Herbert Alexander "Hap" Mitchell (January 4, 1895 – January 12, 1969) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 44 games with the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League between 1924 and 1926. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1918 to 1928, was spent in various minor leagues. He was the first head coach of the Hershey Bears after the club went professional and became a member of the American Hockey League, coaching from 1938 to 1941.
| Herb Mitchell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | January 4, 1895 Meaford, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died | January 12, 1969 (aged 74) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1918–1928 | ||
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1918–19 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA Sr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1919–20 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA Sr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1920–21 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA Sr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1921–22 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA Sr | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1922–23 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA Sr | 12 | 8 | 8 | 16 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1923–24 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA Sr | 9 | 10 | 0 | 10 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | ||
| 1924–25 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 29 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | New Haven Eagles | Can-Am | 30 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1927–28 | Windsor Hornets | Can-Pro | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 55 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database