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Punch Imlach

Punch Imlach, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 1987)

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Born
March 15, 1918
Died
December 1, 1987
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1918

About Punch Imlach

George "Punch" Imlach was a Canadian ice hockey coach and general manager best known for his association with the Toronto Maple Leafs, whom he was with from 1958 to 1969, and again from 1979 to 1981, and the Buffalo Sabres, whom he was with from 1970 to 1978. With Toronto he won the Stanley Cup four times, from 1962 to 1964 and again in 1967. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. Three years later, Imlach led the Leafs to their first Stanley Cup championship in 11 years, and followed this title up with additional Stanley Cup wins in 1963, 1964, and 1967.

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Punch Imlach timeline

  1. With Toronto he won the Stanley Cup four times, from 1962 to 1964 and again in 1967.
  2. Three years later, Imlach led the Leafs to their first Stanley Cup championship in 11 years, and followed this title up with additional Stanley Cup wins in 1963, 1964, and 1967.

The world when Punch Imlach was born

Punch Imlach was born in 1918. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Punch Imlach's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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