Alex Sayles
| File:Alex Sayles.png | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 8, 1903 Manhattan, New York, US |
| Died | April 27, 1967 (aged 64) |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Playing career | |
| Ice hockey | |
| 1922–1923 | Princeton (freshmen) |
| 1923–1924 | Princeton |
| 1925–1927 | Boston Hockey Club |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1925–1927 | Phillips Academy |
| 1927–1929 | Pomfret School |
| 1929–1932 | Williams |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 15–13–2 (.533) |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Alexander Sayles (April 8, 1903 – April 27, 1967) was an American ice hockey player and coach in the 1920s and 30s.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Raised in New York City, Sayles graduated from Phillips Academy in 1922. While there he was a member of several athletic clubs but it was the ice hockey team that would garner him the most fame.[1] He began attending Princeton University that following fall and was a star for the freshman team. he joined the varsity as a sophomore and was one of the top scorers for the Tigers, helping the team compile a good record in 1923–24. After incurring a few injuries during the year, Sayles withdrew from the team to focus on his studies and graduated a year early in 1925.
Sayles returned to his alma mater and served as the head coach for Phillips for two years. During that time he was also a member of the Boston Hockey Club, one of the top amateur teams at the time. After two seasons, he assumed a similar role with the Pomfret School before accepting a job as the head coach for Williams in 1929.[2] Sayles led the Ephs for three seasons resigning in 1932.[3]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Regular season and playoffs
[edit | edit source]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1922–23 | Princeton (freshman) | Independent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1923–24 | Princeton | THL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Boston Athletic Association | USAHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Boston Athletic Association | USAHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Note: assists were not an official statistic or were recorded infrequently.
Head coaching record
[edit | edit source]Ice hockey
[edit | edit source]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Williams Ephs Independent (1929–1932) | |||||||||
| 1929–30 | Williams | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1930–31 | Williams | 6–6–1 | |||||||
| 1931–32 | Williams | 5–3–0 | |||||||
| Williams: | 15–13–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 15–13–2 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or ThePWHL.com