Jerome Francis "Jud" McAtee (February 5, 1920 – February 22, 2011) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 46 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings between 1942 and 1945.

Jud McAtee
Born(1920-02-05)February 5, 1920
Stratford, Ontario, Canada
DiedFebruary 22, 2011(2011-02-22) (aged 91)
Collinsville, Oklahoma, USA
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
PositionCentre
ShotLeft
Played forDetroit Red Wings
Playing career1940–1950

Playing career

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Born in Stratford, Ontario, he and his brother Norm played together in junior ice hockey with the Oshawa Generals during the years when the Generals dominated the Ontario Hockey League, winning championships with them in both 1938–39 and 1939–40. In 1939–40, Jud led the league with 25 goals and 44 points before signing as a free agent with the Red Wings in the NHL after the season. During World War II. Jud played for the Red Wings in parts of three seasons (1942–43, 1943–44 and 1944–45), scoring 15 goals and 13 assists during the regular season and also participating in all 14 playoff games in his third season (2 goals, 1 assist) while forming a line with Syd Howe and Mud Bruneteau.[1] During December 1945, Jud and Norm were both traded by the Red Wings to Chicago for Doug McCaig, and Jud never again played in the NHL. He ended up finishing his career in the minor leagues and retired from the Tulsa Oilers in 1950.

Personal life

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He was married to his wife Opal until her death on February 1, 1987, and never remarried.

He died in Collinsville, Oklahoma, on February 22, 2011,[2] less than a year after his brother Norm's death on August 25, 2010.[3]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1936–37Stratford MinersOHA-B977142
1937–38Stratford MidgetsOHA1412719672024
1938–39Oshawa GeneralsOHA14235673142
1938–39Oshawa GeneralsM-Cup73142
1939–40Oshawa GeneralsOHA18251944121516102628
1939–40Oshawa GeneralsM-Cup8761320
1940–41Indianapolis CapitalsAHL541113246
1941–42Indianapolis CapitalsAHL541623394103360
1942–43Detroit Red WingsNHL10000
1942–43Indianapolis CapitalsAHL55172138072130
1943–44Detroit Red WingsNHL10220
1943–44St. Catharines SaintsOHA Sr20149231451230
1944–45Detroit Red WingsNHL441511266142130
1944–45Indianapolis CapitalsAHL10000
1945–46Indianapolis CapitalsAHL30814226
1945–46St. Louis FlyersAHL32710178
1946–47St. Louis FlyersAHL641222346
1947–48St. Louis FlyersAHL141450
1947–48Hershey BearsAHL44511161011010
1948–49Tulsa OilersUSHL492234564
1948–49Hershey BearsAHL15011260000
1949–50Tulsa OilersUSHL429132212
AHL totals36377119196422464100
NHL totals461513286142130

References

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  1. ^ NHLPA career statistics for Jud McAtee
  2. ^ "Death notices". Tulsa World. February 23, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  3. ^ "Norm McAtee's obituary".
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