Alf Pike Alfred George " Alf " Pike ( September 15 , 1917 – March 1 , 2009 ) was a Canadian professional player who spent all six National Hockey League seasons with the New York Rangers . Born in Winnipeg , Manitoba , he was a product of the hockey school there that was operated by Lester Patrick , the Rangers ' coach and general manager . Pike also served as coach at various levels of the sport . Playing career . He played two years of junior hockey with the Winnipeg Monarchs of the MJHL . In 1936 – 37 , his second campaign with the team , he centered the top forward line as the Monarchs captured both the league title and Memorial Cup . After immediately signing a contract with Patrick ' s New York Rangers in 1937 , he spent two years with the New York Rovers , the Rangers ' minor league affiliate in the Eastern Hockey League that shared Madison Square Garden with the parent club . He was the team captain when the Rovers won the EHL crown in 1938 – 39 . He also made two appearances with the Philadelphia Ramblers of the International - American Hockey League ( IAHL ) that same season . As a rookie with the Rangers in 1939 - 40 , he was the center on the third forward line with Dutch Hiller and Clint Smith . Pike contributed two key goals in the 1940 Stanley Cup Finals . He scored the winner in overtime of Game 1 , and tallied again midway through the third period of Game 6 to tie the match at 2 – 2 and eventually extend it beyond regulation . Bryan Hextall ' s goal in the extra period clinched the Stanley Cup Championship for the Rangers . His most productive season was in 1941 - 42 with 27 points ( 8 goals , 19 assists ) . He was converted into a defenceman the following year . His hockey career was put on hold between 1943 and 1945 when he was stationed with the Royal Canadian Air Force in Winnipeg during World War II . He played two more seasons with the Rangers , the final one as a left winger in 1946 - 47 , becoming one of the very few individuals in professional hockey history to play three different positions . His final NHL totals were 119 points ( 42 goals , 77 assists ) in 234 games . He appeared in a handful of matches with the Winnipeg Nationals in 1948 and 1949 before ending his playing career . Coaching career . Pike ' s first coaching job began in 1949 – 50 with the Guelph Biltmores , the Rangers ' OHA Junior A farm club . The highlight of his five years with Guelph was in 1952 when the team , which featured Andy Bathgate and Harry Howell , won both the league championship and Memorial Cup . His next stop was the Winnipeg Warriors from 1954 to 1959 , collecting a Western Hockey League ( WHL ) title in 1956 . He returned to the Rangers as its coach eighteen games into the 1959 - 60 NHL season . His personality was a direct contrast from that of the man he replaced , the temperamental Phil Watson ( Muzz Patrick served as the interim for two matches ) . After compiling a 36 – 66 – 21 record in two years without a postseason appearance , Pike was replaced by Doug Harvey in 1961 . Before his retirement in 1970 , he returned to the WHL to coach three different franchises : the Calgary Stampeders ( 1961 – 62 to 1962 – 63 ) , Los Angeles Blades ( 1963 – 64 to 1964 – 65 ) and Phoenix Roadrunners ( 1967 – 68 to 1969 – 70 ) . Pike died at age 91 on March 1 , 2009 in Calgary , Alberta . >