Fern Headley
# Fern Headley

Fern James Headley (March 2, 1900 — September 28, 1956) was an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman who played 30 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins during the 1924–25 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1922 to 1939, was primarily spent in the American Hockey Association. He was born in Crystal, North Dakota, but grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He scored one NHL goal. It occurred as a member of the Boston Bruins on December 17, 1924 in his team's 6-2 loss to the Montreal Maroons.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1919–20 | Saskatoon Quakers | N-SSHL | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 1919–20 | Saskatoon Quakers | SJHL | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 1920–21 | Saskatoon Collegiate | S-SSHL | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | — | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 1921–22 | Saskatoon 5th Battalion | N-SSHL | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1922–23 | Saskatoon Sheiks | WCHL | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1923–24 | Saskatoon Crescents | WCHL | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1924–25 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1924–25 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924–25 | Montreal Canadiens | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925–26 | Calgary Tigers | WHL | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1926–27 | Calgary Tigers | PrHL | 30 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1927–28 | Minneapolis Millers | AHA | 37 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928–29 | St. Louis Flyers | AHA | 40 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1929–30 | St. Louis Flyers | AHA | 48 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1930–31 | Chicago Shamrocks | AHA | 47 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1931–32 | Chicago Shamrocks | AHA | 47 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1932–33 | Duluth Hornets | AHA | 41 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1933–34 | Tulsa Oilers | AHA | 32 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1934–35 | Tulsa Oilers | AHA | 48 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1935–36 | Tulsa Oilers | AHA | 43 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1936–37 | Kansas City Greyhounds | AHA | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1936–37 | Tulsa Oilers | AHA | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1938–39 | Wichita Skyhawks | AHA | 33 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHA totals | AHA totals | AHA totals | 441 | 65 | 69 | 134 | 422 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 30 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
