IMAGE INFORMATION
EditCharles William "The Big Bomber" Conacher, Sr. - Born December 20, 1909 in Toronto, Ontario – Died December 30, 1967 in Toronto, Ontario was a Canadian ice Hockey right winger and coach.
- J. Ross Robertson Cup Champion 1928 and 1929 with Toronto Marlboros Jr.
- Memorial Cup Champion 1929 with the Toronto Marlboros Jr and 1944 as coach of the Oshawa Generals.
Scored 1929 Memorial Cup winning goal.
- Stanley Cup Champion 1932 with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
- O'Brien Trophy Champion 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938 with Tornto Maple Leafs
Charlie Conacher made his NHL debut with Toronto Maple Leafs on November 14, 1929 vs Chicago Black Hawks at Mutual Street Arena in a 2-2 OT tie. Conacher also scored his 1st NHL goal vs Charlie Gardiner at 9:35 of 2nd period.
Conacher scored his 1st NHL hat-trick vs Wilf Cude of Philadelphia Quakers on January 31, 1931 at Mutual Street Arena in a 3-2 Toronto win. He scored a natural hat-trick with the first 3 goals of the game.
Conacher played in 461 regular season NH games, scoring 224 goals (39 GWG / 5 OTG), 172 assists with 523 penalty minutes and 49 NHL playoff games, scoring 17 goals (5 GWG), 18 assists with 51 penalty minutes.
Conacher played in NHL All-Star Games 1934, 1937.
Conacher was selected to NHL First All-Star Teams in 1934, 1935, 1936.
Playing on Toronto's legendary "Kid Line" with Joe Primeau and Harvey "Busher" Jackson, Conacher twice led the League in points and 5 times led the NHL in goals.
Conacher scored the 1st penalty shot in Toronto Maple Leafs history on February 8, 1936, vs New York Americans goalie Roy Worters at 9:09 of 1st period at Maple Leaf Gardens in a 3-0 Tornto win.
Charlie Conacher was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961.
Charlie Conacher was inducted into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.
Charlie Conacher was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.
In 2017 Conacher was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.