Roland McLenahan
Born (1921-10-26)October 26, 1921
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Died April 23, 1984(1984-04-23) (aged 62)
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 19411957

Roland Joseph "Rollie" McLenahan (October 26, 1921 – April 23, 1984) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played 8 games in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1945–46 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1941 to 1957, was spent in the minor leagues.

McLenahan was a member of the AHL First All Star Team in 1950, and a member of the IHL First All-Star Team in 1954, 1955, and 1956. He retired from playing hockey following the 1956–1957 season.

Post-retirement

From 1957 to 1958, he was head coach of the AHL's Rochester Americans,[1] who won the Calder Cup that year. He later served as a Director for the Department of Youth for the Province of New Brunswick from 1961 to 1981. He was a scout for Montreal from 1960 to 1968, and a member of the Canada Games Council. McLenahan also served as director of the CAHA, and a director of Hockey Canada. He helped found the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame, and the New Brunswick Amateur Hockey Association.

In 1981, he was discovered to have lung cancer, but the cancer spread to his brain. He died in his native Fredericton, at the age of 62, on April 23, 1984, and was buried in the Fredericton Hermitage Cemetery. He was inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame in 1982 and in 2005, Krista Betts, a gold medal winner in Canadian Women's Wrestling at the Canada Games who is from the small farming community of Bass River, Weldford Parish, New Brunswick received the prestigious Roly McLenahan Award.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1935–36 Marysville Royals YCHL 20004
1936–37 Devon Northsiders YCHL 10112
1937–38 Devon Northsiders YCHL 46288
1938–39 Fredericton Merchants YCHL 1212517
1939–40 Windsor Mills QAHA
1939–40 Windsor Mills Al-Cup 20002
1940–41 Guelph Biltmores OHA 15641015 51454
1941–42 Washington Eagles EAHL 5719254455 834720
1942–43 Sudbury Tigers NOHA 30002 31232
1942–43 Sudbury Wolves Al-Cup 30008
1943–44 Sudbury Open Pit Miners NBHL 854920
1943–44 Sudbury Open Pit Miners Al-Cup 1644836
1944–45 Sudbury Tigers NOHA 6761310 704412
1945–46 Detroit Red Wings NHL 821310 20000
1945–46 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 397132032
1946–47 Cleveland Barons AHL 646172355 40002
1947–48 Hershey Bears AHL 587182559 20114
1948–49 Hershey Bears AHL 6415334886 1146108
1949–50 Hershey Bears AHL 6725356049
1950–51 Buffalo Bisons AHL 6511334433 41238
1951–52 Fredericton Capitals NBSHL 1923174035
1952–53 Fredericton Capitals NBSHL 91161730 655108
1952–53 Sudbury Wolves NOHA 3627346131 73580
1952–53 Sudbury Wolves Al-Cup 746106
1953–54 Cincinnati Mohawks IHL 4724295396 1133620
1954–55 Cincinnati Mohawks IHL 5727377480 1018925
1955–56 Cincinnati Mohawks IHL 5834326662 82790
1956–57 Cincinnati Mohawks IHL 507101731
AHL totals 35771149220314 21591422
NHL totals 821310 20000

References

  1. "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Rollie McLenahan". www.legendsofhockey.net. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013.
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