Ollie Reinikka
| Ollie Reinikka | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 2, 1901 Shuswap, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Died |
November 2, 1962 (aged 61) Canmore, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Vancouver Maroons New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1920–1937 | ||
Alver Mathias "Ollie Rocco" Reinikka (August 2, 1901 – November 2, 1962) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. In the 1926–27 season, he played 16 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. Reinikka was born in Shuswap, British Columbia, but grew up in Canmore, Alberta.
Playing career
Prior to his short stint with the Rangers Ollie Reinikka played with the Vancouver Maroons of the WCHL.
Reinikka, of Finnish descent, picked up the nickname of "Ollie Rocco" while playing with the New York Rangers. The Madison Square Garden publicity department team of Bruno and Blythe gave nicknames intended to help attract more diverse audiences to games, in this case, Italian.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1920–21 | Canmore Roses | ASHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1921–22 | Canmore Roses | ASHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1922–23 | Canmore Roses | ASHL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1923–24 | Canmore Roses | ASHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1924–25 | Vancouver Maroons | WCHL | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Vancouver Maroons | WHL | 27 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | New York Rangers | NHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Springfield Indians | Can-Am | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1927–28 | Stratford Nationals | Can-Pro | 42 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1928–29 | Hamilton Tigers | Can-Pro | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1928–29 | Seattle Eskimos | PCHL | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1929–30 | Seattle Eskimos | PCHL | 35 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | London Tecumsehs | IHL | 44 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | London Tecumsehs | IHL | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | Rossland Miners | WKHL | 16 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1935–36 | Rossland Miners | WKHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1936–37 | Rossland Miners | WKHL | 14 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WCHL/WHL totals | 46 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- Boucher, Frank; Frayne, Trent (1973). When The Rangers Were Young. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. ISBN 0-396-06852-9.
- ↑ Boucher & Frayne 1973, pp. 6–7.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Categories:
- 1901 births
- 1962 deaths
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Canadian people of Finnish descent
- Hamilton Tigers (CPHL) players
- Ice hockey people from Alberta
- London Tecumsehs players
- New York Rangers players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- People from Canmore, Alberta
- Seattle Eskimos players
- Springfield Indians players
- Stratford Nationals players
- Vancouver Maroons players
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen