Cooney Weiland | |||
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Hockey Hall of Fame, 1971 | |||
Born |
Egmondville, Ontario, Canada | November 5, 1904||
Died |
July 3, 1985 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 80)||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Boston Bruins Ottawa Senators Detroit Red Wings | ||
Playing career | 1925–1939 |
Ralph "Cooney" Weiland (November 5, 1904 – July 3, 1985) was a Canadian ice hockey forward who played for the Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, and Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Weiland was part of the Bruins' 1928 "Dynamite Line" with Dutch Gainor and Dit Clapper, one of the earliest "named" forward lines in NHL history. He was born in Egmondville, Ontario, but grew up in Seaforth, Ontario.