Roland McLenahan

Roland Joseph "Rollie" McLenahan (October 26, 1921 – April 23, 1984) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played 8 games in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1945–46 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1941 to 1957, was spent in the minor leagues.

Roland McLenahan
Born	(1921-10-26)October 26, 1921 Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Died	April 23, 1984(1984-04-23) (aged 62) Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Detroit Red Wings
Playing career	1941–1957

McLenahan was a member of the AHL First All Star Team in 1950, and a member of the IHL First All-Star Team in 1954, 1955, and 1956. He retired from playing hockey following the 1956–1957 season.

Post-retirement

From 1957 to 1958, he was head coach of the AHL's Rochester Americans,^[1] who won the Calder Cup that year. He later served as a Director for the Department of Youth for the Province of New Brunswick from 1961 to 1981. He was a scout for Montreal from 1960 to 1968, and a member of the Canada Games Council. McLenahan also served as director of the CAHA, and a director of Hockey Canada. He helped found the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame, and the New Brunswick Amateur Hockey Association.

In 1981, he was discovered to have lung cancer, but the cancer spread to his brain. He died in his native Fredericton, at the age of 62, on April 23, 1984, and was buried in the Fredericton Hermitage Cemetery. He was inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame in 1982 and in 2005, Krista Betts, a gold medal winner in Canadian Women's Wrestling at the Canada Games who is from the small farming community of Bass River, Weldford Parish, New Brunswick received the prestigious Roly McLenahan Award.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1935–36	Marysville Royals	YCHL		—	—	—	—	—		2	0	0	0	4
1936–37	Devon Northsiders	YCHL		—	—	—	—	—		1	0	1	1	2
1937–38	Devon Northsiders	YCHL		4	6	2	8	8		—	—	—	—	—
1938–39	Fredericton Merchants	YCHL		12	12	5	17	—		—	—	—	—	—
1939–40	Windsor Mills	QAHA		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1939–40	Windsor Mills	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		2	0	0	0	2
1940–41	Guelph Biltmores	OHA		15	6	4	10	15		5	1	4	5	4
1941–42	Washington Eagles	EAHL		57	19	25	44	55		8	3	4	7	20
1942–43	Sudbury Tigers	NOHA		3	0	0	0	2		3	1	2	3	2
1942–43	Sudbury Wolves	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		3	0	0	0	8
1943–44	Sudbury Open Pit Miners	NBHL		8	5	4	9	20		—	—	—	—	—
1943–44	Sudbury Open Pit Miners	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		16	4	4	8	36
1944–45	Sudbury Tigers	NOHA		6	7	6	13	10		7	0	4	4	12
1945–46	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		8	2	1	3	10		2	0	0	0	0
1945–46	Indianapolis Capitals	AHL		39	7	13	20	32		—	—	—	—	—
1946–47	Cleveland Barons	AHL		64	6	17	23	55		4	0	0	0	2
1947–48	Hershey Bears	AHL		58	7	18	25	59		2	0	1	1	4
1948–49	Hershey Bears	AHL		64	15	33	48	86		11	4	6	10	8
1949–50	Hershey Bears	AHL		67	25	35	60	49		—	—	—	—	—
1950–51	Buffalo Bisons	AHL		65	11	33	44	33		4	1	2	3	8
1951–52	Fredericton Capitals	NBSHL		19	23	17	40	35		—	—	—	—	—
1952–53	Fredericton Capitals	NBSHL		9	11	6	17	30		6	5	5	10	8
1952–53	Sudbury Wolves	NOHA		36	27	34	61	31		7	3	5	8	0
1952–53	Sudbury Wolves	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		7	4	6	10	6
1953–54	Cincinnati Mohawks	IHL		47	24	29	53	96		11	3	3	6	20
1954–55	Cincinnati Mohawks	IHL		57	27	37	74	80		10	1	8	9	25
1955–56	Cincinnati Mohawks	IHL		58	34	32	66	62		8	2	7	9	0
1956–57	Cincinnati Mohawks	IHL		50	7	10	17	31		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				357	71	149	220	314		21	5	9	14	22
NHL totals				8	2	1	3	10		2	0	0	0	0

References

1. . www.legendsofhockey.net. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame