IMAGE INFORMATION
EditJames "Jim" Conacher - Born May 5, 1921 in Motherwell, Scotland - Died April 9, 2020 in North Vancouver, British Columbia was a Scottish Canadian ice Hockey centre.
- J. Ross Robertson Cup Junior Champion 1941 with Oshawa Generals.
- Harry F. Sinclair Trophy Champion 1942 with Omaha Knights.
Stanley Cup finalist 1948.
Conacher played his junior Hockey with Toronto Young Rangers and Oshawa Generals.
After serving for Canada in WWII, also playing for the Cornwall Army team, Conacher made his NHL debut with Detroit Red Wings on October 28, 1945 vs Boston Bruins at Detroit Olympia in a 7-0 Red Wings win.
Conacher scored his 1st NHL goal vs Bill Durnan of Montreal Canadiens at 14:15 of 3rd period on November 11, 1945 at Detroit Olympia in a 4-1 Red Wings win.
While playing for Chicago Black Hawks, Conacher scored his 1st NHL hat-trick vs Chuck Rayner of New York Rangers on November 25, 1948 at Chicago Stadium in a 6-4 Black Hawks win. His 3rd goal was the game winner and he scored his 4th goal of the game in the 3rd period.
Conacher played in 328 regular season NHL games, scoring 85 goals (12 GWG), 117 assists with 87 penalty minutes and 19 NHL playoff games, scoring 5 goals (1 GWG), 2 assists with 4 penalty minutes.
