Pete Backor

Peter Joseph Backor (April 29, 1919 – June 30, 1988) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 36 games in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1944–45 season The rest of his career, which lasted from 1939 to 1956, was spent in the minor leagues. he won the Stanley Cup with Toronto in 1945.

Pete Backor
Born	(1919-04-29)April 29, 1919 Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Died	June 30, 1988(1988-06-30) (aged 69)
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	1938–1956

Career

Pete Backor was born in 1919 in Fort William, Ontario to Slovak parents who emigrated from Orava in northern Slovakia to Canada. Although he played just a single season in the NHL, Backor made it count as he helped the Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup in 1945. After that season he spent the next 11 years playing in the minor leagues for the Pittsburgh Hornets of the AHL with whom he won the Calder Cup in 1952, the Hollywood Wolves of the PCHL and the Sault Ste. Marie Indians of the NOHA. Backor retired from hockey in 1956.

He was one of the first players of Slovak descent in the NHL.

Personal life

He was brother-in-law to another NHL player of Slovak descent Rudy Migay who played for Toronto Maple Leafs.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1938–39	Fort William Forts	TBSHL		23	9	6	15	6		—	—	—	—	—
1939–40	St. Catharines Saints	OHA Sr		29	27	17	44	28		8	2	2	4	6
1940–41	St. Catharines Saints	OHA Sr		31	14	9	23	20		12	2	7	9	12
1941–42	St. Catharines Saints	OHA Sr		27	7	7	14	26		11	2	4	6	11
1942–43	St. Catharines Saints	OHA Sr		21	8	12	20	26		3	2	1	3	9
1943–44	St. Catharines Saints	OHA Sr		28	11	12	23	27		5	0	1	1	4
1943–44	Montreal Royals	QSHL		—	—	—	—	—		1	1	0	1	—
1943–44	Port Arthur Shipbuilders	TBSHL		—	—	—	—	—		9	1	1	2	4
1944–45	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		36	4	5	9	6		—	—	—	—	—
1945–46	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		61	5	26	31	65		6	1	1	2	4
1946–47	Hollywood Wolves	PCHL		16	5	5	10	24		—	—	—	—	—
1946–47	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		48	9	10	19	30		12	2	1	3	6
1947–48	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		68	14	39	53	63		2	0	0	0	0
1948–49	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		68	10	42	52	64		—	—	—	—	—
1949–50	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		63	8	29	37	34		—	—	—	—	—
1950–51	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		71	7	33	40	80		13	0	4	4	8
1951–52	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		57	3	18	21	49		11	0	0	0	10
1952–53	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		53	1	10	11	36		3	0	1	1	16
1953–54	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		45	3	11	14	21		5	0	0	0	4
1954–55	Sault Ste. Marie Indians	NOHA		34	6	8	14	24		6	3	0	3	6
1955–56	Sault Ste. Marie Indians	NOHA		2	0	1	1	0		2	0	0	0	2
AHL totals				534	60	218	278	442		52	3	7	10	48
NHL totals				36	4	5	9	6		—	—	—	—	—

Achievements

• AHL First All-Star Team (1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951)
• Stanley Cup Champions 1945 (with Toronto)

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Picture of Pete Backor's Name on the 1945 Stanley Cup Plaque