Hal Cooper (ice hockey)
# Hal Cooper (ice hockey)

Harold Wallace Cooper (August 29, 1913 – June 25, 1977) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played 8 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1944–45 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1933 to 1950, was spent in the minor leagues.

## Career

Cooper played eight games with the New York Rangers during the 1944-45 NHL season. He was 5'5" tall and weighed 155 lbs. He also played in the American Hockey League for the Providence Reds and the Hershey Bears and also in the United States Hockey League for the Houston Skippers.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1931–32 | Hamilton Victorias | OHA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1932–33 | Hamilton Victorias | OHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1933–34 | Sudbury Cub-Wolves | NBHL | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 1934–35 | Falconbridge Falcons | NBHL | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1935–36 | Falconbridge Falcons | NBHL | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1935–36 | Falconbridge Falcons | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| 1936–37 | Falconbridge Falcons | NBHL | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 1937–38 | Falconbridge Falcons | NBHL | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1937–38 | Falconbridge Falcons | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| 1938–39 | Kirkland Lake Blue Devils | GBHL | 8 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 1938–39 | Kirkland Lake Blue Devils | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 1939–40 | Kirkland Lake Blue Devils | GBHL | 15 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1939–40 | Kirkland Lake Blue Devils | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 14 |
| 1940–41 | Niagara Falls Cataracts | OHA Sr | 32 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1941–42 | Niagara Falls Cataracts | OHA Sr | 25 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 1942–43 | Niagara Falls Cataracts | OHA Sr | 22 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1943–44 | Providence Reds | AHL | 51 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1944–45 | New York Rangers | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1944–45 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 46 | 24 | 17 | 41 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| 1945–46 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 41 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1946–47 | Houston Huskies | USHL | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1948–49 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA Sr | 27 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 1949–50 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA Sr | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 139 | 59 | 46 | 105 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| OHA Sr totals | OHA Sr totals | OHA Sr totals | 119 | 50 | 55 | 105 | 58 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 14 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
