Kenneth Fenwick "The Pepper Kid" Randall (December 14, 1887 – June 14, 1947) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for 20 seasons, including ten seasons in the National Hockey League from 1917 to 1927 for the Toronto Arenas, Toronto St. Patricks, Hamilton Tigers and New York Americans. He was a two-time Stanley Cup Champion.

Ken Randall
Born (1887-12-14)December 14, 1887
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Died June 14, 1947(1947-06-14) (aged 58)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing/Defence
Shot Right
Played for Brantford Indians (OPHL)
Port Hope Professionals (EOPHL)
Saskatoon Hoo Hoos (SPHL)
Saskatoon Real Estate (SPHL)
Toronto Blueshirts (NHA)
Sydney Millionaires (MaPHL)
Montreal Wanderers (NHA)
Toronto Arenas (NHL)
Toronto St. Patricks (OPHL)
Hamilton Tigers (NHL)
New York Americans (NHL)
Niagara-Falls Hamilton (Can-Pro HL)
Providence Reds (CAHL)
Ottawa Patricias (OPHL)
Playing career 1909–1931
Randall with the Toronto Arenas.

Playing career

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Randall had a long and varied playing career at a time when the professional ice hockey world was changing. He was an accomplished scorer when playing forward, and was a good defencemen which he became exclusively later in his career. He turned professional in the Ontario Professional Hockey League (OPHL), and played in the Maritime Professional Hockey League, the Eastern Ontario Professional Hockey League and the Saskatchewan Professional Hockey League before joining the Toronto Blueshirts of the National Hockey Association (NHA) in 1915. He played for the organization until 1923, as it changed from the Blueshirts to Arenas to St. Patricks, winning two Stanley Cups, in 1918 and 1922. In 1923, he joined the Hamilton Tigers, which in 1924 became embroiled in a labor conflict and his contract was sold to the new New York Americans, for which he played two years before becoming a player coach with the Providence Reds. He became a full-time coach in 1928, but still had some playing time left in him, playing for the Oshawa Patricias when the OPHL was revived in 1930.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1906–07 Lindsay Midgets OHA-Jr. 4 2 0 2 6 9 0 9
1907–08 Lindsay Midgets OHA-Jr. 6 10 0 10
1908–09 Lindsay Midgets OHA-Jr.
1909–10 Brantford Indians OPHL 10 10 0 10
1910–11 Port Hope Pros EOPHL 6 19 0 19
1911–12 Montreal Wanderers NHA 1 0 0 0 0
1911–12 Saskatoon Hoo-Hoos Sask-Pro 1 0 0 0 0
1911–12 Saskatoon Real Estates Sask-Pro 2 2 0 2
1912–13 Toronto Blueshirts NHA 2 0 0 0 0
1912–13 Sydney Millionaires MaPHL 12 17 0 17 18 2 1 0 1 0
1913–14 Sydney Millionaires MaPHL 24 28 0 28 68 2 5 0 5 8
1914–15 Sydney Millionaires MaPHL 8 11 0 11 17
1915–16 Toronto Blueshirts NHA 24 7 5 12 111
1916–17 Toronto Blueshirts NHA 13 8 2 10 64
1916–17 Montreal Wanderers NHA 5 3 2 5 40
1917–18 Toronto Arenas NHL 21 12 2 14 96 2 1 1 2 12
1917–18 Toronto Arenas St-Cup 5 1 0 1 12
1918–19 Toronto Arenas NHL 14 8 6 14 27
1919–20 Toronto St. Patricks NHL 22 10 8 18 42
1920–21 Toronto St. Patricks NHL 22 6 5 11 74 2 0 0 0 11
1921–22 Toronto St. Patricks NHL 24 10 6 16 32 2 1 0 1 4
1921–22 Toronto St. Patricks St-Cup 4 1 0 1 22
1922–23 Toronto St. Patricks NHL 24 3 5 8 58
1923–24 Hamilton Tigers NHL 24 7 6 13 58
1924–25 Hamilton Tigers NHL 30 8 10 18 52
1925–26 New York Americans NHL 34 4 2 6 94
1926–27 New York Americans NHL 3 0 0 0 0
1926–27 Niagara Falls Cataracts Can-Pro 15 4 0 4 25
1926–27 Hamilton Tigers Can-Pro 13 3 2 5 21 2 0 0 0 7
1927–28 Providence Reds Can-Am 19 0 0 0 6
1930–31 Ottawa Patricias OPHL 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 4
NHA totals 45 18 9 27 215
NHL totals 218 68 50 118 533 6 2 1 3 27

Coaching record

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Team Year Regular season Post season
G W L T Pts Division rank Result
Hamilton Tigers 1923–24 14 6 8 0 (12) 4th in NHL (interim player-coach)
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Preceded by
Position created
Toronto Arenas captain
1917–18
Succeeded by
Preceded by Interim Head coach of the Hamilton Tigers
1923–24
Succeeded by