Clarence Abel

Clarence John "Taffy" Abel (May 28, 1900 – August 1 1964) was a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League and is a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.

Playing Career
Abel started out by playing from 1918-22 for the Michigan Soo Nationals, a senior team in his hometown. He then joined the St. Paul Saints of the United States Amateur Hockey Association. While playing for St. Paul, he was chosen for the United States team at the 1924 Olympics, where he won a silver medal.

Clarence Abel played in the NHL for eight years, three with the New York Rangers and five with the Chicago Black Hawks from 1926–27 to 1933–34 He won a Stanley Cup while playing with the Rangers in 1928 and another one with the Black Hawks in 1934, his last NHL season.

At the age of 64, on August 1, 1964, Clarence Abel died in his home in Sault Ste. Marie. Nine years later, he was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame as a player.

The home rink for the Lake Superior State University hockey program is named after Taffy Abel.