Frederick "Bun" Cook
<< Back to Pillar Members
Born September 18, 1904, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Height: 5’ 11” Weight: 180 lbs
A "Class of 1967" inductee, "Bun" Cook became most famous for having been at the coaching helm of the most Calder Cup winning teams in AHL history with a total of seven, including two with Providence in 1937 and 1939.
He was voted the AHL All-Star coach six times.
Bun piloted the Reds for six seasons from 1937 to 1943 and compiled a 148-137-39 (.517) record.
He skated in 37 games with Providence over those six campaigns.
Cook enjoyed a 13-year professional playing career and was a member of two Stanley Cup championship teams with the NY Rangers, in 1928 and 1933, playing on the "Bread Line" with his brother Bill and Frank Boucher.
He was posthumously inducted into the NHL Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995 and into the American Hockey League Hall of Fame in 2007.
PLAYING STATISTICS
|
REGULAR SEASON |
PLAYOFFS |
Season |
Team |
Lge |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
+/- |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
1924-25 |
Saskatoon Sheiks |
WCHL |
28 |
18 |
3 |
21 |
48 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1925-26 |
Saskatoon Sheiks |
WHL |
30 |
9 |
5 |
14 |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1926-27 |
New York Rangers |
NHL |
44 |
14 |
9 |
23 |
42 |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1927-28 |
New York Rangers |
NHL |
44 |
14 |
14 |
28 |
45 |
|
9 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
1928-29 |
New York Rangers |
NHL |
43 |
13 |
5 |
18 |
70 |
|
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
1929-30 |
New York Rangers |
NHL |
43 |
24 |
18 |
42 |
55 |
|
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1930-31 |
New York Rangers |
NHL |
44 |
18 |
17 |
35 |
72 |
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1931-32 |
New York Rangers |
NHL |
45 |
14 |
20 |
34 |
43 |
|
7 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
12 |
1932-33 |
New York Rangers |
NHL |
48 |
22 |
15 |
37 |
35 |
|
8 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1933-34 |
New York Rangers |
NHL |
48 |
18 |
15 |
33 |
36 |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1934-35 |
New York Rangers |
NHL |
48 |
13 |
21 |
34 |
26 |
|
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1935-36 |
New York Rangers |
NHL |
26 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
12 |
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1936-37 |
Boston Bruins |
NHL |
40 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
8 |
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1937-38 |
Providence Reds |
IAHL |
19 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1938-39 |
Providence Reds |
IAHL |
11 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1939-40 |
Providence Reds |
IAHL |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1940-41 |
Providence Reds |
AHL |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1941-42 |
Providence Reds |
AHL |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1942-43 |
Providence Reds |
AHL |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
COACHING STATISTICS
Season |
Team |
Lge |
Type |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
OTL |
Pct |
Result |
1937-38 |
Providence Reds |
IAHL |
Head |
48 |
25 |
16 |
7 |
0 |
0.594 |
Won Championship |
1938-39 |
Providence Reds |
IAHL |
Head |
54 |
21 |
22 |
11 |
0 |
0.491 |
Lost in round 2 |
1939-40 |
Providence Reds |
IAHL |
Head |
54 |
27 |
19 |
8 |
0 |
0.574 |
Won Championship |
1940-41 |
Providence Reds |
AHL |
Head |
56 |
31 |
21 |
4 |
0 |
0.589 |
Lost in round 1 |
1941-42 |
Providence Reds |
AHL |
Head |
56 |
17 |
32 |
7 |
0 |
0.366 |
Out of Playoffs |
1942-43 |
Providence Reds |
AHL |
Head |
56 |
27 |
27 |
2 |
0 |
0.500 |
Lost in round 1 |
1943-44 |
Cleveland Barons |
AHL |
Head |
54 |
33 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
0.676 |
Lost in Finals |
1944-45 |
Cleveland Barons |
AHL |
Head |
60 |
34 |
16 |
10 |
0 |
0.650 |
Won Championship |
1945-46 |
Cleveland Barons |
AHL |
Head |
62 |
28 |
26 |
8 |
0 |
0.516 |
Lost in Finals |
1946-47 |
Cleveland Barons |
AHL |
Head |
64 |
38 |
18 |
8 |
0 |
0.656 |
Lost in round 1 |
1947-48 |
Cleveland Barons |
AHL |
Head |
68 |
43 |
13 |
12 |
0 |
0.721 |
Won Championship |
1948-49 |
Cleveland Barons |
AHL |
Head |
68 |
41 |
21 |
6 |
0 |
0.647 |
Lost in round 2 |
1949-50 |
Cleveland Barons |
AHL |
Head |
70 |
45 |
15 |
10 |
0 |
0.714 |
Lost in Finals |
1950-51 |
Cleveland Barons |
AHL |
Head |
71 |
44 |
22 |
5 |
0 |
0.655 |
Won Championship |
1951-52 |
Cleveland Barons |
AHL |
Head |
68 |
44 |
19 |
5 |
0 |
0.684 |
Lost in round 1 |
1952-53 |
Cleveland Barons |
AHL |
Head |
64 |
42 |
20 |
2 |
0 |
0.672 |
Won Championship |
1953-54 |
Cleveland Barons |
AHL |
Head |
70 |
38 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
0.543 |
Won Championship |
1954-55 |
Cleveland Barons |
AHL |
Head |
64 |
32 |
29 |
3 |
0 |
0.523 |
Lost in round 1 |
1955-56 |
Cleveland Barons |
AHL |
Head |
64 |
26 |
31 |
7 |
0 |
0.461 |
Lost in Finals |
|