Haldor Halderson

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Haldor Halderson

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Haldor Halderson

Haldor Halderson representing Canada at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Born

January 7, 1898
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Died

August 1, 1965 (aged 67)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Height

6 ft 3 in (191 cm)

Weight

200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)

Position

Defence/Winger

Shot

Right

Played for

Victoria Aristocrats (PCHA)
Victoria Cougars (PCHA/WCHL/WHL)
Detroit Cougars (NHL)
Toronto St. Pats/Maple Leafs (NHL)

National team

Canada

Playing career

1917–1937

Medal record

Olympic Games

	1920 Antwerp	Team

Haldor Halderson (Halldór Halldórsson; January 7, 1898 – August 1, 1965)^[1]^[2] was an Icelandic-Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Halderson was the right wing for the Winnipeg Falcons, the Canadian team which won the Olympic gold medal in 1920. Slim then joined the Victoria Aristocrats/Victoria Cougars and helped them win the Stanley Cup in 1925. On both occasions he was a teammate of fellow Icelandic-Canadian ice hockey star Frank Fredrickson, making them the first players to win an Olympic gold medal and a Stanley Cup.^[4]

Playing career

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Halderson was born as Halldór Halldórsson in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Icelandic immigrants Halldór Kristinn Halldórsson and Jórunn Kristolína Jónsdóttir.^[1]^[5]

Halderson never played organized junior or intermediate ice hockey in his hometown of Winnipeg, but sprang into fame overnight when he joined the senior ranks of the Winnipeg Ypres team of the Manitoba Hockey Association's military league in 1917–18. Halderson was nicknamed "Slim" due to his lanky frame during his first years in senior amateur and professional hockey. At the start of the 1921–22 season, Halderson's first in the PCHA with the Victoria Aristocrats, he weighed in at only 166 pounds on a 6 feet 2 inches frame.^[6] As his playing career went along he put on more weight.

During the 1920–21 season, Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president H. J. Sterling hired a detective who discovered that Halderson and teammate Robert Benson received C$6,500 to play amateur hockey.^[7] The Amateur Athletic Union of Canada voided Halderson's registration card and he was suspended from the 1921 Allan Cup playoffs, although the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association allowed him and his Saskatoon team to continue in the league playoffs.^[8]

Halderson scored the first goal in the history of the Detroit Cougars (modern day Detroit Red Wings) franchise on November 20, 1926.^[9]

Statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1917–18	Winnipeg Ypres	MHL	7	5	6	11	4	—	—	—	—	—
1917–18	Winnipeg Ypres	Al-Cup	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	3	7	4
1918–19	Winnipeg Monarchs	MHL	9	3	5	8	4	—	—	—	—	—
1919–20	Winnipeg Falcons	MHL	9	10	11	21	10	—	—	—	—	—
1919–20	Winnipeg Falcons	Al-Cup	—	—	—	—	—	6	4	6	10	6
1920–21	Saskatoon Crescents	SSHL	16	12	3	15	38	4	8	0	8	9
1921–22	Victoria Aristocrats	PCHA	23	7	3	10	13	—	—	—	—	—
1922–23	Victoria Cougars	PCHA	29	10	5	15	26	2	0	0	0	0
1923–24	Victoria Cougars	PCHA	30	6	2	8	50	—	—	—	—	—
1924–25	Victoria Cougars	WCHL	28	3	6	9	71	4	1	0	1	12
1924–25	Victoria Cougars	St-Cup	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	1	3	8
1925–26	Victoria Cougars	WHL	23	3	1	4	51	3	1	0	1	10
1925–26	Victoria Cougars	St-Cup	—	—	—	—	—	4	1	0	1	8
1926–27	Detroit Cougars	NHL	19	2	0	2	29	—	—	—	—	—
1926–27	Toronto St. Pats/Maple Leafs	NHL	25	1	2	3	36	—	—	—	—	—
1927–28	Quebec Castors	Can-Am	40	13	5	18	71	6	1	1	2	14
1928–29	Newark Bulldogs	Can-Am	40	6	3	9	107	—	—	—	—	—
1929–30	Kansas City Pla-Mors	AHA	48	8	7	15	76	5	0	0	0	8
1930–31	Kansas City Pla-Mors	AHA	47	5	7	12	77	8	1	1	2	10
1931–32	Kansas City Pla-Mors	AHA	46	9	3	12	69	4	2	0	2	0
1932–33	Kansas City Pla-Mors	AHA	26	1	4	5	30	—	—	—	—	—
1932–33	Duluth Hornets / Wichita Blue Jays	AHA	24	7	2	9	40	—	—	—	—	—
1933–34	Tulsa Oilers	AHA	48	9	12	21	66	4	0	2	2	4
1934–35	Tulsa Oilers	AHA	48	6	13	19	65	5	1	2	3	2
1935–36	Tulsa Oilers	AHA	48	6	14	20	25	3	0	0	0	4
1936–37	Wichita Skyhawks	AHA	48	5	4	9	30	—	—	—	—	—
AHA totals			383	56	66	122	478	29	4	5	9	28
PCHA/WCHL totals			133	29	17	46	211	9	2	0	2	31
NHL totals			44	3	2	5	65	—	—	—	—	—