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Don Metz (ice hockey)

Don Metz
Born (1916-01-10)January 10, 1916
Wilcox, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died November 16, 2007(2007-11-16) (aged 91)
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1938–1949

Donald Maurice Metz (January 10, 1916 – November 16, 2007) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played parts of nine seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League from 1939 to 1949. While with the Maple Leafs he won the Stanley Cup five times. Born in Wilcox, Saskatchewan, he was the brother of Leafs teammate Nick Metz.

Playing career

Metz was an integral part of the Leafs' come from behind victory in the 1942 Stanley Cup Finals against the Detroit Red Wings. In game five, he scored three goals and two assists to lead the Leafs to a 9–3 victory. He also scored the game-winning goal in game six. What made Metz' accomplishment more successful is that he was not put in the lineup until the Leafs were down 3–0; the Leafs won all four games in which he was dressed. Metz finished the series with four goals and three assists.

The rest of his years were split between the Leafs and the AHL's Pittsburgh Hornets. He ended up playing 172 NHL games, scoring 20 goals and 35 assists for 55 points during the regular season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1935–36 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHA 10 9 4 13 5 5 3 0 3 8
1935–36 Toronto Goodyears OHA Sr 13 6 3 9 4 9 3 4 7 10
1936–37 Toronto Goodyears OHA Sr 9 3 2 5 6 5 0 2 2 6
1937–38 Toronto Goodyears OHA Sr 16 20 22 42 4 6 6 2 8 2
1937–28 Toronto Goodyears Al-Cup — — — — — 4 1 1 2 6
1938–39 Toronto Goodyears OHA Sr 18 15 16 31 8 5 4 5 9 0
1938–39 Toronto Goodyears Al-Cup — — — — — 10 12 3 15 17
1938–39 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0
1939–40 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 32 13 25 38 10 7 2 2 4 4
1939–40 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 10 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 0
1940–41 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 33 4 10 14 6 7 1 1 2 2
1941–42 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 25 2 3 5 8 4 4 3 7 0
1942–43 Regina Army Corps SSHL 24 43 26 69 12 5 10 4 14 6
1943–44 Toronto RCAF TIHL — — — — — 2 1 1 2 4
1944–45 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL — — — — — 11 0 1 1 4
1945–46 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 44 22 29 51 8 6 3 4 7 2
1945–46 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
1946–47 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 24 19 17 36 4 — — — — —
1946–47 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 40 4 9 13 10 11 2 3 5 4
1947–48 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1947–48 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 26 4 6 10 2 2 0 0 0 2
1948–49 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 17 5 7 12 4 — — — — —
1948–49 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 33 4 6 10 12 3 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 170 20 35 55 42 42 7 8 15 12

Awards

See also

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