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Frederick Joseph "Bun" Cook - Born September 18, 1904 in Kingston, Ontario - Died March 19, 1988 in Kingston, Ontario was a Canadian ice Hockey left winger and coach.

- Allan Cup Champion 1924 with Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.

- Stanley Cup Champion 1929, 1933 with New York Rangers.
Stanley Cup finalist 1929, 1932.

- Prince of Wales Trophy Champion 1932 with New York Rangers.

- Calder Cup Champion 1938, 1940 with Providence Reds (player/coach), 1945, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1954 with Cleveland Barons (coach).
Calder Cup finalist 1944, 1946, 1956.

- F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Champion 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953 with Cleveland Barons (coach).

Bun Cook was an original member of the New York Rangers. He earned the nickname "Bun" during 1926-27, the Rangers' first season in the NHL, when a sportswriter described Cook as "quick as a bunny."

Bun Cook made his NHL debut with New York Rangers on November 16, 1926 vs Montreal Maroons at Madison Square Garden in a 1-0 Rangers win. Bun assisted on the goal, scored by his brother Bill Cook at 18:47 of 2nd period ..... it was the Rangers 1st ever NHL goal.

Bun Cook scored his 1st NHL goal vs John Ross Roach of Toronto St. Patricks at 1:00 of 1st period on November 20, 1926 at Mutual Street Arena in a 5-1 Rangers win.

Cook was part of the Bread Line with his brother Bill Cook and Frank Boucher. The line scored every Ranger goal in the Stanley Cup finals in 1928, leading the team to its first Stanley Cup championship. The 2nd game in the series was notable for having Rangers coach Lester Patrick play goal after regular goaltender Lorne Chabot was injured. New York won that game, 2–1.

Following a 35-point season (18 goals) in 1930–31, he was named to the inaugural NHL All-Star team as the second team left wing.

Bun Cook was also an early innovator of the slapshot and of the drop pass. According to Cook: "I had a dream about the drop pass one night and at our next practice, I told Frank and Bill about it. They thought I was crazy, but they decided to humour me. By gosh, it worked! I'd cross over from left wing to centre as I moved in on defense. I'd fake a shot and leave the puck behind and skate away from it, with Frank or Bill picking it up. We got a lot of goals off the crisscross and drop pass." Ed Sullivan, then of the New York Graphic, praised Cook's creativity: "When Bun Cook is hot, he is one of the most amazing players in Hockey. At such moments, he attempts plays that stagger the imagination."

Bun Cook played in 477 regular season NHL games, scoring 158 goals (30 GWG / 3 OTG), 146 assists with 458 penalty minutes and 46 NHL playoff games, scoring 15 goals (1 GWG / 1 OTG), 3 assists with 59 penalty minutes.

After retiring from the NHL in 1937, Cook turned to coaching the Providence Reds of the International-American Hockey League / IAHL, which he would coach for six years (while also playing in 37 games). Providence won their first Calder Cup championship in Cook's first year there, 1937–38, and would win again in 1939–40.

Following his time in Providence, Cook coached the Cleveland Barons until 1955–56, winning 5 more Calder Cup championships. His seven championships is by far the most by an AHL coach; no other coach has won more than three - Cook's 636 wins is the second most in AHL history.

Cook was selected as coach of AHL First All-Star Team in 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945.

Bun Cook was posthumously inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995.

Bun Cook was inducted into Kingston & District Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.

Bun Cook was posthumously inducted into the AHL Hall of Fame in 2007.

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