Dudley Garrett

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title: "Dudley Garrett" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1924-births", "1944-deaths", "20th-century-canadian-sportsmen", "canadian-expatriate-ice-hockey-players-in-the-united-states", "canadian-ice-hockey-defencemen", "canadian-military-personnel-killed-in-world-war-ii", "ice-hockey-people-from-toronto", "military-personnel-from-toronto", "new-york-rangers-players", "ontario-hockey-association-senior-a-league-(1890–1979)-players", "people-from-old-toronto", "providence-reds-players", "royal-canadian-navy-officers", "royal-canadian-navy-personnel-of-world-war-ii", "toronto-marlboros-players"] description: "Canadian ice hockey player" topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudley_Garrett" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Canadian ice hockey player ::

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Field	Value
position	Defence
played_for	New York Rangers
shoots	Left
height_ft	5
height_in	11
weight_lb	190
birth_date
birth_place	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
death_date
death_place	, Cabot Strait,
off Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland
career_start	1942
career_end	1944
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| image = | image_size = | position = Defence | played_for = New York Rangers | shoots = Left | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 190 | birth_date = | birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | death_date = | death_place = , Cabot Strait, off Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland | career_start = 1942 | career_end = 1944 Dudley Morine "Red" Garrett (July 24, 1924 – November 24, 1944) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman whose brief but promising career was tragically cut short by war. During the 1942–43 season, he appeared in 23 games with the New York Rangers, showcasing potential as a steady defenceman. However, with World War II ongoing, Garrett enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy, and his ship was torpedoed by German submarine U-1228 and sank rapidly, killing all 90 crew members on board. To honour his sacrifice and the career that might have been, the American Hockey League established the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award in 1947. The award is presented each year to the league's most outstanding rookie, preserving Garrett's legacy in the sport he loved.

Biography

Garrett was born in Toronto, Ontario and educated at Hodgson Senior Public School, now known as Hodgson Middle School, located in North Toronto. He was a promising young hockey defenceman originally part of the Toronto Maple Leafs organization before being traded, along with Hank Goldup, to the Rangers in 1942 in a deal that brought future Hart Trophy winner Babe Pratt to Toronto. As World War II escalated, Garrett joined the Royal Canadian Navy and served as an able seaman aboard the Flower-class corvette . | author = Star Staff | title = Nine Montrealers Lost as Corvette Sinks | work = The Montreal Daily Star | date = 7 December 1944 | page = 1 | url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montreal-star-nine-montrealers-lost/159693098/ | access-date = 24 November 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241125054131/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montreal-star-nine-montrealers-lost/159693098/ | archive-date = 25 November 2024 | url-status = live | via = Newspapers.co/m | last1 = St. Amand | first1 = Tom | last2 = Slater | first2 = Tom | title = SARNIA REMEMBERS: Son attends funeral of father decades after war ends (continued) | work = The Sarnia Journal | publisher = Sarnia Media Group Inc. | location = Sarnia, Ontario | date = 10 November 2023 | url = https://www.thesarniajournal.ca/sarnia-remembers/sarnia-remembers-son-attends-funeral-of-father-decades-after-war-ends-continued-7973695 | access-date = 24 November 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240114152256/https://www.thesarniajournal.ca/sarnia-remembers/sarnia-remembers-son-attends-funeral-of-father-decades-after-war-ends-continued-7973695 | archive-date = 14 January 2024 | url-status = live | author = CP Staff | title = Official Casualty List of HMCS Shawinigan | work = Edmonton Bulletin | publisher = Alberta Free Press Limited | location = Edmonton, Alberta | agency = The Canadian Press | date = 7 December 1944 | page = 3 | url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-edmonton-bulletin-official-casualty/159692202/ | access-date = 24 November 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241124231616/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-edmonton-bulletin-official-casualty/159692202/ | archive-date = 24 November 2024 | url-status = live | via = Newspapers.com | author = AHL Staff | title = Dudley (Red) Garrett Memorial Award | work = American Hockey League Hall of Fame | publisher = American Hockey League | location = Springfield, Massachusetts | year = 2024 | url = https://ahlhalloffame.com/dudley-red-garrett-memorial-award | access-date = 25 November 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240523100732/https://ahlhalloffame.com/dudley-red-garrett-memorial-award | archive-date = 23 May 2024 | url-status = live

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season	Playoffs	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	NHL totals	23	1	1	2	18	—	—	—	—	—
1940–41	Toronto Army Shamrocks	TIHL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1941–42	Toronto Marlboros	OHA	18	2	5	7	61	2	1	1	2	6
1941–42	Toronto Red Indians	TIHL	12	1	4	5	22	—	—	—	—	—
1942–43	New York Rangers	NHL	23	1	1	2	18	—	—	—	—	—
1942–43	Providence Reds	AHL	6	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
1942–43	Sydney Navy	NSDHL	1	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
1943–44	Toronto Navy	OHA Sr	13	0	1	1	12	—	—	—	—	—
1943–44	Cornwallis Navy	NSDHL	4	4	5	9	18	3	1	0	1	15
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References

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