Bun Cook
Frederick Joseph "Bun " Cook ( born September 18, 1904 in Kingston, Ontario; † 19 March 1988) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach, who in his active years from 1921 to 1943 among others for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins has played in the National Hockey League. His brother Bill was also a professional hockey player.
Career
Bun Cook began his career as a hockey player in his Canadian home in the amateur team Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, for which he was active from 1921 to 1924. He then spent two years playing for the Saskatoon Crescents. From 1926 to 1936, the winger for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League ran on. With the team he won the Stanley Cup in seasons 1927/28 and 1932/33. He too was successful during his time with the Rangers and was elected to the 1930/31 season in the second All- Star team in the NHL. For the season 1936/37, he moved to ten years in New York in the NHL with the Boston Bruins. For this, he scored four goals in 40 games and five assists. He then spent six years at the Providence Reds of the American Hockey League, where he was head coach for the second year, but still some times even on the ice. With the Reds he won for the seasons 1937/38 and 1939/40, each of the Calder Cup, the championship of the AHL.
From 1943 to 1956 Cook was head coach at the Cleveland Barons of the AHL. With the team he reached the playoffs every year and won the Calder Cup five times (1945, 1948, 1951, 1953 and 1954 ). In addition, he failed with his team in the years 1944, 1946, 1950 and 1956 respectively only in the championship final. Cook died in 1988 at the age of 83 years. Seven years after his death, he was honored with induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Followed in 2007 by the inclusion in the only a year earlier founded AHL Hall of Fame.