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Bruce Cline

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Bruce Cline
Born (1931-11-14)November 14, 1931
Massawippi, Quebec, Canada
Died April 24, 2025(2025-04-24) (aged 93)
Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 137 lb (62 kg; 9 st 11 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for New York Rangers
Playing career 1952–1968

Allan Bruce Cline (November 14, 1931 – April 24, 2025)[1][2][3] was a Canadian ice hockey right winger. He played 30 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers during the 1956–57 season. The rest of his career lasted from 1952 to 1968 and was mainly spent in the minor league American Hockey League, where he won the Calder Cup, the league championship, four times.[4]

As an AHL rookie in 1955-56, Cline scored 57 points in leading the Providence Reds to a league championship. He won the Dudley (Red) Garrett Memorial Award as AHL rookie of the year.[4] After three seasons in Providence, Cline joined the Buffalo Bisons, reaching the AHL finals.

Cline next moved to the Springfield Indians, where he won three straight titles (1960-62) and was a first team AHL All-Star in 1961 and second team in 1963.[4]

Cline finished out his AHL career playing five seasons for the Hershey Bears. He retired with 321 goals, 452 assists, and 773 points over 823 AHL games in 13 seasons, plus another 58 points in 89 AHL playoff games.[4]

In 2016, Cline was inducted into the AHL Hall of Fame.[4] In 2023, he named to the Hershey Bears Hockey Club Hall of Fame.[5]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1950–51 Quebec Citadelles QJHL 46 11 20 31 4 23 6 8 14 13
1951–52 Quebec Citadelles QJHL 50 20 30 50 19 13 2 2 4 5
1951–52 Quebec Citadelles M-Cup — — — — — 10 4 6 10 8
1952–53 Valleyfield Braves QSHL 59 15 9 24 10 4 1 2 3 0
1953–54 Valleyfield Braves QSHL 71 17 24 41 34 4 0 1 1 0
1954–55 Valleyfield Braves QSHL 62 13 42 55 2 11 7 11 18 28
1955–56 Providence Reds AHL 64 27 30 57 18 9 3 3 6 9
1956–57 New York Rangers NHL 30 2 3 5 10 — — — — —
1956–57 Providence Reds AHL 36 14 21 35 13 5 2 1 3 2
1957–58 Providence Reds AHL 70 19 40 59 27 5 0 7 7 4
1958–59 Buffalo Bisons AHL 70 22 39 61 39 7 0 2 2 0
1959–60 Springfield Indians AHL 70 25 50 75 9 10 5 5 10 0
1960–61 Springfield Indians AHL 72 40 52 92 13 8 2 3 5 4
1961–62 Springfield Indians AHL 70 38 40 78 21 11 5 2 7 6
1962–63 Springfield Indians AHL 72 39 48 87 26 — — — — —
1963–64 Hershey Bears AHL 64 26 20 46 6 6 0 3 3 2
1964–65 Hershey Bears AHL 72 17 28 45 6 15 4 3 7 2
1965–66 Hershey Bears AHL 53 19 26 45 2 3 0 1 1 0
1966–67 Hershey Bears AHL 70 28 42 70 20 5 1 1 2 0
1967–68 Hershey Bears AHL 40 7 16 23 17 5 2 3 5 2
AHL totals 823 321 452 773 217 89 24 34 58 31
NHL totals 30 2 3 5 10 — — — — —

References

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  1. ^ "Allan Bruce Cline". Centre funéraire Yves Houle (in French). Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  2. ^ Hommage à mon grand-père, Bruce Cline (in French)
  3. ^ Tragic news strikes as four-time Cup Champion & former New York Rangers forward passes away
  4. ^ a b c d e "Bruce Cline – AHL Hall of Fame". ahlhalloffame.com. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  5. ^ "Hershey Bears Hockey Club Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2023 | NEWS | Hershey Bears Hockey". www.hersheybears.com. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
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