Bert McInenly

This is Bertram Harold McInenly. He played a full season with each of the Detroit Falcons, New York Americans, Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins in the early 1930s. He spent most of the decade playing in what is now known as the AHL.

Born in Quebec he grew up in Ottawa where he became a notable amateur hockey star. He also excelled at baseball, football, basketball, lacrosse and paddling.

McInenly settled on professional hockey and baseball. He was a home run hitter in a pro league in western Canada while wintering in Detroit, starring on the blue line of the Detroit Olympics of the CPHL. He decided to give up baseball around the same time the Detroit Falcons arrived in the NHL. They were quick to sign up the "local" star.

McInenly also proved to be excellent at multiple spots on the ice. He usually played on defense, but was also used at both center and left wing. When he joined the New York Americans he move up front and scored 12 goals and 18 points in his most productive NHL season.

He returned home to Ottawa in 1932, to great fanfare. Returning to the blue line was a big reason for a quiet season. Early the following season he was moved to Boston, though he mostly played with the minor league Cubs rather than the NHL Bruins. McInenly would get into 43 NHL games with the Bruins over the next three seasons.

All told Bert McInenly played in 166 NHL games. He scored 19 goals, 15 assists and 34 points.

Bert McInenly died in 1993. He was 87 years old.