Hockey Heroes of the Past: Cy Denneny
- Big Kaluwski
- Dec 20, 2016
- 2 min read
Welcome to a new blog article, where I will be featuring Hockey Heroes of the Past. For now, I will be focusing on player who played between 1900-1970. Why that time period? Well, it is important to remember these pioneer's, that paved the way for current NHL superstars. Without these legends, who knows where our game would be. So I find it is essential that these Hockey Heroes get the recognition they deserve. Today we look at the legendary Cy Denneny.
So let's have a quick look at his biography:
Born: December 23rd 1891
Birthplace: Farran's Point, ON
Died: September 10th, 1970 (at the age of 78)
Height: 5ft7
Weight: 168 lbs
Position: Left Wing
Teams: Toronto Shamrocks, Toronto Blueshirts, Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins
Nickname: The Cornwall Colt
NHL Career Stats
GP = 328
G = 248
A = 85
Pts =333
PIM = 301
Holy Toledo! Look at the amount of goals per game. (0.76) That would make Cy Denneny one of the first true NHL snipers. Those PIM totals are high too, so he was a rough n tough type of player. He also won 4 Stanley Cups in 7 years with the Ottawa Senators. His brother Corbettt Denneny, also had a successful NHL career scoring 99 goals in 177 games.
Here are a few interesting facts about Cy Denneny:
-In 1928, he was traded to the upstart Boston Bruins to serve as player/coach/manager for his final years (1928-29) and immediately led them to their first Stanley Cup title in franchise history.
-Cy Denneny was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1959.
-Following his playing days, he worked briefly as an NHL official as well as head coach of the cash strapped Senators for two years compiling a 37-40-15 record in 92 games with Ottawa and Boston
-He was one of the first known players to use opposing defencemen as screens.
-After Denneny retired from hockey, he worked for the Canadian federal government.
-Although players thirty years later are credited with inventing the curved blade, Denneny was using one as part of his scoring arsenal.
So as you can see, Cy Denneny had a brilliant NHL career, and helped pave the way for future generations of hockey players.
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