Frederick “Bun” Cook

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.

Frederick “Bun” Cook
Coach, Left Wing

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