Introduction
James Ogilvie "Odie" Cleghorn (September 19, 1891 – July 13, 1956) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach, linesman and referee. His brother Sprague Cleghorn also played professional ice hockey and the two played several seasons together.
Hockey career
Cleghorn played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens and Pittsburgh Pirates. On Jan. 14, 1922, Odie and his brother Sprague Cleghorn each scored 4 goals in a 10-6 victory for the Montreal Canadiens over the Hamilton Tigers. Cleghorn won a Stanley Cup in 1924 with Montreal.
Cleghorn was also a coach of the Pirates. It was during the 1925–26 season that he created the idea of set lines. He would play three set lines that would rotate. Before this, the players would only rest when needed.
Odie Cleghorn's brother Sprague Cleghorn died of injuries following a car accident. Just a few hours before Sprague's July 14, 1956 funeral, Odie Cleghorn, was found in his bed, dead of heart failure, perhaps induced by the stress of the loss of his brother.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1909–10 | New York Wanderers | AAHL | 8 | 15 | 0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1910–11 | Renfrew Creamery Kings | NHA | 16 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1911–12 | Montreal Wanderers | NHA | 17 | 23 | 0 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1912–13 | Montreal Wanderers | NHA | 19 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1913–14 | Montreal Wanderers | NHA | 13 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1914–15 | Montreal Wanderers | NHA | 15 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1915–16 | Montreal Wanderers | NHA | 21 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1916–17 | Montreal Wanderers | NHA | 18 | 28 | 4 | 32 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1918–19 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 17 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 1918–19 | Montreal Canadiens | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 1919–20 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 21 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1920–21 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 21 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1921–22 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 24 | 21 | 3 | 24 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1922–23 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 24 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1923–24 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 22 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1923–24 | Montreal Canadiens | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1924–25 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 30 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1924–25 | Montreal Canadiens | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1925–26 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NHL | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1926–27 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHA totals | 119 | 135 | 23 | 158 | 268 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| NHL totals | 181 | 95 | 34 | 129 | 142 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | ||||
| St-Cup totals | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | ||||
Coaching record
| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | Pts | Division rank | Result | ||
| PIT | 1925-26 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 39 | 3rd in American | Lost in Quarterfinals |
| PIT | 1926-27 | 44 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 33 | 4th in American | Missed playoffs |
| PIT | 1927-28 | 44 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 46 | 3rd in American | Lost in Quarterfinals |
| PIT | 1928-29 | 44 | 9 | 27 | 8 | 26 | 4th in American | Missed Playoffs |
| Total | 168 | 62 | 86 | 20 | 144 | |||