Kenneth Fenwick "The Pepper Kid" Randall (December 14, 1887 – June 14, 1947) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for 20 seasons, including ten seasons in the National Hockey League from 1917 to 1927 for the Toronto Arenas, Toronto St. Patricks, Hamilton Tigers and New York Americans. He was a two-time Stanley Cup Champion.
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| Born | December 14, 1887 Kingston, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died | June 14, 1947 (aged 58) Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing/Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Brantford Indians (OPHL) Port Hope Professionals (EOPHL) Saskatoon Hoo Hoos (SPHL) Saskatoon Real Estate (SPHL) Toronto Blueshirts (NHA) Sydney Millionaires (MaPHL) Montreal Wanderers (NHA) Toronto Arenas (NHL) Toronto St. Patricks (OPHL) Hamilton Tigers (NHL) New York Americans (NHL) Niagara-Falls Hamilton (Can-Pro HL) Providence Reds (CAHL) Ottawa Patricias (OPHL) | ||
| Playing career | 1909–1931 | ||
Playing career edit
Randall had a long and varied playing career at a time when the professional ice hockey world was changing. He was an accomplished scorer when playing forward, and was a good defencemen which he became exclusively later in his career. He turned professional in the Ontario Professional Hockey League (OPHL), and played in the Maritime Professional Hockey League, the Eastern Ontario Professional Hockey League and the Saskatchewan Professional Hockey League before joining the Toronto Blueshirts of the National Hockey Association (NHA) in 1915. He played for the organization until 1923, as it changed from the Blueshirts to Arenas to St. Patricks, winning two Stanley Cups, in 1918 and 1922. In 1923, he joined the Hamilton Tigers, which in 1924 became embroiled in a labor conflict and his contract was sold to the new New York Americans, for which he played two years before becoming a player coach with the Providence Reds. He became a full-time coach in 1928, but still had some playing time left in him, playing for the Oshawa Patricias when the OPHL was revived in 1930.
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1906–07 | Lindsay Midgets | OHA-Jr. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 6 | 9 | 0 | 9 | — | ||
| 1907–08 | Lindsay Midgets | OHA-Jr. | 6 | 10 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1908–09 | Lindsay Midgets | OHA-Jr. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1909–10 | Brantford Indians | OPHL | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1910–11 | Port Hope Pros | EOPHL | 6 | 19 | 0 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1911–12 | Montreal Wanderers | NHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1911–12 | Saskatoon Hoo-Hoos | Sask-Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1911–12 | Saskatoon Real Estates | Sask-Pro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1912–13 | Toronto Blueshirts | NHA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1912–13 | Sydney Millionaires | MaPHL | 12 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1913–14 | Sydney Millionaires | MaPHL | 24 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 68 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1914–15 | Sydney Millionaires | MaPHL | 8 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1915–16 | Toronto Blueshirts | NHA | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1916–17 | Toronto Blueshirts | NHA | 13 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1916–17 | Montreal Wanderers | NHA | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1917–18 | Toronto Arenas | NHL | 21 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 96 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 1917–18 | Toronto Arenas | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1918–19 | Toronto Arenas | NHL | 14 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1919–20 | Toronto St. Patricks | NHL | 22 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1920–21 | Toronto St. Patricks | NHL | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 1921–22 | Toronto St. Patricks | NHL | 24 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1921–22 | Toronto St. Patricks | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | ||
| 1922–23 | Toronto St. Patricks | NHL | 24 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1923–24 | Hamilton Tigers | NHL | 24 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1924–25 | Hamilton Tigers | NHL | 30 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | New York Americans | NHL | 34 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | New York Americans | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Niagara Falls Cataracts | Can-Pro | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Hamilton Tigers | Can-Pro | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1927–28 | Providence Reds | Can-Am | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Ottawa Patricias | OPHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| NHA totals | 45 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 215 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 218 | 68 | 50 | 118 | 533 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 27 | ||||
Coaching record edit
| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||
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| G | W | L | T | Pts | Division rank | Result | ||
| Hamilton Tigers | 1923–24 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | (12) | 4th in NHL | (interim player-coach) |
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Ken Randall at Find a Grave