Les Cunningham

Leslie Roy "Les" Cunningham 
*Born October 4, 1913 in Calgary, Alberta
*Died: April 9, 1993
*Position: Center
Cunningham played junior hockey with the Calgary Jimmies in the 1932-33 Alberta Junior Playoffs and was a pick-up by the Regina Pats for the 1932-33 Memorial Cup Final. He then played a season of senior hockey for the Saskatoon Elites in 1933-34.
Cunningham spent two seasons with the Buffalo Bisons, then made his NHL debut in 1936 with the New York Americans. Played 23 games and scored one goal and 8 assists for the Americans, and spent the rest of his season in the AHL with the Cleveland Falcons. After spending the next two seasons in Cleveland, he was acquired by the Chicago Black Hawks who gave him his second, and last, NHL opportunity. Made his mark in the NHL on Jan. 28, 1940, when he notched two goals and three helpers in the third period against Montreal. The five points stood as a single period record for the next 38 years until Brian Trottier recorded six points. He scored six goals and 17 points in 37 contests with the Black Hawks, and was held scoreless in one playoff game. At seasons end his rights were sent back to Cleveland, where he would play the next seven seasons with the Barons. Led the league in scoring in 1941, and was named to his first of five successive All-Star Teams. Left the Barons in 1947, and signed on with the Pacific Coast Hockey League's San Francisco Shamrocks for his final two years of professional hockey. In 1948, following the first AHL season without Cunningham, the American Hockey League first presented the Les Cunningham Plaque awarded annually to the league's Most Valuable Player. Upon his retirement Cunningham returned to the game to coach the Brandon Wheat Kings for the 1949-50 and 1950-51 seasons.
==Career Statistics==
===Playing===
  	  	  	 	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
1931-32 	Calgary Jimmies 	CgyJHL 	 	12 	3 	2 	5 	15 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	6
1931-32 	Calgary Jimmies 	AAHA 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	6 	4 	0 	4 	2
1931-32 	Calgary Jimmies 	Memorial Cup	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2
1932-33 	Regina Pats 	RegJHL 	 	4 	5 	0 	5 	0 	 	2 	1 	0 	1 	0
1932-33 	Regina Pats 	SAHA 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	6 	 	 	 	
1932-33 	Regina Pats 	Memorial Cup	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	7 	 	 	 	
1933-34 	Saskatoon Elites 	N-SSHL 	 	20 	16 	10 	26 	18 	 	4 	2 	0 	2 	4
1934-35 	Buffalo Bisons 	IHL 	 	42 	12 	12 	24 	34 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1935-36 	Buffalo Bisons 	IHL 	 	37 	9 	13 	22 	37 	 	5 	1 	1 	2 	0
1936-37 	New York Americans 	NHL 	 	23 	1 	8 	9 	19 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1936-37 	Cleveland Falcons 	IAHL 	 	20 	4 	4 	8 	17 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1937-38 	Cleveland Barons 	IAHL 	 	48 	19 	28 	47 	55 	 	2 	1 	2 	3 	0
1938-39 	Cleveland Barons 	IAHL 	 	52 	26 	20 	46 	49 	 	9 	6 	4 	10 	0
1939-40 	Chicago Black Hawks 	NHL 	 	37 	6 	11 	17 	2 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1940-41 	Cleveland Barons 	AHL 	 	56 	22 	42 	64 	10 	 	9 	3 	4 	7 	2
1941-42 	Cleveland Barons 	AHL 	 	56 	25 	35 	60 	23 	 	5 	4 	2 	6 	4
1942-43 	Cleveland Barons 	AHL 	 	55 	35 	47 	82 	24 	 	4 	2 	2 	4 	0
1943-44 	Cleveland Barons 	AHL 	 	52 	26 	52 	78 	13 	 	11 	6 	4 	10 	0
1944-45 	Cleveland Barons 	AHL 	 	56 	35 	45 	80 	4 	 	11 	3 	8 	11 	2
1945-46 	Cleveland Barons 	AHL 	 	62 	33 	44 	77 	10 	 	7 	4 	6 	10 	5
1946-47 	Cleveland Barons 	AHL 	 	61 	8 	29 	37 	11 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1947-48 	San Francisco Shamrocks	PCHL 	 	39 	15 	24 	39 	27 	 	3 	0 	5 	5 	2
1948-49 	San Francisco Shamrocks	PCHL 	 	9 	4 	4 	8 	14 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals 	 	60 	7 	19 	26 	21 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Coaching===
  	  	  	 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	Pts 	Finish 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	Results
1949-50	Brandon Wheat Kings 	MJHL 	 	36 	27 	9 	0 	54 	1st 	 	6 	4 	2 	0 	Won League
1949-50	Brandon Wheat Kings 	Memorial Cup	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	 	7 	3 	4 	0 	Lost W Semi Final
1950-51	Brandon Wheat Kings 	MJHL 	 	36 	26 	8 	2 	54 	1st 	 	6 	2 	4 	0 	Lost Final
1947-48	San Francisco Shamrocks	PCHL 	 	66 	35 	29 	2 	72 	2nd South 	 	6 	1 	3 	- 	Lost Div Semi
1948-49	San Francisco Shamrocks	PCHL 	 	70 	29 	36 	5 	63 	5th South 	 	DNQ 	DNQ 	DNQ 	DNQ 	DNQ
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Awards & Achievements ==
*Calgary City Junior Hockey League Championship (1932)
*Alberta Junior Hockey Championship (1932) 
*Regina Junior Hockey League Championship (1933)
*Saskatchewan Junior A Hockey Championship (1933) 
*Abbott Cup Western Canada Junior A Championship (1933)
*Calder Cup International-American Hockey League Championship (1939)
*AHL Scoring Champion (1941)
*AHL Second All-Star Team (1941, 1943, 1944, & 1945)
*Calder Cup American Hockey League Championship (1941 & 1945)
*AHL First All-Star Team (1942)
*MJHL First All-Star Team Coach (1950)
*Turnbull Cup Manitoba Junior Hockey League Championship (1950)
*MJHL All-Star Team Coach (1951)
==External links==
*
*AHL Hall of Fame Bio
Category:Calgary Jimmies alumni
Category:Regina Pats alumni
Category:Saskatoon Elites players
Category:Canadian ice hockey coaches
Category:Retired in 1949
Cunningham, Les
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Buffalo Bisons players
Category:Cleveland Falcons players
Category:New York Americans players
Category:Cleveland Barons (AHL, 1937-1973) players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:San Francisco Shamrocks players
Category:American Hockey League Hall of Fame members
Category:Brandon Wheat Kings (MJHL) coaches
Category:Manitoba junior hockey All-Time Roster
Cunningham, Les
Category:San Francisco Shamrocks (PCHL) coaches