Hap Emms, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Hap Emms

Canadian ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 12-Jan-1905

Place of Birth: Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 23-Oct-1988

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Hap Emms

  • Leighton Alfred Emms (January 12, 1905 – October 23, 1988) was a Canadian ice hockey player, coach, team owner, and general manager, during nearly 60 years in hockey.
  • Emms played 17 seasons of professional hockey as a left winger and a defenceman, including 10 seasons and 320 games in the National Hockey League.
  • After playing, Emms had a 33 year presence in the Ontario Hockey Association, as the owner of the Barrie Flyers, Niagara Falls Flyers, and St.
  • Catharines Black Hawks between 1945 and 1978.
  • Teams that Emms coached or owned appeared in eight Memorial Cup tournaments, winning four Memorial Cups.
  • He was nicknamed "Happy Emms" due to the sour look on his face, which was later shortened to "Hap Emms."

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