NHL player. Clem Loughlin was born in Carroll, Manitoba, in 1892. As with many kids in the prairies, Loughlin took up hockey in the winter and baseball in the summers. As a defenseman he made the biggest impression, working his way through the ranks of the Winnipeg Monarchs. The team took the 1915 Allan Cup as best senior club in Canada. Loughlin turned professional with the Portland Rosebuds of the PCHA in 1916. In 1918 he joined the Victoria Aristocrats (PCHA), where he celebrated a Stanley Cup victor. Clem remained in the city until the club was sold to the NHL expansion Detroit Cougars team. He played two seasons in Detroit and another in Chicago before fading into the minor leagues. Clem Loughlin returned to the NHL as a coach when he was hired to run the Chicago Blackhawks from 1934-37. Loughlin later settled in Viking, Alberta, to operated a hotel in the community. The town is also where he died in 1977.
NHL player. Clem Loughlin was born in Carroll, Manitoba, in 1892. As with many kids in the prairies, Loughlin took up hockey in the winter and baseball in the summers. As a defenseman he made the biggest impression, working his way through the ranks of the Winnipeg Monarchs. The team took the 1915 Allan Cup as best senior club in Canada. Loughlin turned professional with the Portland Rosebuds of the PCHA in 1916. In 1918 he joined the Victoria Aristocrats (PCHA), where he celebrated a Stanley Cup victor. Clem remained in the city until the club was sold to the NHL expansion Detroit Cougars team. He played two seasons in Detroit and another in Chicago before fading into the minor leagues. Clem Loughlin returned to the NHL as a coach when he was hired to run the Chicago Blackhawks from 1934-37. Loughlin later settled in Viking, Alberta, to operated a hotel in the community. The town is also where he died in 1977.
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