Hap Day

Clarence "Hap" Day (June 1, 1901 – February 17, 1990) was a Canadian sportsman in ice hockey who enjoyed a 33-year association with the National Hockey League as a player, referee, coach and general manager. He was born in Owen Sound, Ontario and began playing professional hockey in 1924 with the Toronto St. Pats; after the St. Pats were purchased in 1927 by Conn Smythe and turned into the Toronto Maple Leafs, Day was the team's first captain and held that honour until he moved to the New York Americans in 1937.

He spent the next two years as a referee before returning to Toronto as a highly successful coach. He guided the Leafs from 1940–41 to 1949–50, winning the Stanley Cup five times. He became assistant general manager to Smythe in 1950, and he was responsible for running the team until 1957, when he retired to enter business life. Day was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961. He died in St. Thomas, Ontario at age 88.

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• Hockey Hall of Fame