Canadian ice hockey player
Ice hockey player
Dudley Morine "Red" Garrett (July 24, 1924 – November 24, 1944) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 23 games for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League in the 1942–43 season. He was killed in action in 1944 during the Second World War when the ship he was on sank. The American Hockey League established a trophy, the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award, in 1947 for the best rookie of the year in his honour.
Biography
Dudley was born in Toronto, Ontario. He attended Hodgson Senior Public School (now known as Hodgson Middle School) in North Toronto. Garrett originally was the property of the Toronto Maple Leafs, however, he was traded in 1942 along with Hank Goldup to the Rangers for future Hart Trophy recipient, Babe Pratt. Able seaman Garrett died in action during the Second World War while serving on the Flower-class corvette HMCS Shawinigan.[1] During the Battle of the St. Lawrence, while on a convoy escort mission in the Cabot Strait, his ship was torpedoed by German submarine U-1228, and sank in four minutes on the night of 24 November 1944.[2] All 90 crew members were lost including seven officers and 83
ratings.[3] The American Hockey League presented a trophy in his honour in 1947, the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award, which is given to the best rookie in the AHL each season.[4]
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