Herb Cain

Herbert James "Herb" Cain (December 24, 1912, in Newmarket, Ontario - February 23, 1982 in Newmarket, Ontario) was a Canadian professional left winger who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Maroons, Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins.
==Playing Career==
Herbert Cain grew up in Newmarket and played junior hockey for the Newmarket Redmen and the Hamilton Tigers of the OHA. His NHL career started when he joined the Montreal Maroons of the NHL in the 1933–34 season. He split that season between the Maroons and the Hamilton Tigers of the OHA. In 1934–35 Cain briefly played for the Windsor Bulldogs of the IHL. With the exception of a one game stint with the Hershey Bears in 1940–41, he would remain in the NHL for the next 11 seasons.
As a member of the Montreal Maroons, Cain played on a line with Gus Marker and Bob Gracie. They were dubbed the "Green Line" and their combined offensive prowess led Montreal to their second Stanley Cup Championship in 1934–35. Cain was dealt to the Montreal Canadiens in the fall of 1938. After one season in Montreal, he was traded to the Boston Bruins for Charlie Sands and Ray Getliffe. 
Cain had his most productive years in Boston. Playing on a line with future Hall of Fame inductee Bill Cowley, he helped the Bruins win the Stanley Cup in 1940–41. Cain went on to win the NHL scoring title in 1943–44 with 82 points. His total set a record for points in a season which stood until Gordie Howe scored 86 in 1950–51. His mark was more than double his previous season high. Cain was selected as a Second Team All-Star at left wing and was runner up to Clint Smith of the Chicago Black Hawks for the Lady Byng Trophy. 
The following season, he scored 32 goals for Boston, but fell well short of his previous point mark, and in the season thereafter (in which players serving in the military returned to the NHL) his totals plummeted further. In 1946–47 Cain was sent to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League and he went on to help the Bears win the first Calder Cup, the first in franchise history. Cain ended his professional career in 1949–50 as a member of the Hershey Bears. 
Cain remains the only eligible former NHL scoring champion not inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was the last active player in the NHL to have ever played for the Montreal Maroons. 
In total, Cain played 571 NHL regular season games. 
Cain's older brother Jack Cain played professional hockey in the AHL for the New Haven Eagles and the Hershey Bears. His cousin Jim "Dutch" Cain also played in the NHL.
==Awards & Achievements==
* 1943–44 NHL Scoring Leader
* 1943–44 NHL Second Team All-Star - Left Wing
==Records==
1943–44 - Set NHL record for most points in a season with 82. (surpassed by Gordie Howe in the 1950-51 season.)
==Career Statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1932–33 	Hamilton Tigers 	OHASr 	 	0 	14 	5 	19 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1933–34 	Montreal Maroons 	NHL 	 	31 	4 	5 	9 	14 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
1933–34 	Hamilton Tigers 	OHASr 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1935–36 	Montreal Maroons 	NHL 	 	44 	20 	7 	27 	13 	 	7 	1 	0 	1 	2
1935–36 	Montreal Maroons 	NHL 	 	47 	5 	13 	18 	16 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	0
1936–37 	Montreal Maroons 	NHL 	 	43 	13 	17 	30 	18 	 	5 	1 	1 	2 	0
1937–38 	Montreal Maroons 	NHL 	 	47 	11 	19 	30 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1938–39 	Montreal Canadiens	NHL 	 	45 	13 	14 	27 	26 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2
1939–40 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	48 	21 	10 	31 	30 	 	6 	1 	3 	4 	2
1940–41 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 	 	1 	1 	0 	1 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1940–41 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	40 	8 	10 	18 	6 	 	11 	3 	2 	5 	5
1941–42 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	35 	8 	10 	18 	2 	 	5 	1 	0 	1 	0
1942–43 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	45 	18 	18 	36 	19 	 	7 	4 	2 	6 	0
1943–44 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	48 	36 	46 	82 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1944–45 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	50 	32 	13 	45 	16 	 	7 	5 	2 	7 	0
1945–46 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	48 	17 	12 	29 	4 	 	9 	0 	2 	2 	2
1946–47 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 	 	59 	36 	30 	66 	19 	 	 	 	 	 	
1947–48 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 	 	49 	19 	19 	38 	25 	 	 	 	 	 	
1948–49 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 	 	49 	25 	35 	60 	10 	 	11 	4 	6 	10 	6
1949–50 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 	 	41 	12 	14 	26 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals	 	571 	206 	194 	400 	178 	 	67 	16 	13 	29 	13
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Gallery==
1938-Dec15-Bruins-Habs.jpg|Bruins-Canadiens action in front of Frank Brimsek, December 5, 1938.
1939-40-Cain_Jackson_Young_Bourque_Hill.jpg|Bruins #4 Herb Cain, #18 Art Jackson, Mel Hill, Canadiens Doug Young, Claude Bourque in 1939-40 action.
15Nov1941-Brimsek_save_Cain.jpg|Bruins Frank Brimsek makes a save in a 2-1 win against the Rangers while #4 Herb Cain looks, November 15, 1941.
17Nov1942-Bibeault_wear_16_Cain.jpg|Montreal's Paul Bibeault wears a Detroit Red Wings jersey and stops Boston's #4 Herb Cain, November 17, 1942.
1942March-Brimsek_Carse-21Shewchuk-4Cain.jpg|Frank Brimsek stops Bill Carse in this 1942 playoff game. #21 Jack Shewchuk slides by while #4 Herb Cain looks on.
Herb_Cain-2nd_jersey.jpg|Herb Cain won the scoring title in 1943-44 with a record 82 points.
6Jan1946-Rayner_clears_puck,_Cowley_Cain.jpg|Rangers goalie Chuck Rayner clears the puck while Bruins Bobby Bauer and #4 Herb Cain pursue, January 6, 1946.
1945-46-Bruce-Cain-Chi.jpg|Don Gallinger and Herb Cain of the Bruins battle Chicago goalie Mike Karakas, March 17, 1946.
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