Herb Cain

For the former San Francisco Chronicle columnist, see Herb Caen

Herbert James Cain - (Born - December 24, 1912, in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada - Died February 23, 1982 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada) was a Canadian Professional Hockey Left Winger who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Maroons, Montreal Canadiens, and Boston Bruins.

Playing career

Herbert Cain grew up in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. He played junior hockey for the Newmarket Redmen and the Hamilton Tigers of the OHA. His NHL career started when he joined the Montreal Maroons of the NHL in the 1933-34 season. He split that season playing with the Maroons and the Hamilton Tigers of the OHA. In 1934-35 Cain briefly played for the Windsor Bulldogs of the IHL and with the exception of a one game stint with the Hershey Bears in 1940-41, he would remain in the NHL for the next 11 seasons. As a member of the Montreal Maroons Herb Cain played on a line with Gus Marker and Bob Gracie. They were dubbed the "Green Line" and their combined offensive prowess led Montreal to their second Stanley Cup Championship in 1934-35. Cain was dealt to the Montreal Canadiens in the fall of 1938 and after one fairly strong season with the Habs he was traded to the Boston Bruins in 1939 for Charlie Sands and Ray Getliffe. Cain had his best years in Beantown. Playing on a line with Hall of Famer Bill Cowley, they would help the Bruins win the Stanley Cup in 1940-41. Cain then went on to win an NHL scoring title in 1943-44 with 82 points. His 82 points in a season would stand as a scoring benchmark in the NHL until "Mr. Hockey" Gordie Howe broke the record in 1950-51 with 86. In 1943-44 he was also selected as a Second Team All-Star at Left Wing and was runner up to Clint Smith of the Chicago Black Hawks for the Lady Byng Trophy.

In 1946-47 Cain was sent to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League and he went on to help the Bears win their first Calder Cup in franchise history. Cain ended his professional career in 1949-50 as a member of the Hershey Bears. He remains the only eligible former NHL scoring champion yet to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Cain was the last active player in the NHL to have ever played for the Montreal Maroons. In his career, Herbert Cain played 571 NHL regular season games. Cain's older brother Jack Cain played professional hockey in the AHL for the New Haven Eagles and the Hershey Bears. His cousin Jim "Dutch" Cain played 2 seasons in the NHL.

Awards & achievements

1934-1935 Stanley Cup Champion
1940-1941 Stanley Cup Champion
1943-1944 NHL Scoring Leader
1943-1944 NHL Second Team All-Star - Left Wing
1946-1947 Calder Cup Champion

Records

1943-44 - Set NHL record for most points in a season with 82

Career statistics

National Hockey League - Regular Season

Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable" YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS PIM 1933-34 Montreal Maroons 31 4 5 9 14 1934-35 Montreal Maroons 44 20 7 27 13 1935-36 Montreal Maroons 47 5 13 18 16 1936-37 Montreal Maroons 43 13 17 30 18 1937-38 Montreal Maroons 47 11 19 30 10 1938-39 Montreal Canadiens 45 13 14 27 26 1939-40 Boston Bruins 48 21 10 31 30 1940-41 Boston Bruins 40 8 10 18 6 1941-42 Boston Bruins 35 8 10 18 2 1942-43 Boston Bruins 45 18 18 36 19 1943-44 Boston Bruins 48 36 46 82 4 1944-45 Boston Bruins 50 32 13 45 16 1945-46 Boston Bruins 48 17 12 29 4 NHL Regular Season Totals 500 206 194 471 178

National Hockey League - Playoffs

Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable" YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS PIM 1935-36 Montreal Maroons 3 0 1 1 0 1936-37 Montreal Maroons 5 1 1 2 0 1938-39 Montreal Canadiens 3 0 0 0 2 1939-40 Boston Bruins 6 1 3 4 2 1940-41 Boston Bruins 11 3 2 5 5 1941-42 Boston Bruins 5 1 0 1 0 1942-43 Boston Bruins 7 4 2 6 0 1944-45 Boston Bruins 7 5 2 7 0 1945-46 Boston Bruins 9 0 2 2 2 NHL Playoff Totals 56 15 13 28 11

American Hockey League - Regular Season

Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable" YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS PIM 1940-41 Hershey Bears 1 1 0 1 0 1946-47 Hershey Bears 59 36 30 66 19 1947-48 Hershey Bears 49 19 19 38 25 1948-49 Hershey Bears 49 25 35 60 10 1949-50 Hershey Bears 41 12 14 26 8 AHL Regular Season Totals 199 93 98 191 57

International Hockey League - Regular Season

Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable" YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS PIM 1940-41 Windsor Bulldogs 6 1 3 4 6 IHL Regular Season Totals 6 1 3 4 6

International play

External links

Herb Cain's statistics at hockeydb.com
Herb Cain's statistics & photos hockeyhalloffame.com

NHL Jersey Numbers

TEAM	YEARS	NUMBER WORN
Montreal Maroons	1933-34 to 1937-38	10
Montreal Canadiens	1938-39	9
Boston Bruins	1939-40 to 1945-46	4

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