Norm Calladine

Born July 30, 1914 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Height: 5’ 9” Weight: 155 lbs

Born in Peterborough, Ontario in 1914, Norm Calladine moved to the United States as a hockey player while in his early 20s, achieving considerable prominence early in life.

Norm excelled in hockey, softball and baseball, going on to fame in the former. During his pro hockey career he played with such greats as Art Ross and Dit Clapper over his 3 seasons with the NHL’s Boston Bruins. In the AHL, Norm starred with the Philadelphia Rambler, Hershey Bears and over his 2 seasons with the Reds.
Norm became a prolific scorer with the Reds, tallying 32 goals in the 1942 season, during which time he set a league record scoring 4 goals in a single period. He had a reputation as a “team player,” and was considered an inspiration to his teammates.

A man of great modesty, Norm retired from the game in 1977. He made Rhode Island his home from 1942 thru 1988, the year of his passing. After retirement he became a compositor at the Providence Journal-Bulletin. In his free time, he skated regularly on the ponds at Roger Williams Park nearby his Cranston, RI home and became a legendary instructor and mentor among young hockey players in the regions.

He was inducted into the Peterborough Sports Hall of Fame in 1983.

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