Busher Jackson
The original Kid Line star who led the NHL in scoring and won the 1932 Stanley Cup with Toronto.
Ralph Harvey "Busher" Jackson (January 17, 1911 – June 25, 1966) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the NHL from 1929 to 1944 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Americans, and Boston Bruins. He was a member of the Maple Leafs' famed Kid Line with Joe Primeau and Charlie Conacher, led the league in scoring in 1931–32, and won the Stanley Cup with Toronto in 1932. He was named to the NHL All-Star team five times and played in three benefit All-Star Games, including the first All-Star contest in NHL history.
Quick Facts
- Position
- Left wing/Defence
- Shoots
- Left
- Played for
- Toronto Maple Leafs
- New York Americans
- Boston Bruins
- League
- NHL
- Born
- 17 January 1911
- Birthplace
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Died
- 25 June 1966
- Hall of Fame
- 1971
Facts from the source article.
Background
Jackson was discovered at the Ravina Rink by Frank Selke and signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs. He earned the nickname "Busher" from trainer Tim Daly after refusing to carry sticks. He scored four goals in a period on November 20, 1934, the first NHL player to do so. Off the ice, his high-spending lifestyle and drinking led to his trade from Toronto to New York in 1939. He struggled with alcoholism and financial difficulty after retirement, and was blacklisted from the Hockey Hall of Fame by chairman Conn Smythe until his induction in 1971, five years after his death.
Did You Know?
- Jackson scored four goals in a single period on November 20, 1934, a record that as of 2019 has been matched eleven times but never surpassed.
- He was buried at Park Lawn Cemetery in Toronto.
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