Al Suomi, in 1937 with the Chicago Hornets of the Arena Hockey League.
Born
(1913-10-29)October 29, 1913 Eveleth, Minnesota, U.S.
Died
September 23, 2014(2014-09-23) (aged 100) La Grange, Illinois, U.S.
Height
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight
170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position
Left wing[1]
Shot
Left
Played for
Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career
1936–1937
Albert William Suomi (October 29, 1913 – September 23, 2014) was an American ice hockey player, who played 5 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1936–37 season.[2] Although he did not aspire to play at a professional level, Suomi nevertheless spent his young life playing hockey and was eventually scouted while playing with friends. Suomi began his career playing for the Chicago Baby Ruth team in 1934, a marketing ploy started by the company that produced the candy of the same name. In 1936, he joined a minor league team in Detroit, Michigan and, based on his experiences with the Chicago Baby Ruth team, was deemed too professional to be eligible for the 1936 United States Olympic ice hockey team.
Suomi's time in the National Hockey League came as a result of another marketing ploy, this time on the part of the Chicago Black Hawks. Having benched all of his Canadian players, the manager declared his intent to field a team composed entirely of American players. Suomi was selected from among a pool of novice players to join the team but, after five games, the gimmick was disbanded and replaced with professionals. Retiring from hockey in 1940, he took on a series of small jobs before opening his hardware store in Chicago. As of 2007, Suomi was the last surviving member of the 1936–37 all-American Chicago Black Hawks team and, following the 2010 death of Louis Holmes, the oldest living former NHL player. He is also believed to be the first former NHL player to reach the age of 100.
^Al Suomi career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
^"Albert W. Suomi". Suburban Life. Downers Grove, Illinois. October 1, 2014. p. 14. Retrieved January 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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