Wally Kilrea

Walter Charles Kilrea (February 18, 1909 – July 3, 1992) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 9 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Quakers, New York Americans, Ottawa Senators, Montreal Maroons and Detroit Red Wings. With the Red Wings he won the Stanley Cup in 1936 and 1937. He was born in Navan, Ontario. His brothers Hec and Ken also played in the NHL, as did his nephew Brian Kilrea. His son Wally Jr. was an All-American at Yale.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1927–28 Ottawa Montagnards OCHL 15 5 3 8 — 4 0 1 1 0 1927–28 Ottawa Montagnards Al-Cup — — — — — 2 1 0 1 0 1928–29 Ottawa Montagnards OCHL 12 5 8 13 — — — — — — 1923–30 Ottawa Senators NHL 38 4 2 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 1929–30 London Panthers IHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1930–31 Philadelphia Quakers NHL 44 8 12 20 22 — — — — — 1931–32 New York Americans NHL 48 3 8 11 18 — — — — — 1932–33 Ottawa Senators NHL 32 4 5 9 14 — — — — — 1932–33 Montreal Maroons NHL 19 1 7 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 1933–34 Montreal Maroons NHL 45 3 1 4 7 4 0 0 0 0 1933–34 Windsor Bulldogs IHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1934–35 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1934–35 Detroit Olympics IHL 33 11 16 27 23 5 1 4 5 0 1935–36 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48 4 10 14 10 7 2 2 4 2 1935–36 Detroit Olympics IHL 3 4 2 6 0 — — — — — 1936–37 Detroit Red Wings NHL 47 8 13 21 6 10 0 2 2 4 1937–38 Detroit Red Wings NHL 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1937–38 Pittsburgh Hornets IAHL 44 6 11 17 28 2 0 0 0 0 1938–39 Hershey Bears IAHL 42 17 31 48 35 5 5 2 7 5 1939–40 Hershey Bears IAHL 56 12 29 41 18 10 2 5 7 4 1940–41 Hershey Bears AHL 55 17 37 54 0 10 1 3 4 4 1941–42 Hershey Bears AHL 56 12 35 47 14 10 4 2 6 2 1942–43 Hershey Bears AHL 56 31 68 99 8 4 0 0 0 0 1943–44 Hershey Bears AHL 33 15 30 45 8 — — — — — 1946–47 Fort Worth Rangers USHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — IAHL/AHL totals 200 75 170 245 30 24 5 5 10 6 NHL totals 329 35 58 93 87 25 2 4 6 6

Awards

NHL Award Year(s) Stanley Cup champion 1936, 1937