Position Left Wing Playing career Weight 70 kg Career end 1956 | Shot Right Height 1.7 m Career start 1940 | |
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Born April 10, 1918
Toronto, ON, CAN ( 1918-04-10 ) Died 16 July 2008, Mississauga, Canada Played for National Hockey League, New York Americans | ||
John Benedict "Peanuts" O'Flaherty (April 10, 1918 – July 16, 2008) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 21 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Americans. He was born in Toronto, Ontario.
Playing career
Peanuts received his nickname when a Toronto sports writer spotted him selling peanuts at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1933. In 21 career NHL games O'Flaherty recorded 5 goals and an assist for 6 points. Yet, he was best known as a star forward for the AHL's Pittsburgh Hornets in the 1940s. His son, Gerry O'Flaherty, would go on to play in the NHL from 1971 to 1979.
References
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