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Hib Milks

Hib Milks
Born (1899-04-01)April 1, 1899
Eardley, Quebec, Canada
Died January 21, 1949(1949-01-21) (aged 49)
Shawville, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Left wing/Centre
Shot Left
Played for Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Quakers
New York Rangers
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 1919–1933

Hibbert Henry "Hib" Milks (April 1, 1899 – January 21, 1949) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Quakers, New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators between 1925 and 1933.

Playing career

Milks recorded 87 goals and 41 assists for 128 points in 317 career regular season NHL games. The majority of his career was spent with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He died in 1949 at the age of 49. Milks was the only captain of the Philadelphia Quakers, a team whose NHL history consists of just one season (1930–31).

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1917–18 Ottawa Landsdownes OCJHL 1 0 0 0 0
1918–19 Ottawa West-Enders OCJHL
1919–20 Ottawa Gunners OCHL 8 1 0 1
1920–21 Ottawa Gunners OCHL 12 6 0 6
1920–21 Ottawa Gunners Al-Cup 7 6 2 8 0
1921–22 Ottawa Gunners OCHL 14 6 4 10 15 6 7 4 11 18
1922–23 Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets USAHA 20 10 0 10
1923–24 Ottawa New Edinburghs OCHL 12 16 0 16 2 0 0 0
1924–25 Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets USAHA 39 12 0 12 8 2 0 2 0
1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL 36 14 5 19 17 2 0 0 0 0
1926–27 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL 44 16 6 22 18
1927–28 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL 44 18 3 21 32 2 0 0 0 2
1928–29 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL 44 9 3 12 22
1929–30 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL 41 13 11 24 36
1930–31 Philadelphia Quakers NHL 44 17 6 23 42
1931–32 New York Rangers NHL 48 0 4 4 12 7 0 0 0 0
1932–33 Ottawa Senators NHL 16 0 3 3 0
NHL totals 317 87 41 128 179 11 0 0 0 2

Awards and achievements

  • OCHL Second All-Star Team (1922)