| Les Cunningham | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 4, 1913 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Died | April 9, 1993 (aged 79) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 167 lb (76 kg; 11 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New York Americans Chicago Black Hawks | ||
| Playing career | 1933–1949 | ||
Leslie Roy Cunningham (October 4, 1913 – April 9, 1993) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played 60 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Americans and Chicago Black Hawks between 1936 and 1940. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1933 to 1949, was mainly spent in the American Hockey League. The American Hockey League presents the Les Cunningham Award annually to its league MVP. Cunningham was born in Calgary, Alberta.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1931–32 | Calgary Jimmies | CCJHL | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1931–32 | Calgary Jimmies | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1932–33 | Regina Pats | SJHL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1932–33 | Regina Pats | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1933–34 | Saskatoon Elites | SSHL | 20 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1934–35 | Buffalo Bisons | IHL | 42 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | Buffalo Bisons | IHL | 37 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1936–37 | Cleveland Falcons | IAHL | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936–37 | New York Americans | NHL | 23 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Cleveland Barons | IAHL | 48 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1938–39 | Cleveland Barons | IAHL | 52 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1939–40 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 37 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1940–41 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 56 | 22 | 42 | 64 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1941–42 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 56 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1942–43 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 55 | 35 | 47 | 82 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1943–44 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 52 | 26 | 52 | 78 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1944–45 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 56 | 35 | 45 | 80 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 1945–46 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 62 | 33 | 44 | 77 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | ||
| 1946–47 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 61 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | San Francisco Shamrocks | PCHL | 39 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1948–49 | San Francisco Shamrocks | PCHL | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| IAHL/AHL totals | 518 | 233 | 346 | 579 | 216 | 58 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 13 | ||||
| NHL totals | 60 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||