Ken Doraty
Born (1905-06-26)June 26, 1905
Stittsville, Ontario, Canada
Died May 4, 1981(1981-05-04) (aged 75)
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 133 lb (60 kg; 9 st 7 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Portland Rosebuds
Chicago Black Hawks
Toronto Maple Leafs
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 19251939

Kenneth Edward Doraty (June 23, 1905 – May 4, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in 105 National Hockey League games for the Chicago Black Hawks, Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings between 1926 and 1938. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1925 to 1939, was spent in various minor leagues.

Career

Doraty began his career in the major league Western Hockey League for the Portland Rosebuds. He made his NHL debut for the Chicago Black Hawks the following season. He then spent the next five seasons in the minor league before returning to the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1932.

On April 3, 1933, in the fifth game of a best-of-five semifinal, Doraty scored a goal at 4:46 of the sixth overtime to give Toronto 1–0 victory over the Boston Bruins in a Stanley Cup playoff game. The goal ended what was at the time the longest game (104:46 of overtime) in NHL history, and remains to this day the longest game in either team's history.

On January 16, 1934, Doraty scored a hat-trick in overtime to help the Maple Leafs defeat the Ottawa Senators 7-4, becoming the only player to achieve this unusual feat.[1]

The longest overtime game in NHL history was played three years later, on March 24, 1936, and was won 1–0 by Mud Bruneteau of the Detroit Red Wings on a goal at 116:30 of overtime against the Montreal Maroons. The two games cited above are the only two games to reach a sixth overtime in NHL history. Goalie Lorne Chabot played in both marathons, winning the Doraty game and losing the Bruneteau game.

Doraty's NHL career consisted of five seasons. He scored 15 goals and added 25 assists in regular-season play, and scored seven goals and had two assists in Stanley Cup playoff games.

Doraty served as governor of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League from 1953 to 1956, succeeding Al Pickard.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1921–22 Rouleau Athletic Club SAHA
1921–22 Rouleau Athletic Club RCSHL
1923–24 Regina Pats RJrHL 65270
1923–24 Regina Pats M-Cup 53360
1924–25 Regina Pats RJrHL 45492
1924–25 Regina Pats M-Cup 121372024
1925–26 Portland Rosebuds WHL 304154
1926–27 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 180000
1926–27 Minneapolis Millers AHA 70000
1927–28 Kitchener Millionaires Can-Pro 391962535 52026
1928–29 Toronto Millionaires Can-Pro 392653142 21122
1929–30 Cleveland Indians IHL 4226164243 650514
1930–31 Cleveland Indians IHL 4825244943 61456
1931–32 Cleveland Indians IHL 4821153645
1932–33 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 385111616 95052
1932–33 Syracuse Stars IHL 1054914
1933–34 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 34910196 52240
1933–34 Buffalo Bisons IHL 40002
1934–35 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 111450 10000
1934–35 Syracuse Stars IHL 3012172937 20110
1934–35 New Haven Eagles Can-Am 10000
1935–36 Syracuse Stars IHL 71234 20220
1935–36 Cleveland Falcons IHL 3927184538
1936–37 Cleveland Falcons IAHL 61230
1936–37 Pittsburgh Hornets IAHL 3913132621 51014
1937–38 Detroit Red Wings NHL 20112
1937–38 Pittsburgh Hornets IAHL 4812172922 20000
1938–39 Seattle Seahawks PCHL 4824164023 71126
IHL totals 22811796213226 16671320
NHL totals 10315264124 157292

References

  1. Pelletier, Joe. "Stanley Cup Legends: Ken Doraty". GreatestHockeyLegends.com. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  2. Pilling, Don (July 28, 1953). "Don Pilling". Lethbridge Herald. Lethbridge, Alberta. p. 7.Free access icon
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