23 Facts About Roy Conacher

Roy Gordon Conacher was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks.

Roy Conacher was a member of the Memorial Cup winning West Toronto Nationals in 1935 as Canadian junior champions and was a member of the Ontario Hockey Association senior champion Toronto Dominions in 1937.

Roy Conacher was posthumously inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998, following his brothers to become the only trio of siblings so enshrined.

Roy Conacher was born October 5,1916, along with his twin brother Bert.

Roy Conacher's father was a teamster, and struggled to earn enough money to support the family.

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Roy Conacher joined his elder brothers in playing hockey, and having started younger than they had, was regarded as a better skater.

Roy Conacher went on to join his brothers Lionel and Charlie in professional hockey.

Roy Conacher played his minor hockey with the Toronto Marlboro organization and was a member of Ontario provincial championship winning teams at the bantam and midget age groups.

Roy Conacher next played junior hockey with the West Toronto Nationals in the Ontario Hockey Association junior league between 1933 and 1936.

Roy Conacher then played with then the Kirkland Lake Hargreaves of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association.

Roy Conacher had only one goal during the 1941 Stanley Cup playoffs, but the Bruins were the NHL's dominant team and swept the Detroit Red Wings in the Final to win their second Stanley Cup in three years.

In 1942, Conacher left the Bruins to enlist in the Royal Canadian Air Force for the duration of the Second World War where he served as a physical training instructor.

Roy Conacher appeared in only four games late in the season following his discharge from the military.

Roy Conacher led the team with 30 goals and 54 points, seventh best in the league, and scored four goals in one game that were all assisted by Billy Taylor on a night where the latter player set an NHL record with seven assists.

Roy Conacher became embroiled in a bitter contract dispute with Detroit manager Jack Adams following the season.

Roy Conacher announced instead that he planned to retire from hockey, a decision he claimed to have been mulling over for a couple years.

Roy Conacher recorded 68 points while his 26 goals were good enough for second in the league.

Roy Conacher scored his 200th career goal during the season, at the time a rare feat for an NHL player.

Roy Conacher was driven to that pinnacle by a deeply-rooted motivation – a desire for perfection.

Roy Conacher remained in the community with his wife Fran and children Roy Jr.

Roy Conacher later moved to Victoria, British Columbia where, after an eight-year battle with cancer, he died in 1984.

Roy Conacher's career was recognized by the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998 when he was posthumously inducted by the veterans committee.

Roy Conacher joined Charlie and Lionel as the only trio of brothers to be so honoured.