John Sorrell (ice hockey)

John "Long John" Sorrell (January 16, 1904 — November 30, 1984) was a Canadian ice hockey left winger in the NHL playing for the Detroit Falcons (later renamed the Detroit Red Wings) and the New York Americans between 1930 and 1941. He later played for and coached the Indianapolis Capitals of the AHL, and retired in 1945. With the Red Wings he won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1936 and 1937.

John Sorrell
Born (1904-01-16)January 16, 1904
Chesterville, ON, CAN
Died November 30, 1984(1984-11-30) (aged 78)
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Detroit Falcons/Red Wings
New York Americans
Playing career 1927–1945

Personal life

John Arthur Sorrell was born in Chesterville, Dundas, Ontario, Canada on 16 January 1904 to John Sorrell (1880-1931) and Mary Lafleur (1881-1925).[1] On 3 May 1928, John married his first wife, Florence Margaret Einberger, daughter of Martin Einberger and Mary Rappel, in Dundas County, Ontario, Canada.[2] Florence died in 1943.[3] On 8 September 1945, John married his second wife Gladys Maxine Galloway, daughter of Robert J. Galloway and Mellie V. Peacock, in Steuben County, Indiana, USA.[4]

John died on 30 November 1984 at his home in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA. His cause of death was a heart attack due to lung cancer.[5]

Playing career

Sorrell played junior hockey for three different teams in three different leagues. In 1926 he was a young left winger for the Chesterville Colts of the Ontario Hockey Association and showed great promise. He was quickly noticed and in 1927 played forty games for the Quebec Beavers of the CAHL before being called up into the Canadian Professional Hockey League the following year for the Windsor Bulldogs. He was finally noticed by the NHL when the Montreal Canadiens signed him. He never played a game for Montreal, but was instead traded to the London Tecumsehs of the IHL on November 5, 1929. Sorrell continued to show promise and helped the Tecumsehs to a third-place finish in the IHL.

On November 10, 1930 he was traded to the Detroit Falcons, and finally found a place to call home for more than a single season. He would spend the next nine years with the Detroit club helping the team to win consecutive Stanley Cups in 1936 and 1937.

On February 13, 1938, Sorrell was traded for Hap Emms to the New York Americans where he would spend the rest of his NHL career. He retired from the league in the 1940–41 season, spending his remaining playing days in the AHL with both the Hershey Bears and Indianapolis Capitals, turning to coaching in the 1945–46 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1926–27 Chesterville Colts OHA Int ————— —————
1927–28 Quebec Castors Can-Am 40731027 61012
1928–29 Windsor Bulldogs Can-Pro 421672336 81126
1929–30 London Panthers IHL 4231134426 20000
1930–31 Detroit Falcons NHL 39971610 —————
1931–32 Detroit Falcons NHL 48851322 21010
1932–33 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4714102411 42244
1933–34 Detroit Red Wings NHL 472110318 80220
1934–35 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4720163612 —————
1934–35 Detroit Olympics IHL 11230 —————
1935–36 Detroit Red Wings NHL 481315288 73470
1936–37 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48816244 102462
1937–38 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2337100 —————
1937–38 New York Americans NHL 1782109 64042
1938–39 New York Americans NHL 481392210 20000
1939–40 New York Americans NHL 48816244 30332
1940–41 New York Americans NHL 302682 —————
1940–41 Springfield Indians AHL 100112 —————
1940–41 Hershey Bears AHL 1016714 1012310
1941–42 Hershey Bears AHL 532314372 100440
1942–43 Hershey Bears AHL 492428528 64260
1943–44 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 511622386 54482
1944–45 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 562121428 52022
NHL totals 490127119246100 4212152710

Awards and achievements
  • Won the Stanley Cups two times with the Detroit Red Wings (1936 & 1937)
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References
  1. Birth registration for John Arthur Sorrell, 16 January 1904, Ontario, Canada Births, 1858-1913, Ancestry.com
  2. Marriage registration for John Arthur Sorrell and Florence Margaret Einberger, 3 May 1928, Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1937, Ancestry.com
  3. Photograph of gravestone, 2013, Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Taken by Kent Salomon. FindAGrave.com
  4. Marriage registration for John A Sorrell and Gladys Maxine Galloway, 8 September 1945, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001, Ancestry.com
  5. Certificate of Death for John A. Sorrell, 30 November 1984, Indiana State Board of Health. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com
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