Wes Trainor

Thomas Weston "Bucko" Trainor (September 11, 1922 – November 21, 1991) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played 17 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1948–49 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1940 to 1956, was spent in the minor and senior leagues.

Wes Trainor
Born	(1922-09-11)September 11, 1922 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Died	November 21, 1991(1991-11-21) (aged 69)
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Centre/Left wing
Shot	Right
Played for	New York Rangers
Playing career	1940–1954

Biography

Trainor was born at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island to Joseph John Trainor and Johanna Shea.^[1]

After playing with the Canadian Army in the United Kingdom during the Second World War, Wes "Bucko" Trainor was a hockey player in the Maritimes and Newfoundland through the late 1940s and 1950s. He also coached senior and minor hockey in Grand Falls and Gander. He was enshrined in the PEI Sports Hall of Fame as an Athlete, and in the Sport Newfoundland and Labrador Hall of Fame as an Athlete-Builder.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1937–38	Charlottetown Royals	PEI Jr		3	2	3	5	0		2	2	2	4	2
1938–39	Charlottetown Royals	PEI Jr		9	6	8	14	2		4	4	3	7	0
1939–40	Charlottetown Royals	PEI Jr		—	—	—	—	—		10	8	5	13	6
1939–40	Charlottetown Army	PEI Sr		5	7	6	13	8		—	—	—	—	—
1939–40	Charlottetown Royals	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		6	4	2	6	6
1940–41	Petawawa Grenades	UOVHL		18	18	17	35	15		5	5	3	8	5
1940–41	Petawawa Grenades	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		4	3	9	12	9
1945–46	Drummondville Intrepids	QSHL		31	18	24	42	27		—	—	—	—	—
1946–47	Moncton Hawks	MMHL		37	20	45	65	42		9	4	11	15	8
1947–48	St. Paul Saints	USHL		35	7	8	15	22		—	—	—	—	—
1948–49	New York Rangers	NHL		17	1	2	3	6		—	—	—	—	—
1948–49	St. Paul Saints	USHL		49	19	49	68	43		—	—	—	—	—
1949–50	New Haven Ramblers	AHL		44	6	16	22	21		—	—	—	—	—
1949–50	St. Paul Saints	USHL		14	3	6	9	11		3	1	0	1	0
1950–51	Charlottetown Islanders	MMHL		72	25	73	98	81		11	4	7	11	8
1951–52	Charlottetown Islanders	MMHL		76	13	43	56	47		4	0	1	1	2
1952–53	Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts	NLSHL		10	3	9	12	33		—	—	—	—	—
1952–53	Grand Falls All-Stars	NLSHL		—	—	—	—	—		4	0	3	3	8
1953–54	Charlottetown Islanders	MMHL		65	18	47	65	36		7	0	3	3	9
1954–55	Grand Falls All-Stars	NLSHL		7	1	3	4	2		4	1	2	3	2
1955–56	Grand Falls Andcos	NLSHL		—	—	—	—	—		1	0	0	0	0
MMHL totals				250	76	208	284	206		31	8	22	30	27
NHL totals				17	1	2	3	6		—	—	—	—	—