Nick Bawlf

For the Canadian businessman, see Nicholas Bawlf.

Nicholas John Bawlf (January 8, 1884 – June 6, 1947) was a Canadian ice hockey player, ice hockey coach, soccer coach, and lacrosse coach. He played in the National Hockey Association (NHA) for the Haileybury Comets, Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers and Toronto Shamrocks.

Nick Bawlf
Born	(1884-01-08)January 8, 1884^[1] Winnipeg, Manitoba
Died	June 6, 1947(1947-06-06) (aged 63) Ithaca, New York
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	Haileybury Comets Montreal Canadiens Montreal Wanderers Toronto Shamrocks
Playing career	1909–1916
Coaching career
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1920–1947	Cornell
Head coaching record
Overall	45–76–4 (.376)

Bawlf with the Haileybury Comets.

Playing career

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Bawlf first played senior amateur hockey for Winnipeg of the Manitoba Senior Hockey League in 1903. In 1905, he moved to Ottawa to study at Ottawa College, playing for three seasons with the College. He contracted typhoid fever in 1907 and did not play that season. He became a professional with Haileybury in 1910. He played two seasons for the club, the first in the NHA and the second in the Timiskaming Professional Hockey League (TPHL) after the club left the NHA. In 1911–12, he played for Fort William of the Northern Ontario Hockey League, before returning to the NHA with the Toronto Shamrocks. He was released in mid-season from the Shamrocks and joined the Canadiens. The following season he joined the Wanderers before leaving to enlist in the army.

After his time in the army ended, he became coach at Queen's University of Kingston, Ontario. In 1920, he joined Cornell University where he coached until 1947. Bawlf also coached the Cornell lacrosse team from 1920 until 1939. He was the coach of Cornell soccer from 1920–1946.^[2]

His cousin Billy Bawlf was also a hockey player and was a member of the 1901 Stanley Cup winning Winnipeg Victorias team, although he did not play in the challenge series on January 29 and 31 against the Montreal Shamrocks (4-3, 2-1).

Nick Bawlf died in Ithaca, New York on June 6, 1947 after a long illness.^[3]

College head coaching record

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Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Cornell Big Red (Independent) (1920–1931)
1920–21	Cornell	3–2–0
1921–22	Cornell	4–1–0
1922–23	Cornell	0–4–2
1923–24	Cornell	2–2–0
1924–25	Cornell	1–4–0
1925–26	Cornell	2–4–0
1926–27	Cornell	1–6–0
1927–28	Cornell	2–3–0
1928–29	Cornell	2–3–0
1929–30	Cornell	4–2–0
1930–31	Cornell	3–2–0
Cornell:		24–33–2
Cornell Big Red (Independent) (1933–1947)
1933–34	Cornell	0–1–1
1934–35	Cornell	2–2–0
1935–36	Cornell	1–2–1
1936–37	Cornell	1–1–0
1937–38	Cornell	0–4–0
1938–39	Cornell	2–4–0
1939–40	Cornell	5–6–0
1940–41	Cornell	2–5–0
1941–42	Cornell	4–2–0
1942–43	Cornell	2–2–0
1943–44	Cornell	1–3–0
1944–45	Cornell	0–4–0
1945–46	Cornell	1–3–0
1946–47	Cornell	0–4–0
Cornell:		21–43–2
Total:		45–76–4
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. SIHR – Player List sihrhockey.org
2. Nicholas Bawlf (cornellbigred.com)
3. ""Nick" Bawlf Dies In Ithaca – Was Outstanding Canadian Athlete" Evening Citizen (Ottawa). June 6, 1947 (pg. 1). Retrieved 2020-10-30.
4. "Cornell Men's Hockey Media Guide Pages 59-88 (History and Records)" (PDF). Cornell Big Red. Retrieved October 16, 2018.

External links

• Nick Bawlf at JustSportsStats