Punch Imlach

Punch Imlach
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1984
Punch Imlach with the Maple Leafs (c. 1964)
Born (1918-03-15)March 15, 1918
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died 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
Coaching career 1958–1980

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, whom he was with from 1958 to 1969, and again from 1979 to 1981, and the Buffalo Sabres, whom he was with from 1970 to 1978. With Toronto he won the Stanley Cup four times, from 1962 to 1964 and again in 1967. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.