Glen Sonmor

Glen Robert Sonmor
*Born: April 22, 1929 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
*Hometown: Hamilton, Ontario
*Died: December 14, 2015 at Brantford, Ontario
*Position: Left Wing, Coach, & General Manager
is a former professional player, scout and coach.
Sonmor was a left winger who played two seasons (1953–1955) in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. Sonmor was considered a highly physical player known for his fighting abilities, but suffered a career-ending injury to his left eye in 1955 when he was hit by a slap shot from teammate Steve Kraftcheck.
Sonmor coached at various levels in junior ice hockey, at Ohio State University, and at the University of Minnesota. He joined the fledgling Minnesota Fighting Saints of the World Hockey Association as coach and general manager in 1972. Sonmor gave up coaching duties in the middle of the 1972–73 season, but continued as GM. After the original Fighting Saints folded in 1976, the WHA's Cleveland Crusaders moved to St. Paul and changed their name to the New Minnesota Fighting Saints. Sonmor was hired as the New Saints' coach and general manager. The New Saints folded in January 1977. Sonmor later coached the WHA's Birmingham Bulls. 
Sonmor was head coach of the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League for four seasons, leading the team to the 1981 Stanley Cup Finals, only to lose in five games to the New York Islanders. 
Sonmor was awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy in 2006.
==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
1945-46 	Hamilton Lloyds 	OHA-Jr 	 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1946-47 	Hamilton Szabos 	OHA-Jr 	 	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1947-48 	Guelph Biltmores 	OHA-Jr 	 	36 	21 	15 	36 	20 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1948-49 	Brandon Wheat Kings	MJHL 	 	30 	18 	30 	48 	40 	 	7 	2 	5 	7 	11
1948-49 	Brandon Wheat Kings	Memorial Cup	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	18 	8 	9 	17 	33
1949-50 	Minneapolis Millers	USHL 	 	55 	17 	43 	60 	25 	 	7 	2 	4 	6 	7
1950-51 	Cleveland Barons 	AHL 	 	65 	14 	35 	49 	47 	 	11 	3 	4 	7 	14
1951-52 	St. Louis Flyers 	AHL 	 	67 	24 	30 	54 	32 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1952-53 	Cleveland Barons 	AHL 	 	64 	25 	26 	51 	62 	 	11 	0 	2 	2 	18
1953-54 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	15 	2 	0 	2 	17 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1953-54 	Cleveland Barons 	AHL 	 	31 	13 	12 	25 	45 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1954-55 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	13 	0 	0 	0 	4 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1954-55 	Cleveland Barons 	AHL 	 	36 	11 	21 	32 	34 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals 	 	28 	2 	0 	2 	21 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Coaching===
  	  	 	 	 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	 	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League	Type 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	Pts 	Finish 	 	GP 	W 	L 	Results
1958-59	Ohio State Buckeyes 	NCAA 	Head 	 	70 	30 	38 	2 	62 	5th 	 	DNQ 	DNQ 	DNQ 	DNQ
1965-66	Ohio State Buckeyes 	NCAA 	Head 	 	16 	9 	7 	0 	18 	- 	 	DNQ 	DNQ 	DNQ 	DNQ
1966-67	Minnesota Golden Gophers 	WCHA 	Head 	 	23 	5 	17 	1 	11 	8th 	 	1 	0 	1 	Lost 1st Round
1967-68	Minnesota Golden Gophers 	WCHA 	Head 	 	22 	13 	9 	0 	26 	5th 	 	2 	1 	1 	Lost 2nd Round
1968-69	Minnesota Golden Gophers 	WCHA 	Head 	 	22 	11 	9 	2 	24 	5th 	 	1 	0 	1 	Lost East Semi
1969-70	Minnesota Golden Gophers 	WCHA 	Head 	 	26 	18 	8 	0 	36 	1st 	 	2 	1 	1 	Lost East Final
1970-71	Minnesota Golden Gophers 	WCHA 	Head 	 	22 	9 	12 	1 	19 	5th 	 	2 	2 	0 	Won East
1970-71	Minnesota Golden Gophers 	NCAA 	Head 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	 	2 	1 	1 	Lost Final
1971-72	Minnesota Golden Gophers 	WCHA 	Head 	 	28 	7 	21 	0 	14 	10th 	 	DNQ 	DNQ 	DNQ 	DNQ
1972-73	Minnesota Fighting Saints	WHA 	Head 	 	59 	28 	28 	3 	59 	- 	 	- 	- 	- 	-
1976-77	Minnesota Fighting Saints	WHA 	Head 	 	42 	19 	18 	5 	43 	- 	 	Team Folded	Team Folded	Team Folded	Team Folded
1977-78	Birmingham Bulls 	WHA 	Head 	 	77 	36 	38 	3 	75 	6th 	 	5 	1 	4 	Lost Qtr Final
1978-79	Minnesota North Stars 	NHL 	Head 	 	69 	25 	34 	10 	60 	4th Adams 	 	DNQ 	DNQ 	DNQ 	DNQ
1979-80	Minnesota North Stars 	NHL 	Head 	 	80 	36 	28 	16 	88 	3rd Adams 	 	15 	8 	7 	Lost Semi
1980-81	Minnesota North Stars 	NHL 	Head 	 	80 	35 	28 	17 	87 	3rd Adams 	 	19 	12 	7 	Lost Final
1981-82	Minnesota North Stars 	NHL 	Head 	 	80 	37 	23 	20 	94 	1st Norris 	 	4 	1 	3 	Lost Div Semi
1982-83	Minnesota North Stars 	NHL 	Head 	 	43 	22 	12 	9 	53 	- 	 	- 	- 	- 	-
1984-85	Minnesota North Stars 	NHL 	Head 	 	67 	22 	35 	10 	54 	4th Norris 	 	9 	5 	4 	Lost Div Final
1986-87	Minnesota North Stars 	NHL 	Head 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	1 	- 	 	- 	- 	- 	-
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Managing===
Season 	Team 	League	Position 	Finish 	Playoffs
1972-73	Minnesota Fighting Saints	WHA 	General Manager	4th West 	Lost W Semi
1973-74	Minnesota Fighting Saints	WHA 	General Manager	2nd West 	Lost W Final
1974-75	Minnesota Fighting Saints	WHA 	General Manager	3rd West 	Lost Semi
1975-76	Minnesota Fighting Saints	WHA 	General Manager	Team Folded	-
1976-77	Minnesota Fighting Saints	WHA 	General Manager	Team Folded	-
1977-78	Birmingham Bulls 	WHA 	General Manager	6th 	Lost Qtr Final
==Career Moves==
*Traded to Cleveland (AHL) by NY Rangers with Eric Pogue for Andy Bathgate and Vic Howe, November 15, 1954.
== Awards & Achievements ==
*Manitoba Junior Hockey League Assist Leader (1949)
*Manitoba Junior Hockey League Second All-Star Team (1949)
*Turnbull Cup Manitoba Junior Hockey League Championship (1949)
*Abbott Cup Western Canada Junior A Hockey Championship (1949)
*United States Hockey League Championship (1950)
*Calder Cup American Hockey League Championship (1951 & 1953)
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1929
Category:Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters alumni
Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers coaches
Category:Minnesota Fighting Saints coaches
Category:Minnesota North Stars coaches
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:Minneapolis Millers players
Category:Cleveland Barons (AHL, 1937-1973) players
Category:Ohio State Buckeyes coaches
Category:Retired in 1955
Category:Brandon Wheat Kings (MJHL) players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Canadian ice hockey coaches
Category:Manitoba junior hockey All-Time Roster