Fleming Mackell

Fleming David Mackell ( born April 30, 1929 in Winnipeg, Manitoba ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player ( center ) and coach, who played from 1947 to 1960 for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League.

Career

Mackell he soon came into contact with hockey. At the beginning of the 1920s, his father Jack Mackell twice won the Stanley Cup with the Ottawa Senators. With the Montreal Royals Mackell 1945 was the first time represented in the final series to the Memorial Cup. Two years later, when he played St. Michael's Majors for Toronto in the Ontario Hockey Association, he was the best scorer in the league and could end the season with the trained by Joe Primeau team, which also played Red Kelly, the Memorial Cup win.

The Toronto Maple Leafs picked him for the 1947/48 season in the squad and he also played in the first National Hockey League All-Star Game in 1947. In the NHL he came only to three inserts and usually played with the Pittsburgh Hornets in the American Hockey League. Similarly, it was him in the next two years. At the start of the season and the All- Star Game, he played for the Maple Leafs, in the course of the season he was mostly in the AHL. In those two years he was in the playoffs back in the squad the Leafs and won first time in 1949 even the Stanley Cup. In the season 1950/51 he finally received a regular place. In January 1952 Toronto gave him away to Boston.

When the Boston Bruins, he quickly counted to the service providers. In his first full season in Boston, he was the best scorer of his team and was voted team at end of season into the first NHL All-Star. In 1958 he reached the playoffs with the Bruins the finals against the Montreal Canadiens. The Bruins were subject, but Mackell was the best scorer with 19 points in the final round. After the end of the season 1959/60 he ended his career in the NHL.

He played a few more years in the lower leagues and was with the Quebec Aces in the AHL also served as player-coach. He retired in these years, some more serious injuries.

NHL stats

Sporting successes

  • Stanley Cup: 1949 and 1951

Personal Awards

Royal Montreal Hockey Club 1947–48 NHL season 1st National Hockey League All-Star Game Pittsburgh Hornets 1948–49 NHL season 1950–51 NHL season NHL All-Star Team 1957–58 NHL season 1959–60 NHL season Minor League 2nd National Hockey League All-Star Game 3rd National Hockey League All-Star Game 8th National Hockey League All-Star Game
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