Harold Clarence "Mush" March (October 18, 1908 – January 9, 2002) was a Canadian ice hockey player in the National Hockey League.[1] He is best remembered for scoring the game-winning goal in the second overtime of game four of the 1934 Stanley Cup Finals to lift the Chicago Black Hawks to a 3-1 series triumph.[2]
| Mush March | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 18, 1908 Silton, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Died |
January 9, 2002 (aged 93) Paxton, Illinois, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Chicago Black Hawks | ||
| Playing career | 1928–1945 | ||
Playing career
editMarch was a right winger who played for seventeen seasons, all with the Chicago Black Hawks, from 1928–29 to 1944–45.[3] During that span, he played 759 games, scoring 153 goals and 230 assists, for 383 points.[4] Since the Black Hawks were not an overly successful team during most of those 17 years, March only played in a total of 45 playoff games, but he made the most of those 45 games by scoring 12 goals, 15 assists for 27 points. He also scored the first-ever goal at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1931.[5] He kept the puck and dropped it at the Gardens final game in 1999.[4]
Awards and achievements
edit- 1934 Stanley Cup champion (Chicago)[6]
- 1938 Stanley Cup champion (Chicago)[6]
- Scored the first goal in the long history of Maple Leaf Gardens on November 12, 1931. On February 13, 1999 as part of the final game played at the Gardens (also between the Maple Leafs and Blackhawks), he officiated at the ceremonial opening faceoff - with the very same puck that he had used to score that first goal almost 68 years before.[5]
- He became the second recorded player in hockey history to win the Stanley Cup for his team on an overtime goal.[2]
- He was the last surviving member of Black Hawks 1934 Stanley Cup team.
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1925–26 | Regina Falcons | S-SJHL | 8 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Regina Falcons | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1926–27 | Regina Falcons | S-SJHL | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1927–28 | Regina Monarchs | S-SJHL | 5 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1927–28 | Regina Monarchs | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 36 | 4 | 40 | 8 | ||
| 1928–29 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 35 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 43 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 44 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | ||
| 1931–32 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 48 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1932–33 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 48 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 48 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1934–35 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 48 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1935–36 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 48 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1936–37 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 37 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 41 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 1938–39 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 46 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 45 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1940–41 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 44 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1941–42 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 48 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1942–43 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 50 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 48 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1944–45 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 38 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 759 | 153 | 230 | 383 | 540 | 45 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 41 | ||||
References
edit- ^ Rosenbloom, Steve (January 10, 2002). "HAROLD 'MUSH' MARCH, 93". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ a b McKelvie, Eric (June 25, 2013). "Chicago Blackhawks: Looking Back at Their 5 Stanley Cup Championships". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on March 4, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
Harold "Mush" March scored the Cup-winning goal in double overtime, becoming the first player in NHL history to do so.
- ^ Potash, Mark (January 28, 2017). "The 50 greatest players in Blackhawks history". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ a b "Harold "Mush" March". Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on March 4, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ a b Kreiser, John (February 13, 2017). "Toronto bids farewell to Maple Leaf Gardens". NHL.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ a b Fromi, Jon (August 5, 2011). "Chicago Blackhawks' 15 Iconic Moments in History". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on March 4, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database