Clifford Raymond Pennington (April 18, 1940 – May 26, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 102 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins between 1961 and 1962. Internationally Pennington played for the Canadian national team at the 1960 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal. He died in 2020.[1]
Cliff Pennington | |||
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Born |
(1940-04-18)April 18, 1940 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
Died |
May 26, 2020(2020-05-26) (aged 80) St. Petersburg, Florida, US | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Boston Bruins | ||
Playing career | 1959–1973 |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's Ice hockey | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
![]() | 1960 Squaw Valley | Ice hockey |
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1955–56 | St. Boniface Canadiens | MJHL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1955–56 | St. Boniface Canadiens | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1956–57 | St. Boniface Canadiens | MJHL | 30 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
1957–58 | Flin Flon Bombers | SJHL | 47 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 0 | ||
1958–59 | Flin Flon Bombers | SJHL | 48 | 62 | 50 | 112 | 116 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 15 | ||
1958–59 | Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1958–59 | Flin Flon Bombers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 4 | ||
1959–60 | Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen | OHA | 47 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||
1959–60 | Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1959–60 | Flin Flon Bombers | SJHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1959–60 | Flin Flon Bombers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6 | ||
1959–60 | Edmonton Oil Kings | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
1960–61 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1960–61 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EPHL | 65 | 33 | 69 | 102 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0 | ||
1961–62 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 70 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1962–63 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 28 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1962–63 | Kingston Frontenacs | EPHL | 39 | 21 | 41 | 62 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | ||
1963–64 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | 26 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1963–64 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 43 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1964–65 | Verdun Pirates | QSHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1965–66 | Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 36 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1966–67 | Florida Rockets | EHL | 64 | 37 | 49 | 86 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | Nashville Dixie Flyers | EHL | 68 | 49 | 66 | 115 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
1968–69 | Nashville Dixie Flyers | EHL | 72 | 59 | 58 | 117 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4 | ||
1969–70 | Des Moines Oak Leafs | IHL | 72 | 43 | 57 | 100 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
1970–71 | Des Moines Oak Leafs | IHL | 54 | 22 | 42 | 64 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | St. Petersburg Suns | EHL | 66 | 25 | 56 | 81 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
1972–73 | Suncoast Suns | EHL | 48 | 25 | 47 | 72 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1973–74 | Suncoast Suns | EHL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
EHL totals | 318 | 195 | 276 | 471 | 117 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 6 | ||||
NHL totals | 102 | 17 | 42 | 59 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1960 | Canada | Ice hockey at the Olympics | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Senior totals | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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