Thomas Joseph Daley (born February 20, 1943) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, and Winnipeg Jets between 1968 and 1979. He is the all-time leader for wins in WHA history, having won 167 games.
| Joe Daley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
February 20, 1943 East Kildonan, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Pittsburgh Penguins Buffalo Sabres Detroit Red Wings Winnipeg Jets (WHA) | ||
| Playing career | 1961–1979 | ||
Career
editDaley started his NHL career with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1968, where he played in 38 games over two seasons. Daley was the Sabres' first choice in the 1970 Intra-League Draft. He won 12 of his 38 starts before moving over the Detroit Red Wings in 1971. He went 11-10-5 with Detroit but his relationship soured with the team as time went on, with one instance seeing him on the bench rather than starting the game (where his wife and children were attending).[1]
In the 1972 offseason, he was approached by Billy Robinson, the director of player personnel for the Winnipeg Jets of the upstart World Hockey Association and soon after Daley became signed with the team. Daley's longest stint in major league hockey would be with the Jets, where he played from 1972 to 1979. He won the Avco World Trophy three with the Jets (1976, 1978, 1979) and was the WHA's second leading goalie during the 1975–76 season.
Daley lost his primary spot as goaltender in the midst of the 1978-79 season, which saw him go 7-11-3 with a GAA of 4.29. In the summer of 1979, Daley was stated to be one of the players the Jets would give a tryout form for the NHL as he was a free agent.[2] In September 1979, Daley, with no offer of a suitable contract by Winnipeg, stated that he would not report to training camp. Daley, alongside Bobby Hull, were the longest-served Jets.[3][4] Daley never played hockey again. No goaltender played more games in the WHA than Daley, who started 308 games. He also held records for wins (167) and playoff wins (30). As a professional goaltender, Daley went 201–157–32. He was also one of the last NHL goalies to play without a mask, although he did wear a mask for Winnipeg in the WHA, doing so for his final five seasons.
In 1980, he was hired to work the sales team at Century 21 Pride Realty.[5] For a time, Daley instructed a summer hockey school in Penticton, British Columbia.[6] In 1981–82, he was the coach of the junior hockey Penticton Knights. In 1986, Daley became a salesman with Keystone Ford Sales.[7] In 1989, Daley, at the urging of his son Travis, bought a dealership that became Joe Daley Sports Cards in Winnipeg, a trading card store located near his old playing grounds at the Winnipeg Arena; he still operates the store, now called Joe Daley's Sports and Framing that is located on St. Mary's Road.[8][9]
Daley was named to the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995 and was named to the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.[10] A mural honoring Daley was unveiled in 2019 at Bronx Park Community Centre, where he had played as a child.[11]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1961–62 | Weyburn Red Wings | SJHL | 53 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 3180 | 177 | 2 | 3.34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Sudbury Wolves | EPHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Weyburn Red Wings | SJHL | 51 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 3060 | 152 | 3 | 2.98 | — | 8 | — | — | 480 | 23 | 1 | 3.19 | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | 66 | 40 | 22 | 4 | 3960 | 221 | 4 | 3.35 | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | 600 | 27 | 1 | 2.70 | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Cincinnati Wings | CPHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | 72 | 41 | 31 | 0 | 4320 | 292 | 2 | 4.06 | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 300 | 19 | 1 | 3.80 | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Memphis Wings | CPHL | 68 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 4040 | 212 | 2 | 3.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 426 | 17 | 2 | 2.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 948 | 43 | 0 | 2.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Memphis Wings | CPHL | 50 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 2960 | 169 | 0 | 3.42 | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 433 | 27 | 0 | 3.74 | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 56 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 3300 | 192 | 2 | 3.49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 29 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1612 | 86 | 2 | 3.20 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 527 | 26 | 0 | 2.96 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 34 | — | — | — | 1867 | 107 | 0 | 3.44 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 315 | 25 | 0 | 4.76 | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 38 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 2069 | 129 | 1 | 3.74 | .895 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 29 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1618 | 85 | 0 | 3.15 | .893 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 29 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1718 | 83 | 2 | 2.90 | .893 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 422 | 25 | 0 | 3.55 | .874 | ||
| 1973–74 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 41 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 2454 | 163 | 0 | 3.99 | .884 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 8 | 0 | 4.03 | .860 | ||
| 1974–75 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 51 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 2902 | 175 | 1 | 3.62 | .887 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1975–76 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 62 | 41 | 17 | 1 | 3612 | 171 | 5 | 2.84 | .903 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 671 | 29 | 1 | 2.59 | .886 | ||
| 1976–77 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 65 | 39 | 23 | 2 | 3818 | 206 | 3 | 3.24 | .892 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1186 | 71 | 1 | 3.59 | .875 | ||
| 1977–78 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 37 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 2075 | 114 | 1 | 3.30 | .883 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 271 | 13 | 0 | 2.88 | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 23 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1256 | 90 | 0 | 4.30 | .871 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 4.86 | — | ||
| WHA totals | 308 | 167 | 113 | 13 | 17,835 | 1002 | 12 | 3.37 | .889 | 49 | 30 | 15 | 2706 | 149 | 3.30 | 2 | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 105 | 34 | 44 | 19 | 5826 | 326 | 3 | 3.36 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and achievements
edit- SJHL Second All-Star Team (1962)
- EHL Rookie of the Year (1964)
- Avco Cup (WHA) Championship (1976, 1978, & 1979)
- WHA First All-Star Team (1976)
- Izvestia Cup Best Goaltender (1976)
- WHA Second All-Star Team (1977)
- "Honoured Member" of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- Inducted as an inaugural member into the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame (2010)[12]
- Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame 2018
- All Time Leader in WHA wins by a goaltender
References
edit- ↑ https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/featured/2018/02/02/right-place-right-time-daley-had-no-regrets-signing-with-jets-10
- ↑ Davis, Reyn (June 23, 1979). "Jets' prize checker signs for fifth year". Winnipeg Free Press.
- ↑ Davis, Reyn. "Daley feels Jets owe him measure of loyalty". Winnipeg Free Press.
- ↑ Davis, Reyn (October 11, 1979). "Shoe's heart is here". Winnipeg Free Press.
- ↑ "Mr. Joe Daley". Winnipeg Free Press. January 19, 1980.
- ↑ Davis, Reyn (May 24, 1979). "Jets shift to private lives". Winnipeg Free Press.
- ↑ "Keystone Announcement". Winnipeg Free Press. November 8, 1986.
- ↑ Sawatzky, Mike (September 24, 1989). "Ex-NHLer gets into the act". Brandon Sunday.
- ↑ Cleghorn, Kevin. "Daley is no ordinary Joe". Chronicle Journal.
- ↑ Taylor, Scott (January 9, 2019). "An extraordinary life". NHL. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Rollason, Kevin (January 21, 2019). "Daley humbled by community club honour". Winnipeg Free Press.
- ↑ "WHA Hall of Fame Members". Archived from the original on 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database