Ralph "Cooney" Weiland was a Canadian ice hockey forward who played for the Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, and Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.
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12 Facts About Cooney Weiland
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Cooney Weiland began playing junior hockey in Seaforth, where he spent three seasons with his hometown team.
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Cooney Weiland joined that city's junior team, the Owen Sound Greys, and led them to the 1924 Memorial Cup as Canadian champions.
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Cooney Weiland was the club's top scorer with 68 goals in 25 games.
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Cooney Weiland flourished under those conditions, shattering the NHL's single-season points record of 51 which had been set two years earlier by Montreal Canadiens legend Howie Morenz.
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Cooney Weiland returned to Boston in 1935 and retired in 1939 with 173 goals and 333 points in 510 career games.
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Cooney Weiland helmed the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League for the next four seasons, then coached the league's New Haven entry for two more years.
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Cooney Weiland received the Lester Patrick Award for contribution to hockey in the United States in 1972.
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Cooney Weiland coached seven All-Americans, including three-time first-team selection Joe Cavanagh '71 and two-time pick David Johnston '63.
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Cooney Weiland earned the Hobey Baker Legend of College Hockey Award in 1993.
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