Thomas Vernon Ayres (April 27, 1909 – February 18, 1968) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. Ayres played six seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Americans, Montreal Maroons, St. Louis Eagles and New York Rangers and twelve seasons of professional ice hockey overall.[1]
| Vernon Ayres | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | April 27, 1909 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died | February 18, 1968 (aged 59) Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | New York Americans Montreal Maroons St. Louis Eagles New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1930–1942 | ||
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1927–28 | Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club | OHA | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| 1928–29 | Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club | OHA | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Toronto Young Rangers | OHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Toronto Stockyards | TMHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1930–31 | New York Americans | NHL | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | New Haven Eagles | Can-Am | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | New York Americans | NHL | 45 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1932–33 | New York Americans | NHL | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | Quebec Castors | Can-Am | 29 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | St. Louis Eagles | NHL | 47 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | New York Rangers | NHL | 28 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | Philadelphia Ramblers | Can-Am | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1936–37 | Philadelphia Ramblers | IAHL | 49 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1937–38 | Philadelphia Ramblers | IAHL | 44 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1938–39 | Hershey Bears | IAHL | 52 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1939–40 | Pittsburgh Hornets | IAHL | 54 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1940–41 | St. Louis Flyers | AHA | 38 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1941–42 | St. Louis Flyers | AHA | 45 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| IAHL/AHL totals | 282 | 11 | 49 | 60 | 190 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||||
| NHL totals | 211 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 350 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database