Ken Reardon

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Defence
shot = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 180
played_for = Montreal Canadiens
league = NHL
nationality = Canada
birth_date = Birth date|1921|4|01|mf=y
birth_place = Winnipeg, MAN, CAN
death_date = death date and age|2008|3|15|1921|4|01|mf=y
career_start = 1940
career_end = 1950
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halloffame = 1966

Kenneth Joseph Reardon (April 1 1921 – March 15 2008 [http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=378998 Obituary at the National Post] ] ) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966.

Reardon was known as a tough defenceman, a physical player who exhibited great endurance by continuing to play while injured. He played two seasons with Montreal before enlisting in the Canadian Army in 1942. He spent several years playing for army teams in the Ottawa area, winning the Allan Cup with the Commandos in 1943 before he was shipped overseas. Following World War II, Reardon returned to the Canadiens and won the Stanley Cup. He retired prior to turning 30, a probable result of the numerous injuries he sustained.

Reardon continued his hockey career off-ice, becoming a successful executive in hockey, primarily with the Canadiens. After scouting and managing farm teams to many minor league championships, he earned the position as the Canadiens vice-president. During his tenure with Montreal the team won five Stanley Cup titles. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1966. [ [http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p196609&type=Player&page=bio&list=#photo] Reardon Biography at Legends of Hockey/Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved Feb. 03, 2008.]

Awards & Achievements

*Allan Cup Championship (1943)
*Stanley Cup Championship (1946 as a Player), (1956-Ass't Manager), 1957-58-59-60 (Vice President)
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*NHL First All-Star Team Defence (1947 & 1950)
*NHL Second All-Star Team Defence (1946, 1948, & 1949)
*Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966
*Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1996
*Selected to Manitoba's All-Century Second All-Star Team
*“Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame.

ee also

*Notable families in the NHL

References

External links

*hockeydb|4472
*Legendsmember|Player|P196609|Ken Reardon
* [http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/honoured/1996/kReardon.htm Ken Reardon’s biography] at [http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/ Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum]
* [http://www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/honoured/players.html?category=7&id=24 Ken Reardon's biography] at [http://www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/index.html Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame]