| Position | Right wing/Defence |
|---|---|
| Played for | Pittsburgh Pirates Toronto St. Pats Toronto Maple Leafs Montreal Canadiens |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height | 5 ft |
| Height in | 10 |
| Weight lb | 180 |
| Birth date | April 12, 1893 |
| Birth place | Lockton, Albion Township, Peel County, Ontario, Canada |
| Death date | April 15, 1955 (aged 62) |
| Death place | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Ntl team | CAN |
| Career start | 1916 |
| Career end | 1933 |
John Albert McCaffrey (April 12, 1893 — April 15, 1955) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto St. Pats, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Canadiens.
McCaffrey won a Stanley Cup in 1930 with the Montreal Canadiens. He played in 22 of 44 regular season for Montreal during the 1930–31 NHL season.
Prior to joining the NHL, McCaffrey played eight seasons of senior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association, including four with the Toronto Granites, winning two Allan Cups in 1922 and 1923. By virtue of playing for the reigning senior amateur champions, McCaffrey and the Granites represented Canada at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.[1] He scored 20 goals in five games as the Canadians dominated the tournament, winning the gold medal.
McCaffrey was born in Lockton, Albion Township, Peel County, Ontario in 1893[2] but is erroneously listed in numerous resources as being from Chesley.[3] and died in Toronto in 1955.[4][5]
In 2024 he was inducted in the Caledon Sports Hall of Fame.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1915–16 | Chelsea ACC | OHA Int | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1916–17 | Toronto Riversides | OHA Sr | 8 | 9 | 0 | 9 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1917–18 | Toronto Crescents | OHS Sr | 9 | 23 | 0 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1918–19 | Toronto Dentals | OHA Sr | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| 1919–20 | Parkdale Canoe Club | OHA Sr | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | ||
| 1920–21 | Toronto Granites | OHA Sr | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | ||
| 1921–22 | Toronto Granites | OHA Sr | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | ||
| 1921–22 | Toronto Granites | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | ||
| 1922–23 | Toronto Granites | OHA Sr | 12 | 10 | 4 | 14 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1922–23 | Toronto Granites | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 1923–24 | Toronto Granites | Exhib | 14 | 18 | 10 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1924–25 | Toronto St. Pats | NHL | 30 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1925–26 | Toronto St. Pats | NHL | 36 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Toronto St. Pats/Maple Leafs | NHL | 43 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NHL | 35 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1928–29 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NHL | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NHL | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 28 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1930–31 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Providence Reds | Can-Am | 20 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1931–32 | Philadelphia Arrows | Can-Am | 35 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1932–33 | Philadelphia Arrows | Can-Am | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 260 | 43 | 30 | 73 | 202 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Canada | OLY | 5 | 21 | 15 | 36 | — | |
| Senior totals | 5 | 21 | 15 | 36 | — | |||
References
- ^ The Official Olympic Games Companion: The Complete Guide to the Olympic Winter Games 1998 Edition, London - Washington: Brassey's Sports, 1998, p. 128, ISBN 1-85753-244-9
- ^ From rattlesnake hunt to hockey. Toronto: George J. McLeod, Ltd. 1934. p. 45. Archived from the original on 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
- ^ Total Hockey. New York: Total Sports. 1998. p. 759. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
- ^ "Hockey Star Dies" April 18, 1955.
- ^ Bert McCaffrey Archived 2014-09-19 at the Wayback Machine sports-reference.com
- ^ Puri, Rohan (7 December 2023). "Caledon holding first annual Sports Hall of Fame ceremony in January". Caledon Enterprise. Retrieved 2 September 2025.