Ivan Mitchell
| Ivan Mitchell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Mitchell with the 1914–15 Portland Rosebuds | |||
| Born |
July 9, 1893 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died |
May 8, 1942 (aged 48) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Portland Rosebuds Toronto St. Patricks | ||
| Playing career | 1914–1922 | ||
Ivan Gladstone "Mike" Mitchell (July 9, 1893 — May 8, 1942) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played three seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto St. Patricks. Before playing in the NHL, Mitchell played the 1914–15 season with the Portland Rosebuds of the PCHA, and then served with the Canadian forces in World War 1.
In 1922, Mitchell was injured during the second game of the season and then missed the rest of the season due to illness. He is still credited with winning the Stanley Cup that season.
Military duty and illness
Between 1915 and 1919 Mitchell was on military duty, fighting with the Canadian forces in World War 1. A notice in the Vancouver Daily World on November 19, 1917, claimed Mitchell had succumbed to his wounds in a London hospital,[1] but the information turned out to be inaccurate as he was still alive.[2]
Mitchell was living in Hamilton, Ontario at the onset of the 1921–22 season, but was loaned to the Toronto St. Patricks to cover for an injured John Ross Roach.[3] Later in the season, in early February, he had become seriously ill and was confined to the General Hospital in Hamilton, suspected of suffering from a tumor of the brain, due to being gassed overseas in World War 1, and was given little hope of survival.[4][5] However, later in February, Mitchell had recovered, being operated on for an abscess on the brain, and was said to be going west to convalesce.[6]
Mitchell died on May 8, 1942, in his hometown of Winnipeg.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | SO | GAA | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | SO | GAA | ||
| 1912–13 | Phoenix Hockey Club | BCBHL | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 420 | 18 | 0 | 2.57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1913–14 | Phoenix Hockey Club | BCBHL | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 610 | 32 | 0 | 3.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1914–15 | Portland Rosebuds | PCHA | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1113 | 83 | 0 | 4.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1915–16 | Military duty | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1916–17 | Military duty | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1917–18 | Military duty | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1918–19 | Military duty | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1919–20 | Toronto St. Pats | NHL | 16 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 830 | 60 | 0 | 4.34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1920–21 | Toronto St. Pats | NHL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 240 | 22 | 0 | 5.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1921–22 | Toronto St. Pats | NHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| PCHA totals | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1113 | 83 | 0 | 4.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 22 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1190 | 88 | 0 | 4.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ^ "Coast hockey player succumbs to wounds" The Vancouver Daily World. Nov. 19, 1917 (pg. 10). Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ "May Still Be Alive – Relatives Have Had No Advices Concerning Death of Hockey Star" The Province (Vancouver). Nov. 21, 1917 (pg. 12). Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ "St. Pats Refuse to Allow Forbes to Help Locals" The Hamilton Spectator, January 24, 1922 (pg. 16). Retrieved 2025-07-19.
- ^ "Mike Mitchell's condition serious" The Hamilton Spectator, February 7, 1922 (pg. 16). Retrieved 2025-07-19.
- ^ "Hams' Goal-Keeper Is Lying at Death's Door" The Brantford Expositor, February 8, 1922 (pg. 12). Retrieved 2025-07-19.
- ^ "Random notes on current sports" The Toronto Star, February 21, 1922 (pg. 8). Retrieved 2025-07-19.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database