Dudley Garrett Explained

Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:190
Birth Date:1924 7, mf=yes
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:, Cabot Strait,
off Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland
Career Start:1942
Career End:1944

Dudley Morine "Red" Garrett (July 24, 1924 – November 24, 1944) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 23 games for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League in the 1942–43 season. He was killed in action in 1944 during the Second World War when the ship he was on sank. The American Hockey League established a trophy, the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award, in 1947 for the best rookie of the year in his honour.

Biography

Dudley was born in Toronto, Ontario. He attended Hodgson Senior Public School (now known as Hodgson Middle School) in North Toronto. Garrett originally was the property of the Toronto Maple Leafs, however, he was traded in 1942 along with Hank Goldup to the Rangers for future Hart Trophy recipient, Babe Pratt. Able seaman Garrett died in action during the Second World War while serving on the Flower-class corvette .[1] During the Battle of the St. Lawrence, while on a convoy escort mission in the Cabot Strait, his ship was torpedoed by German submarine U-1228, and sank in four minutes on the night of 24 November 1944.[2] All 90 crew members were lost including seven officers and 83 ratings.[3] The American Hockey League presented a trophy in his honour in 1947, the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award, which is given to the best rookie in the AHL each season.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1940–41Toronto Army ShamrocksTIHL
1941–42Toronto MarlborosOHA18 2 5 7 612 1 1 2 6
1941–42Toronto Red IndiansTIHL12 1 4 5 22
1942–43New York RangersNHL23 1 1 2 18
1942–43Providence RedsAHL6 0 0 0 2
1942–43Sydney NavyNSDHL1 0 0 0 2
1943–44Toronto NavyOHA Sr13 0 1 1 12
1943–44Cornwallis NavyNSDHL4 4 5 9 183 1 0 1 15
NHL totals23 1 1 2 18

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Notes and References

  1. News: Star Staff. Nine Montrealers Lost as Corvette Sinks. The Montreal Daily Star. 7 December 1944. 1. 24 November 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20241125054131/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montreal-star-nine-montrealers-lost/159693098/. 25 November 2024. live. Newspapers.co/m.
  2. News: St. Amand. Tom. Slater. Tom. SARNIA REMEMBERS: Son attends funeral of father decades after war ends (continued). The Sarnia Journal. Sarnia Media Group Inc.. Sarnia, Ontario. 10 November 2023. 24 November 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240114152256/https://www.thesarniajournal.ca/sarnia-remembers/sarnia-remembers-son-attends-funeral-of-father-decades-after-war-ends-continued-7973695. 14 January 2024. live.
  3. News: CP Staff. Official Casualty List of HMCS Shawinigan. Edmonton Bulletin. Alberta Free Press Limited. Edmonton, Alberta. The Canadian Press. 7 December 1944. 3. 24 November 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20241124231616/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-edmonton-bulletin-official-casualty/159692202/. 24 November 2024. live. Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: AHL Staff. Dudley (Red) Garrett Mimorial Award. American Hockey League Hall of Fame. American Hockey League. Springfield, Massachusetts. 2024. 25 November 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240523100732/https://ahlhalloffame.com/dudley-red-garrett-memorial-award. 23 May 2024. live.