December 1, 1987(1987-12-01) (aged 69) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height
5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight
161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb)
Position
Centre
Shot
Right
Played for
Toronto Young Rangers Toronto Goodyears Toronto Marlboros Quebec Aces
Playing career
1941–1949
George "Punch" Imlach (March 15, 1918 – December 1, 1987) was a Canadian ice hockey coach and general manager best known for his association with the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Buffalo Sabres. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame (2004).[2]
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decision to draft a non-existent player was made by Sabres general manager PunchImlach, who was frustrated by the absurd length of the draft, and in the late...
the Buffalo Sabres since the team's debut in the 1970–71 NHL season. PunchImlach, Scotty Bowman, Marcel Pronovost, Roger Neilson and Phil Housley have...
to take the lead in the series. Because of the second period letdown, PunchImlach would put the team through a morning practice the next morning. The Leafs...
Ballard (Exe. Vice President/Owner) John Bassett (Chairman/Owner) George PunchImlach (Manager-Coach), Frank King Clancy (Asst. Manager-Coach) Bob Haggert...
effectively the team's general manager that year. In 1958, they hired PunchImlach to run hockey operations while the committee focused on the business...
stay with the Barons, as he was tired of moving all over the country. PunchImlach, whom the Maple Leafs had recently hired, visited Bower and convinced...
Cincinnati Swords. Former Toronto Maple Leafs general manager and head coach PunchImlach was hired in the same capacity with the Sabres. The year the Sabres debuted...
the same time, PunchImlach was hired to run the Leafs and soon became head coach and general manager. In the 1960–61 season, Imlach put Mahovlich on...
Brent Imlach (November 16, 1946 – March 28, 2017) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, and a son of PunchImlach. He played three games with...
(Exe Vice President/Owner), John Bassett (Vice President/Owner) George PunchImlach (Manager-Coach), Frank King Clancy (Asst. Manager-Coach) Bob Davidson...
Retrieved 2007-06-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "Imlach Takes Over Floundering Maple Leafs". Garden City Telegram. November 22,...
1918 – Richard Ellmann, American author and critic (d. 1987) 1918 – PunchImlach, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 1987) 1919 – Lawrence...
points. In spite of Horton's age, 42, and considerable nearsightedness, PunchImlach of the Buffalo Sabres, who was also the former Leafs' general manager...
Buffalo Sabres in the 1974 NHL amateur draft. The Sabres' general manager, PunchImlach, made the selection as a protest against the NHL's draft procedures....
2015. "PunchImlach Buffalo Coach". Standard-Speaker. January 17, 1970. p. 17. Retrieved July 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. "Sabres Fire GM Imlach, Pronovost"...
General Manager and Head Coach and Hockey Hall of Fame member George "Punch" Imlach. Jack held executive positions at the American Hockey League before...
slowly deteriorated, particularly after Ballard hired PunchImlach as general manager in July 1979. Imlach and Ballard both had strained relations with NHLPA...
the slow, secretive conference call format, Buffalo General Manager PunchImlach claimed "Taro Tsujimoto" of the "Tokyo Katanas" of Japan using the 183rd...
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