Reg Abbott

Reginald Stewart Abbott[1] (born February 4, 1930) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Abbott played three games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens.

Reg Abbott
Born (1930-02-04) February 4, 1930
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
National team  Canada
Playing career 1950–1965

Personal life

As a youth in Winnipeg, Abbott was an outstanding all-round athlete. He played baseball as the second baseman for the provincial champion Rosedales in Manitoba. He also was a near-scratch golfer and a good lacrosse player before dedicating his career to ice hockey in his teens.[2]

Playing career

Abbott began his professional career with the Victoria Cougars where he spent four seasons. During this time, he played three games in the National Hockey League in 1952–53 for the Montreal Canadiens. During those three games, he did not score any points nor did he earn any penalty minutes.[3] Apart from three games in the American Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Hornets, Abbott would spend the next five seasons playing senior hockey for the Windsor Bulldogs. Afterwards he would play sparingly with the Winnipeg Maroons and the Clinton Comets before retiring. He played for the Canadian National Team in the 1965 World Championships which finished fourth.[2]

Awards and achievements

Career statistics
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1948–49 Brandon Wheat Kings MJHL 39 16 16 32 6 7 5 1 6 4
1949–50 Brandon Wheat Kings MJHL 36 27 27 54 24 6 6 7 13 4
1950–51 Victoria Cougars PCHL 70 14 24 38 29 — — — — —
1951–52 Victoria Cougars PCHL 57 16 27 43 30 — — — — —
1952–53 Victoria Cougars WHL 65 22 22 44 18 — — — — —
1952–53 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1953–54 Victoria Cougars WHL 69 7 17 24 24 3 0 2 2 2
1954–55 Windsor Bulldogs OHASr 48 22 34 56 0 — — — — —
1954–55 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1955–56 Windsor Bulldogs OHASr 48 20 24 44 0 — — — — —
1956–57 Windsor Bulldogs OHASr 52 21 26 47 0 — — — — —
1957–58 Windsor Bulldogs OHASr 35 6 12 18 10 — — — — —
1958–59 Windsor Bulldogs OHASr 8 1 1 2 4 — — — — —
1962–63 Winnipeg Maroons SSHL 11 9 10 19 2 — — — — —
1963–64 Clinton Comets EHL 10 2 3 5 6 — — — — —
1964–65 Winnipeg Maroons SSHL 6 6 6 12 2 — — — — —
NHL totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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References
  • Podnieks, Andrew (2003). Players:the ultimate A-Z guide of everyone who has ever played in the NHL. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 0-385-25999-9.
  1. Society for International Hockey Research
  2. Podnieks, p. 3
  3. The National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book/2009. Triumph Books. 2007. p. 604. ISBN 978-1-60078-148-3.
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