James Donald Raleigh (June 27, 1926 – August 21, 2012) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played centre with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League between 1943 and 1956.
Playing career
Raleigh played most of his career in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, playing a total of 535 regular season games. He made his debut for the Rangers during the 1943-44 NHL season as a seventeen-year-old. Throughout his career he was known by the nickname 'Bones' because of his 150-pound frame. On February 25, 1948, against the Chicago Black Hawks he became the first player in Rangers history to score four goals in a single game. In the 1950 Stanley Cup Finals, Raleigh scored the overtime winner in games four and five against the Detroit Red Wings, making him the first player to score back-to-back overtime goals in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Red Wings would take game six and go on to win game seven in double overtime to win the Stanley Cup 4-3, in which Raleigh hit the crossbar in what would have been his third overtime goal in the finals and the cup-winning goal for the Rangers who wouldn't win another Stanley Cup until 1994. He retired from hockey in 1958.
Later life and death
Raleigh lived most of his life in
Winnipeg,
Manitoba, and was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame. He suffered from failing health from 2010 and after suffering a fall he died on August 21, 2012, when his family made the decision to turn off his life support.
Awards and achievements
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MJHL Scoring Champion (1946)
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Played in NHL All-Star Game (1951 and 1954)
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Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1998
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Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
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In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, was ranked No. 32 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
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| 1941–42 | East Kildonan Collegiate | HS-MB | — | — |
| 1941–42 | Winnipeg Exelciors | Hockey Manitoba | — | — |
| 1942–43 | Winnipeg Monarchs | MJHL | 0 | 0 |
| 1943–44 | New York Rangers | NHL | 2 | — |
| 1943–44 | Brooklyn Crescents | EAHL | 6 | 4 |
| 1944–45 | Winnipeg Monarchs | MJHL | 2 | 19 |
| 1944–45 | Winnipeg Army | WNDHL | 0 | 0 |
| 1945–46 | Brandon Elks | MJHL | 2 | 18 |
| 1946–47 | Manitoba Bisons | WSrHL | 2 | — |
| 1946–47 | Winnipeg Flyers | WSrHL | 0 | 0 |
| 1946–47 | Winnipeg Flyers | Allan Cup | — | 0 |
| 1947–48 | New York Rangers | NHL | 2 | 2 |
| 1948–49 | New York Rangers | NHL | 8 | — |
| 1949–50 | New York Rangers | NHL | 11 | 4 |
| 1950–51 | New York Rangers | NHL | 18 | — |
| 1950–51 | New York Rovers | EAHL | 0 | — |
| 1951–52 | New York Rangers | NHL | 14 | — |
| 1952–53 | New York Rangers | NHL | 2 | — |
| 1953–54 | New York Rangers | NHL | 16 | — |
| 1954–55 | New York Rangers | NHL | 19 | — |
| 1955–56 | New York Rangers | NHL | 4 | — |
| 1955–56 | Providence Reds | AHL | 0 | — |
| 1955–56 | Saskatoon Quakers | WHL | 2 | 2 |
| 1956–57 | Brandon Regals | WHL | 14 | 0 |
| 1957–58 | Saskatoon Quakers | WHL | 8 | — |
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Coaching record
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| 1956–57 | Brandon Regals | WHL | 4 |
| 1957–58 | Saskatoon Regals/St. Paul Saints | WHL | 0 |
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