| Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame |
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James Donald "Bones" Raleigh
- Born June 27, 1926, in Kenora, Ontario
- Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Died: August 21, 2012 in Kingston, Ontario
- Position: Center
He played junior hockey with the Winnipeg Monarchs in 1942-43 and 1944-45 and with the Brandon Elks in 1945-46. In 1943-44, when World War II caused a shortage of players, Raleigh was called up to the New York Rangers as a 17 year old.
Raleigh would not return to the Rangers until 1947. He would spend nine seasons with the Rangers until 1955, when he was sent down to the minors. He retired in 1958.
Career statistics[]
Playing[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1942-43 | Winnipeg Monarchs | MJHL | 12 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1943-44 | New York Rangers | NHL | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Brooklyn Crescents | EAHL | 26 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 4 | |||
| 1944-45 | Winnipeg Monarchs | MJHL | 5 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | ||
| Winnipeg Army | WISSHL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1945-46 | Brandon Elks | MJHL | 10 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 18 | ||
| 1946-47 | Manitoba Bisons | WCIAU | 3 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Winnipeg Reo Flyers | MSHL | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Allan Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 1947-48 | New York Rangers | NHL | 52 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1948-49 | New York Rangers | NHL | 41 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1949-50 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1950-51 | New York Rangers | NHL | 64 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| New York Rovers | EAHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 1951-52 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 19 | 42 | 61 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1952-53 | New York Rangers | NHL | 55 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1953-54 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1954-55 | New York Rangers | NHL | 69 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1955-56 | New York Rangers | NHL | 29 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Providence Reds | AHL | 13 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Saskatoon Quakers | WHL | 25 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 1956-57 | Brandon Regals | WHL | 68 | 13 | 47 | 60 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Edinburgh Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||||
| 1957-58 | Saskatoon/St. Paul Regals | WHL | 40 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 535 | 101 | 219 | 320 | 96 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | ||||
Coaching[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | Type | GP | W | L | T | Pts | Finish | GP | W | L | Results | ||
| 1956-57 | Brandon Regals | WHL | Head | 70 | 44 | 22 | 4 | 92 | 1st Prairie | 9 | 8 | 1 | Won League | ||
| Edinburgh Cup | Head | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 1 | 5 | Lost Series | ||||
| 1957-58 | Saskatoon/St. Paul Regals | WHL | Head | 70 | 25 | 45 | 0 | 50 | 4th Prairie | DNQ | |||||
Awards & Achievements[]
- Turnbull Cup Manitoba Junior Hockey League Championship (1945)
- MJHL Goal Scoring Leader (1946)
- MJHL Scoring Champion (1946)
- Pattison Cup Manitoba Senior Hockey League Championship (1947)
- Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game (1951 & 1954)
- President's Cup Western Hockey League Championship (1957)
- Honoured Member of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame (1998)
- Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- Honoured Member of the Brandon University Hockey Hall of Fame
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Allan Stanley |
New York Rangers captains 1953-55 |
Succeeded by Harry Howell |