Elwin Romnes
American ice hockey player
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| Intro | American ice hockey player | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Athlete Ice hockey player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1907, White Bear Lake, Ramsey County, Minnesota, U.S.A. | |
| Death | 21 July 1984Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, U.S.A. (aged 77 years) |
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Biography
Elwin Nelson "Doc" Romnes (January 1, 1907 in White Bear Lake, Minnesota – July 21, 1984 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) was a professional hockey player in the NHL. Following his career, he was head coach of the Michigan Tech Huskies from 1941 to 1945 (including two years when the program was suspended during World War II), and the Minnesota Golden Gophers from 1947 until 1952.
Awards and achievements
- 1936 Lady Byng Trophy winner
- 1934 Stanley Cup Championship (Chicago)
- 1938 Stanley Cup Championship (Chicago)
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1927–28 | St. Paul Saints | AHA | 40 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1928–29 | St. Paul Saints | AHA | 39 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1929–30 | St. Paul Saints | AHA | 36 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 30 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1930–31 | London Tecumsehs | IHL | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1931–32 | Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets | IHL | 31 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1932–33 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 47 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 47 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1934–35 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 35 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1935–36 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 48 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1936–37 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 28 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 44 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1938–39 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938–39 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 36 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1939–40 | New York Americans | NHL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | Omaha Knights | AHA | 14 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 360 | 68 | 136 | 204 | 42 | 45 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 4 | ||||
College Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Tech Huskies (Independent) (1941–1943) | |||||||||
| 1941–42 | Michigan Tech | 3–6–3 | |||||||
| 1942–43 | Michigan Tech | 1–9–0 | |||||||
| Michigan Tech: | 4–15–3 | ||||||||
| Minnesota Golden Gophers (Independent) (1947–1951) | |||||||||
| 1947–48 | Minnesota | 9–12–0 | |||||||
| 1948–49 | Minnesota | 11–11–0 | |||||||
| 1949–50 | Minnesota | 5–11–0 | |||||||
| 1950–51 | Minnesota | 14–12–0 | |||||||
| Minnesota: | 39–46–0 | ||||||||
| Minnesota Golden Gophers (MCHL) (1951–1952) | |||||||||
| 1951–52 | Minnesota | 13–13–0 | 5–7–0 | 5th | |||||
| Minnesota: | 13–13–0 | 5–7–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 56–74–3 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||