Cecil Hoekstra

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Cecil Hoekstra
Born (1935-04-02)April 2, 1935
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died January 14, 2018(2018-01-14) (aged 82)
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1955–1972

Cecil Thomas Hoekstra (April 2, 1935 – January 14, 2018) was a Canadian ice hockey left winger. He played four games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens during the 1959–60 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1955 to 1972, was spent in various minor leagues.

Career

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In the AHL, Hoekstra was a member of the Rochester Americans.[1] He played in four NHL games for the Montreal Canadiens. After retiring from professional hockey, he became the superintendent of the Cherry Hill Club in Fort Erie, Ontario, and remained with the team for over thirty years until his retirement in 2007. He died in 2018, aged 82.[2]

Personal life

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Hoekstra's brother, Ed Hoekstra, played for the Philadelphia Flyers.

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
1951–52 Weston Wildcats Juveniles MAHA 25 15 15 30 — — — — — —
1952–53 St. Boniface Canadiens MJHL 31 11 17 28 10 8 5 6 11 2
1952–53 St. Boniface Canadiens M-Cup — — — — — 17 2 14 16 0
1953–54 St. Catharines Teepees OHA 59 24 35 59 8 14 4 8 12 0
1953–54 St. Catharines Teepees M-Cup — — — — — 11 2 5 7 2
1954–55 St. Catharines Teepees OHA 49 30 50 80 24 11 5 7 12 11
1954–55 Montreal Royals QSHL — — — — — 3 1 0 1 0
1955–56 Montreal Royals QSHL 34 6 5 11 8 — — — — —
1955–56 Winnipeg Warriors WHL 28 1 9 10 4 14 0 0 0 2
1956–57 Winnipeg Warriors WHL 69 21 12 33 16 — — — — —
1957–58 Montreal Royals QSHL 31 13 24 37 11 7 3 4 7 0
1957–58 Rochester Americans AHL 13 1 2 3 0 — — — — —
1958–59 Rochester Americans AHL 70 26 24 50 4 5 1 1 2 0
1959–60 Montreal Canadiens NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1959–60 Rochester Americans AHL 69 17 32 49 2 5 1 1 2 0
1960–61 Buffalo Bisons AHL 68 6 16 22 14 4 0 0 0 0
1961–62 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 68 16 31 47 16 — — — — —
1962–63 Calgary Stampeders WHL 67 14 31 45 10 — — — — —
1963–64 Cleveland Barons AHL 72 23 28 51 12 9 3 7 10 0
1964–65 Cleveland Barons AHL 20 2 3 5 6 — — — — —
1965–66 Cleveland Barons AHL 70 21 26 47 10 12 2 6 8 6
1966–67 Cleveland Barons AHL 59 20 34 54 10 2 0 0 0 0
1967–68 Cleveland Barons AHL 72 24 36 60 14 — — — — —
1968–69 Cleveland Barons AHL 73 15 26 41 8 5 0 2 2 2
1969–70 Cleveland Barons AHL 72 8 20 28 0 — — — — —
1970–71 Galt Hornets OHA Sr — — — — — — — — — —
1971–72 Galt Hornets OHA Sr 3 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
AHL totals 726 179 278 457 96 42 7 17 24 8
NHL totals 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

Awards and achievements

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References

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