners in 1952. He returned to Canada and played one more season of senior hockey for the Pembroke Lumber Kings of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association before hanging them up.

Licari died on July 4, 2013, at a hospital in Ottawa.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1938–39 Glebe Collegiate HS-CA — — — — — — — — — — 1939–40 Perth Blue Wings OVHL 9 13 12 25 0 4 6 6 12 4 1939–40 Perth Blue Wings M-Cup — — — — — 8 9 6 15 2 1940–41 Guelph Biltmores OHA 12 10 16 26 4 5 8 4 12 2 1941–42 Dallas Texans AHA 49 15 18 33 10 — — — — — 1942–43 Ottawa RCAF Flyers OCHL 19 19 17 36 0 8 6 6 12 4 1942–43 Ottawa RCAF Flyers Al-Cup — — — — — 7 5 5 10 0 1943–44 Vancouver RCAF NNDHL 14 16 7 23 9 3 4 1 5 0 1944–45 Ottawa Depot #17 OCHL 7 13 22 35 2 — — — — — 1946–47 Detroit Red Wings NHL 9 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1946–47 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 52 21 28 49 6 — — — — — 1947–48 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 65 20 39 59 10 — — — — — 1948–49 St. Louis Flyers AHL 68 22 52 74 8 7 1 4 5 2 1949–50 Ottawa RCAF Flyers OCHL 40 28 29 57 22 5 4 3 7 4 1950–51 Ottawa Senators QSHL 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1950–51 Ottawa RCAF Flyers OCHL 40 23 28 51 14 7 9 5 14 6 1951–52 Harringay Racers ENL 30 15 28 43 20 — — — — — 1952–53 Harringay Racers ENL 21 20 26 46 6 — — — — — 1953–54 Harringay Racers ENL 24 17 31 48 16 — — — — — 1954–55 Pembroke Lumber Kings NOHA 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — AHL totals 185 63 119 182 24 7 1 4 5 2 NHL totals 9 0 1 1 0 — — — — —