Jim Conacher

Canadian ice hockey player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroCanadian ice hockey player
PlacesCanada
wasAthlete Ice hockey player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth5 May 1921, Motherwell, United Kingdom
Death9 April 2020 (aged 98 years)
Star signTaurus
Stats
Weight:155 lbs
Sports Teams
Chicago Blackhawks
Detroit Red Wings
New York Rangers
The details

Biography

James Conacher (May 5, 1921 – April 9, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom and raised in Toronto, Ontario.

Conacher started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. He went on to play with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks. Conacher recorded 85 goals and 117 assists for 202 points in 328 career NHL games. After his hockey career, he worked as an advertising salesman for newspaper companies in Toronto. After Chick Webster's death in January 2018, he became the oldest living former NHL player.

Conacher was married to Bonnie, who died November 2013. He later resided in West Vancouver, British Columbia. The couple were active in the Vancouver Lions Gate Hospital Foundation. Conacher died on April 9, 2020 at the age of 98.

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