Jack_Adams_(ice_hockey,_born_1920)

Jack Adams (ice hockey, born 1919)

Jack Adams (ice hockey, born 1919)

Canadian ice hockey player (1919–1996)

This article is about the ice hockey player born in 1919. For the ice hockey coach born in 1895, see Jack Adams.

John Ellis Adams (May 5, 1919 – August 21, 1996) was a Canadian ice hockey left winger who played one season in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, in 1940–41. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1938 to 1949, was spent in various minor leagues. He was born in Calgary, Alberta. He died on August 21, 1996, in Surrey, British Columbia.[1][2]

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Playing career

Jack Adams played 42 regular season games and three playoff games for the Montreal Canadiens in the 1940–41 NHL season. During the regular season, he scored 6 goals and 18 points; during the playoffs, he was held pointless.

He also played for several Canadian minor league hockey teams, both before and after his NHL stint.

In 1941, he was married to Valerie Rowan of Vancouver, British Columbia.[3][4] He died in 1996 in Surrey, British Columbia.[5] His wife, Valerie died in 2009.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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References

  1. [1]
    Obituary: Vancouver Sun, August 23, 1996, p.E1
  2. [2]
    Listed as deceased, date unknown, in the database of the Society for International Hockey Research
  3. [3]
    The Vancouver Sun – Google News Archive Search
  4. [4]
    The Sunday Sun – Google News Archive Search
  5. [5]
    "Classifieds", Vancouver Sun, August 23, 1996, p E1
  6. [6]
    Valerie Adams Obituary: View Valerie Adams's Obituary by The Vancouver Sun
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