Shot Left Height 1.78 m Position Centerman Role Ice hockey player Career end 1953 | Name Jim Conacher Career start 1945 Playing career Weight 70 kg | |
Born May 5, 1921 (age 102)
Motherwell, Scotland, GBR ( 1921-05-05 ) Played for Detroit Red Wings, Indianapolis Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers, Buffalo Bisons |
James Conacher (born May 5, 1921) is a retired Canadian 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.
Conacher was married to Bonnie, who died November 2013. He resides in West Vancouver, British Columbia. The couple was active in the Vancouver Lions Gate Hospital Foundation.
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