Ivan Gladstone "Mike" Mitchell (July 9, 1893 — May 8, 1942) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played three seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto St. Patricks. Before playing in the NHL Mitchell played the 1914–15 season with the Portland Rosebuds of the PCHA. In 1922, Mitchell was injured during the second game of the season and missed the rest of the season. He is still credited with winning the Stanley Cup that season.
| Ivan Mitchell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Mitchell with the 1914–15 Portland Rosebuds | |||
| Born |
July 9, 1893 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died |
May 8, 1942 (aged 48) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Portland Rosebuds Toronto St. Patricks | ||
| Playing career | 1914–1922 | ||
Military duty
editBetween 1915 and 1919 Mitchell was on military duty, fighting with the Canadian forces in World War 1. A notice in the Vancouver Daily World on November 19, 1917, claimed Mitchell had succumbed to his wounds in a London hospital,[1] but the information turned out to be inaccurate as he was still alive.[2]
Mitchell died on May 8, 1942, in his hometown of Winnipeg.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | SO | GAA | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | SO | GAA | ||
| 1912–13 | Phoenix Hockey Club | BCBHL | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 420 | 18 | 0 | 2.57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1913–14 | Phoenix Hockey Club | BCBHL | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 610 | 32 | 0 | 3.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1914–15 | Portland Rosebuds | PCHA | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1113 | 83 | 0 | 4.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1915–16 | Military duty | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1916–17 | Military duty | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1917–18 | Military duty | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1918–19 | Military duty | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1919–20 | Toronto St. Pats | NHL | 16 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 830 | 60 | 0 | 4.34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1920–21 | Toronto St. Pats | NHL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 240 | 22 | 0 | 5.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1921–22 | Toronto St. Pats | NHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| PCHA totals | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1113 | 83 | 0 | 4.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 22 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1190 | 88 | 0 | 4.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Coast hockey player succumbs to wounds" Vancouver Daily World. Nov. 19, 1917 (pg. 10). Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ "May Still Be Alive – Relatives Have Had No Advices Concerning Death of Hockey Star" The Province (Vancouver). Nov. 21, 1917 (pg. 12). Retrieved 2021-05-14.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database