{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Albright.jpg | image_size = 230px | position = Centre | shoots = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 180 | played_for = New York Rangers | birth_date = {{birth date|1926|2|28|mf=y}} | birth_place = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | death_date = {{death date and age|1999|12|30|1926|2|28}} | career_start = 1948 | career_end = 1951 }} '''Clinton Howard "The Professor" Albright''' (February 28, 1926 – December 30, 1999) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Albright played 59 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers in the 1948–49 season, wearing the number fifteen on his jersey.<ref name=NYR /> He was one of few players to wear glasses on the ice.<ref name="NYR legends" />
==Playing career== Albright played junior hockey for the Winnipeg Monarchs, and twice went to the Memorial Cup with them, winning the tournament in 1946.<ref name=legends>{{cite web|title=Clint Howard Albright|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=11821|publisher=Legends of Hockey|accessdate=20 February 2011}}</ref> At the University of Manitoba to study mechanical engineering, Albright played for the university team, and also played for the Allan Cup with the Winnipeg Flyers.<ref name="NYR legends">{{cite web|last=Pelletier|first=Joe|title=Clint Albright|url=https://nyrangerslegends.blogspot.com/2010/02/clint-albright.html|publisher=New York Rangers Legends|accessdate=20 February 2011}}</ref> After his single season with the Rangers, Albright returned to school to complete his degree,<ref name=NYR>{{cite web|title=Clint Albright|url=http://rangers.nhl.com/club/atrplayer.htm?id=8444867|work=All-Time Roster|publisher=New York Rangers|accessdate=20 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714180636/http://rangers.nhl.com/club/atrplayer.htm?id=8444867|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was out of hockey all together by 1954.<ref name=legends />
==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 1944–45 | Winnipeg Monarchs | MJHL | 8 || 10 || 6 || 16 || 8 | 8 || 9 || 6 || 15 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1944–45 | Winnipeg Monarchs | M-Cup | — || — || — || — || — | 9 || 5 || 3 || 8 || 18 |- | 1945–46 | Winnipeg Monarchs | MJHL | 6 || 5 || 3 || 8 || 12 | 7 || 6 || 1 || 7 || 9 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1945–46 | Winnipeg Monarchs | M-Cup | — || — || — || — || — | 15 || 6 || 5 || 11 || 10 |- | 1946–47 | University of Manitoba | WSrHL | 4 || 8 || 7 || 15 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1946–47 | Winnipeg Flyers | MHL | 10 || 11 || 6 || 17 || 16 | 5 || 6 || 0 || 6 || 8 |- | 1946–47 | Winnipeg Flyers | Al-Cup | — || — || — || — || — | 7 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 7 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1947–48 | Winnipeg Flyers | MHL | 16 || 17 || 12 || 29 || 21 | 7 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 7 |- | 1947–48 | Winnipeg Flyers | Al-Cup | — || — || — || — || — | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1948–49 | New York Rangers | NHL | 59 || 14 || 5 || 19 || 19 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1950–51 | St. Paul Saints | USHL | 62 || 21 || 19 || 40 || 36 | 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1953–54 | Trail Smoke Eaters | WIHL | 8 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 59 !! 14 !! 5 !! 19 !! 19 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |}
==Awards and achievements== *Memorial Cup Championships (1946)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{icehockeystats}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Albright, Clint}} Category:1926 births Category:1999 deaths Category:Canadian ice hockey centres Category:Ice hockey people from Winnipeg Category:Manitoba Bisons men's ice hockey players Category:New York Rangers players Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Category:St. Paul Saints (USHL) players Category:Western International Hockey League players Category:Winnipeg Monarchs players Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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