Terry Reardon
Terrance George " Terry " Reardon ( born April 6, 1919 in Winnipeg, Manitoba; † 14 February 1993) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach, who in his active years from 1934 to 1955 among others for the Boston Bruins and Canadiens de Montréal has played in the National Hockey League. His brother Ken was also a professional hockey player.
Career
Terry Reardon began his career as a hockey player in his native Manitoba, where he was active 1934-1938 for the junior teams East Kildonan North Stars, St. Boniface Seals and Brandon Wheat Kings. Then, the center played three years for the first-team Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. With the Bruins he won for the seasons 1938/39 and 1940/41, each received the prestigious Stanley Cup. In parallel, he played in his time in Boston for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League. For the season 1941/42, he moved within the NHL to the Canadiens de Montréal. During the following season, he left the team to serve for the remainder of the Second World War in the Canadian Army. From 1942 to 1944, he played one year each alng for the military teams Montreal Nanaimo Army and Army.
From 1945 to 1947 Reardon again played for the Boston Bruins in the NHL. The following six years he spent the Canadians as player-manager of the Providence Reds of the American Hockey League. With the team he won in season 1948/49, the Calder Cup. In addition, he failed in the season 1951/52, with his team until the championship final. From 1965 to 1968, 1970 to 1976, he served as head coach for the AHL team Baltimore Clippers and Louis AR Pieri Award was awarded in the 1970/71 season as the best coach in the league.