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Robert George "Red" Hamill - Born January 11, 1917 in Toronto, Ontario – Died December 16, 1985 in Sudbury, Ontario was a Canadian ice Hockey left winger and coach.

- Calder Cup Champion 1938 with Providence Reds.

- Prince of Wales Trophy Champion 1939, 1940 with Boston Bruins.

- Stanley Cup Champion 1939 with Boston Bruins.

Hamill played his junior Hockey in Ontario, first with the Toronto Young Rangers, then the South Porcupine Porkies and finally the Copper Cliff Redmen, leading the Redmen to the 1937 Memorial Cup final. Hamill scored a overtime winning goal in game 1 of the best of 5 final, but the Redmen would lose to the Winnipeg Monarchs 3 games to 1.

The Boston Bruins signed Hamill to a NHL contract on October 26, 1937, and he made his NHL debut on November 16, 1937 vs Montreal Maroons at Boston Garden in a 1-0 Bruins win.

Hamill played in 6 NHL games during his first NHL season, playing most of the season with the Bruins affiliate, the International-American Hockey League / I-AHL Providence Reds. The Reds would win the first ever Calder Cup championship in 1938, with Hamill scoring 2 goals, 2 assists in the playoffs.

Hamill once again played just 6 NHL games for the Bruins during the 1938-39 season, playing most of the season with the I-AHL Hershey Bears, but did return to Boston for the 1939 playoffs, playing in 12 playoff games for the Bruins, as they won the 1939 Stanley Cup championship.

Hamill started the next season with Hershey, getting called back to Boston in mid December, and scored his 1st NHL goal vs Claude Bourque of Montreal Canadiens at 15:48 of 1st period on New Years Eve, December 31, 1939 at Boston Garden in a 6-1 Bruins win

Over the next 3 seasons, Hamill spilt his playing time between the Bruins and the Hershey Bears, helping the Bears to the 1941 Calder Cup finals, scoring 3 goals, 3 assists in nine playoff games.

The Bruins traded Hamill to the Chicago Black Hawks on December 18, 1941, and Hamill would have his best NHL scoring years playing in Chicago over the next 7 seasons, but right in the middle of his most productive scoring years, Hamill would have military service back in Canada from 1943 to 1945. Hamill did play for the OHA Sr. Kingston Army during the 1943-44 season.

Hamill finished his Hockey career with the United States Hockey League / USHL Milwaukee Seagulls in 1951.

Hamill played in 429 regular season NHL games, scoring 128 goals (16 GWG / 3 OTG), 94 assists with 170 penalty minutes and 23 NHL playoff games, scoring 1 goal, 2 assists with 20 penalty minutes.

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