Sprague Cleghorn ended his 11 year NHL career as a Bruin after he was traded to Boston by Montreal for $5,000 on October 13, 1925. He won 2 Stanley Cups as an Ottawa Senator and was a major part on Montreal's first ever Stanley Cup win. Cleghorn died in Montreal in 1956. Two years later, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Frank Frederickson was in his first NHL season when the Detroit Cougars traded him to the Bruins on Jan. 6, 1927. He
had major success before joining the NHL, winning an Allan Cup and an Olympic Gold Medal in 1920, scoring 12 goals in the 3 games. Frank was elected to Hockey's Hall of Fame in 1958. He passed away in Toronto, May 28, 1979.
Roger Cormier's NHL career was as short as they get, he signed a free agent contract with the Canadiens on January 15th, 1926 and played a single game for them that season. It would be his only game at the NHL level. He spent the next ten seasons playing minor pro hockey, primarily in Providence and Cleveland before leaving the game in 1936.
Bert McCaffrey had a longer NHL career than the previous two, he played seven seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto St. Pats, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Canadiens. He was traded to Montreal by Pittsburgh for Gord Fraser on December 23, 1929 and played his final 50 NHL games in the Habs uniform. Perhaps the greatest highlight of McCaffery's career was when he competed in the 1924 Winter Olympic Games in Chamonix, France winning a Gold Medal while scoring 15 goals in the 4 games he played.
Pete Palangio would play 71 NHL games in his 23 year hockey career. He made his debut in Montreal during the 1926-27 season appearing in 6 regular season and 4 playoff games without getting any stats on the scoresheet. He would play on 17 more teams with NHL stops in Detroit, back to Montreal and finally the Chicago Blackhawks.
Jean Pusie was the great traveling comedian of professional hockey. Between 1929 and 1947, he played for 28 different teams -- not counting return engagements. He first joined the Habs in 1930-31 playing 6 regular season and 3 playoff games. By the time he retired in 1947 he had made 3 NHL stops in Montreal and one each in Boston and Detroit.
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