Ray Getliffe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ray Getliffe

Canadian ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 03-Apr-1914

Place of Birth: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 15-Jun-2008

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Raymond Getliffe (April 3, 1914 – June 15, 2008) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens.
Born in Galt, Ontario (now Cambridge, Ontario), he played with the Saint John St.
Peters.
At the time of his death he was believed to be the oldest living former Montreal Canadiens player.
Getliffe's name is on the Stanley Cup twice, for 1939 with Boston and 1944 with Montreal.
On February 6, 1943 while playing for the Canadiens he scored five goals in one game. After finishing his playing career, Getliffe briefly officiated in the NHL.
Retired from hockey, Getliffe and his wife Lorna remained in Montreal until moving to London, Ontario in 1990, where he grew up.Getliffe died in London of liver cancer at age 94.
At the time of his death, reports claimed that he was the oldest living NHL alumnus, about four months older than ex-New York Ranger and Chicago Blackhawk Clint Smith.
These reports, however, overlooked players who had only played a certain number of games, such as Louis Holmes and Al Suomi.



Description	Canadian photographer and photojournalist
Date of birth/death	17 July 1912	12 January 1968
Location of birth/death	Montreal	Montreal
Work period	1932-1960
Work location	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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