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Toe Blake

Canadian ice hockey player (1912–1995)

PersonDied aged 82humanQ285583

Born: August 21, 1912
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Died: May 17, 1995
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Birthplace: Ontario
Place of death: Montreal
Citizenship: Canada
Occupation: ice hockey player
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, ice hockey coach
Height: 178 cm

Overview

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Joseph Hector "Toe" Blake was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach in the National Hockey League (NHL). Blake played in the NHL from 1935 to 1948 with the Montreal Maroons and Montreal Canadiens. He led the NHL in scoring in 1939, while also winning the Hart Trophy for most valuable player, and served as captain of the Canadiens from 1940 to his retirement. He won the Stanley Cup three times as a player: in 1935 with the Maroons, and in 1944 and 1946 with the Canadiens. While with the Canadiens, Blake played on a line with Elmer Lach and Maurice Richard which was dubbed the Punch line, as all three were highly-skilled players. In 2017, Blake was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history. He was also known as "the Old Lamplighter" due to his skill for putting the puck in the net.

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NHL skater stats — season by season

14 seasons · from AIDB's NHL skater dataset

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
1934–35	MMR	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1935–36	MTL	11	1	2	3	38	0	0	1
1936–37	MTL	43	10	12	22	12	4	0	2
1937–38	MTL	43	17	16	33	33	2	0	1
1938–39	MTL	48	24	23	47	10	1	0	4
1939–40	MTL	48	17	21	38	48	4	0	0
1940–41	MTL	48	12	20	32	19	1	0	1
1941–42	MTL	48	17	28	45	39	3	1	1
1942–43	MTL	48	23	36	59	26	7	0	2
1943–44	MTL	41	26	33	59	10	1	1	3
1944–45	MTL	49	29	38	67	35	5	0	6
1945–46	MTL	50	29	21	50	2	4	0	5
1946–47	MTL	60	21	29	50	6	5	0	4
1947–48	MTL	32	9	15	24	4	1	0	1
Career		577	235	294	529	282	38	2	31

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Positions, education, employers and awards over time

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Sex or gender: male
Member of sports team: Montreal Maroons
Montreal Canadiens
Medical condition: Alzheimer's disease
Awards: Member of the Order of Canada
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy(1946)
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Hart Memorial Trophy(1939)
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1.hockey-reference.com/awards/hart.htmlRetrieved 2018-01-08
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Quebec Sports Hall of Fame
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Hockey Hall of Fame
Sport: ice hockey
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Position played on team / speciality: winger
Mass: 162 lb
Shooting handedness: left-handed shot
Cause of death: Alzheimer's disease
Family name: Blake
Given name: Toe
League: National Hockey League(1934–1948)
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Number of matches played/races/starts: 577 league: National Hockey League
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Total goals in career: 235 league: National Hockey League
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Penalty minutes in career: 282 league: National Hockey League
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Total points in career: 529 league: National Hockey League
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Total assists in career: 294 league: National Hockey League
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Place of burial: Mount Royal Cemetery
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Manner of death: natural causes

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