Ray Manson

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Raymond Clifton Manson 
*Born: December 3, 1926, in St. Boniface, Manitoba
*Hometown: St. Boniface, Manitoba
*Died: November 10, 2004 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
*Position: Left Wing
spent four years in the Manitoba Junior with four different clubs. ... his best season was 1946-47 when he led the league with 19 assists and 41 points with Brandon. ... the Elks won the league championship that year. ... the Bruin prospect played one game for the parent club in 1947-48. ... spent the rest of the year as a productive scorer with the Boston Olympics. ... in June of 48, was shipped to the New York Rangers to complete the trade that saw Grant Warwick end up in a Boston uniform. ... he recorded an assist in one game for the Blueshirts. ... played 445 minor league games in seven seasons, in the Rangers system, scoring 160 goals and 332 points. ... in 1954, was the top point getter in the WHL playoffs, helping Saskatoon reach the finals. ... released following 1954-55 season. ... signed with Brandon of the WHL. ... would have his best seasons as a pro, scoring 35 goals in 1955-56, and 40 in 1956-57. ... selected to the Prairie Division First All-Star Team in 1957. ... ten years after leading the junior Elks to the championship, Mason led the Regals to the WHL crown. ... retired professionally after the season. ... then joined his hometown Maroons for a crack at the Allan Cup.
==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
1943-44 	St. Boniface Athletics 	MJHL 	 	10 	8 	3 	11 	2 	 	9 	3 	3 	6 	0
1944-45 	Winnipeg Esquires-Red Wings	MJHL 	 	10 	10 	5 	15 	16 	 	6 	6 	2 	8 	15
1945-46 	Winnipeg Rangers 	MJHL 	 	10 	10 	5 	15 	13 	 	2 	1 	0 	1 	2
1946-47 	Brandon Elks 	MJHL 	 	16 	22 	19 	41 	10 	 	7 	10 	2 	12 	5
1947-48 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1947-48 	Boston Olympics 	EAHL 	 	20 	20 	17 	37 	6 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1947-48 	Boston Olympics 	QSHL 	 	46 	24 	22 	46 	10 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1948-49 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1948-49 	New York Rovers 	QSHL 	 	41 	17 	13 	30 	8 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1949-50 	New Haven Ramblers 	AHL 	 	70 	11 	15 	26 	26 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1950-51 	New Haven Eagles 	AHL 	 	26 	9 	7 	16 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1950-51 	St. Paul Saints 	USHL 	 	41 	12 	11 	23 	8 	 	4 	1 	1 	2 	7
1951-52 	Vancouver Canucks 	PCHL 	 	70 	36 	32 	68 	21 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1952-53 	Vancouver Canucks 	WHL 	 	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1952-53 	Saskatoon Quakers 	WHL 	 	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	 	13 	6 	14 	20 	0
1952-53 	WHL Totals 	WHL 	 	69 	20 	25 	45 	8 	 	13 	6 	14 	20 	0
1953-54 	Saskatoon Quakers 	WHL 	 	70 	28 	42 	70 	22 	 	6 	1 	3 	4 	0
1954-55 	Saskatoon Quakers 	WHL 	 	58 	27 	27 	54 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1955-56 	Brandon Regals 	WHL 	 	69 	35 	28 	63 	22 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1956-57 	Brandon Regals 	WHL 	 	70 	40 	43 	83 	18 	 	8 	2 	5 	7 	0
1956-57 	Brandon Regals 	Edinburgh Cup	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	6 	3 	5 	8 	2
1957-58 	Winnipeg Maroons 	Independent 	 	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1957-58 	Winnipeg Maroons 	Allan Cup 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	13 	2 	6 	8 	2
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Career Moves==
*Traded to NY Rangers by Boston with Pentti Lund to complete transaction that sent Grant Warwick to Boston (February 6, 1948), June, 1948. 
== Awards & Achievements ==
*MJHL Assist Leader (1947)
*MJHL Scoring Champion (1947)
*Turnbull Cup Manitoba Junior Hockey League Championship (1947)
*Western Hockey League Prairie Division First All-Star Team (1957)
*President's Cup Western Hockey League Championship (1957)
*Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Category:Born in 1926
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:St. Boniface Athletics players
Category:Winnipeg Esquires-Red Wings players
Category:Winnipeg Rangers players
Category:Brandon Elks players
Category:Boston Bruins players
Category:Boston Olympics players
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:New York Rovers players
Category:New Haven Ramblers players
Category:New Haven Eagles players
Category:St. Paul Saints (USHL) players
Category:Vancouver Canucks (WHL) players
Category:Saskatoon Quakers (WHL) players
Category:Brandon Regals players
Category:Manitoba junior hockey All-Time Roster
Category:Winnipeg Maroons players