1943-44 Indianapolis Capitals Statistics
American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 20-18-16 - 56 points
in the AHL's Western Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: John Sorrell (20-18-16)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
1943-44 Indianapolis Capitals RosterTeam Record: 20-18-16 - 56 points
in the AHL's Western Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: John Sorrell (20-18-16)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
The Indianapolis Capitals of the American Hockey League ended the 1943-44 season with a record of 20 wins and 18 losses and 16 ties for 56 points in the AHL's Western Division.
The Capitals netted 156 goals and yielded 156. Alex Ritson scored 22 goals for Indianapolis, and Bill Thomson contributed 38 assists. Harry Lumley topped the squad with 19 wins and a team-best 2.83 goals against average, best among goalies with significant playing time.
John Sorrell coached the team. The 1943-44 Indianapolis Capitals lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Thomson | R | 45 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 6 | 0.44 | 0.84 | 1.29 | |
| Carl Smith | R | 45 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 20 | 0.44 | 0.58 | 1.02 | |
| Alex Ritson | C | 53 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 13 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.81 | |
| Bill Hudson | 50 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 2 | 0.40 | 0.36 | 0.76 | ||
| John Sorrell | L | 51 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 6 | 0.31 | 0.43 | 0.75 | |
| Nakina Smith | C | 34 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 0.32 | 0.68 | 1.00 | |
| Rod Morrison | R | 54 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.43 | |
| Bernie Ruelle | L | 48 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 0.17 | 0.31 | 0.48 | |
| Dick Kowcinak | L | 31 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 0.32 | 0.39 | 0.71 | |
| Roy Glover | D | 54 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 0.11 | 0.26 | 0.37 | |
| Francis Kane | D | 51 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.37 | |
| Hy Buller | D | 46 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 0.13 | 0.26 | 0.39 | |
| Gordon Sherritt | D | 43 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 115 | 0.05 | 0.28 | 0.33 | |
| Vic Lynn | L | 32 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 61 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.28 | |
| Gerald Olinski | 53 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.13 | ||
| Jack O'Hara | C | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 0.35 | |
| George DeFelice | L | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 0.18 | |
| Ken Kilrea | L | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.50 | |
| Bob Stoddart | 54 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0.06 | 0.06 | |||
| Joe Carveth | R | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | |
| Tony Bukovich | L | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.17 | 0.17 | ||
| Bill Quackenbush | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Ted Garvin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Harold Jackson | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Les Tooke | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Elmer Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Fred Sparks | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Harry Lumley | G | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jake Forbes | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Totals | 864 | 172 | 263 | 435 | 405 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Lumley | 52 | 3120 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 147 | 2.83 | ||||
| Fred Sparks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| Les Tooke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| Totals | 55 | 3120 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 3.00 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Thomson | R | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.80 | 1.20 |
| Carl Smith | R | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 1.00 |
| Alex Ritson | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.20 | |
| John Sorrell | L | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 1.60 |
| Nakina Smith | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.20 | |
| Rod Morrison | R | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bernie Ruelle | L | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.20 | |
| Dick Kowcinak | L | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.40 | |
| Roy Glover | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Francis Kane | D | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.80 | 0.80 | |
| Hy Buller | D | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.60 |
| Gordon Sherritt | D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.60 |
| Gerald Olinski | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.20 | ||
| George DeFelice | L | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Harry Lumley | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 75 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 42 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Lumley | 5 | 300 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 5 | 300 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 |
