Chuck Blair

Chuck Blair
Born	(1928-07-23)July 23, 1928 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died	December 14, 2006(2006-12-14) (aged 78)
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	1948–1961

Charles Blair (July 23, 1928 – December 14, 2006) was a Scottish-born Canadian ice hockey player. He played one game in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1948–49 season, on December 4, 1948, against the Chicago Black Hawks. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1948 to 1961, was mainly spent in the American Hockey League.

Playing career

Blair was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and while still an infant, he immigrated with his family to Canada. He played junior hockey with the Oshawa Generals before he was called up by the Toronto Maple Leafs to play his one and only National Hockey League game. After spending time with the Toronto Marlboros, Blair signed with the American Hockey League's Pittsburgh Hornets in 1950. In 1953, Blair was traded to the Cleveland Barons and a year later, he was traded again to the Buffalo Bisons. In 1957, Blair moved to the Western Hockey League and signed for the Calgary Stampeders. After two years, he returned to the AHL with the Quebec Aces. He played one more season in the Eastern Hockey League with the Clinton Comets before retiring in 1961. He was the brother of the former professional hockey player George Blair.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1946–47	Oshawa Generals	OHA		28	19	22	41	6		—	—	—	—	—
1947–48	Oshawa Generals	OHA		33	18	20	38	24		6	0	1	1	13
1948–49	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1948–49	Toronto Marlboros	OHA Sr		36	21	14	35	47		10	6	5	11	6
1948–49	Toronto Marlboros	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		13	4	5	9	10
1949–50	Toronto Marlboros	OHA Sr		39	21	23	44	36		14	5	4	9	4
1949–50	Toronto Marlboros	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		17	8	9	17	17
1950–51	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		71	27	16	43	41		13	6	1	7	8
1951–52	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		57	13	25	38	22		11	1	2	3	6
1952–53	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		48	17	18	35	16		10	2	3	5	10
1953–54	Cleveland Barons	AHL		59	23	15	38	2		9	4	3	7	2
1954–55	Cleveland Barons	AHL		21	3	4	7	0		—	—	—	—	—
1954–55	Buffalo Bisons	AHL		38	9	13	22	8		10	5	0	5	0
1955–56	Buffalo Bisons	AHL		56	17	16	33	20		5	3	1	4	4
1956–57	Buffalo Bisons	AHL		64	19	18	37	22		—	—	—	—	—
1957–58	Calgary Stampeders	WHL		65	25	23	48	31		14	2	9	11	0
1958–59	Calgary Stampeders	WHL		35	19	15	34	6		8	4	0	4	4
1959–60	Quebec Aces	AHL		48	8	12	20	8		—	—	—	—	—
1960–61	Clinton Comets	EHL		61	21	41	62	12		4	0	1	1	0
AHL totals				462	136	137	273	139		58	21	10	31	30
NHL totals				1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—

See also

• List of National Hockey League players born in the United Kingdom
• List of players who played only one game in the NHL

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database